Determinants of Quality Assurance within the Building Cons truction Indus try (Case S tudy: Kisii Town, Kenya

Although a growing body of literature maintains that the cons truction indus try plays a significant role in the economic development world-over, the extent of its regulation may, however, undermine the objectives of sus tainable urban development. This s tudy, as a result, inves tigates the factors influencing quality assurance within the building cons truction indus try in Kenya, a case s tudy of Kisii town. The target population comprised of 7430 residential developments from seven neighbourhoods that were spatially segregated using a high-resolution satellite image. Proportional s tratified random sampling was thereafter adopted to select 364 developers through ques tionnaires. Results indicated that the key factors that undermine the extent of quality assurance within the building cons truction indus try in the s tudy area included failure to obtain a development permit, non-engagement of regis tered professionals in building design, an inadequate inspection of buildings during cons truction phases and unauthorized occupation of buildings by developers. The s tudy concludes that despite the exis ting legal framework, these challenges continue owing to inadequate development control by the County Government of Kisii. This s tudy contributes to the literature on the built environment by demons trating how factors limiting quality assurance within the cons truction indus try may be s tatis tically analyzed.