The professional civil engineers have asked the Government to get tough on quack engineers who have infiltrated the construction industry.

The surveyors, architectural, structural, and construction engineers blamed the collapse of buildings in Kampala and other parts of the country to quack engineers. They said tougher laws will kick quack engineers out of the growing construction industry.

Many buildings under construction have collapsed in Kampala in the recent past. The latest incident occurred at Nakivubo Mews in down town Kampala last month where ten people were injured after a building under renovation caved in.

The president of Uganda institution of professional engineers, Eng. Jackson Mubangizi said there are less than 500 registered professional civil engineers in Uganda, with 70% of these concentrated in Kampala.

The engineers said that they were in the process of harmonizing their professional fees and embark on a public sensitization campaign aimed at informing the people that employing none professionals is more expensive than employing professionals.

The president of surveyors of Uganda, Dr. Nasani Batungi observed the need to make robust regulations to kick quacks out of the construction industry to save Ugandans from none professionals as the construction industry expands.

The chairman of the architectural registration board, Dan Musana said they would carry out an audit on all buildings in Kampala and other parts of the country those that are unfit for occupation.

He explained that they will ask the local authorities to take action on buildings that would have been found to be dangerous for human habitation.

The engineers were addressing a press conference a head of the forthcoming annual construction industry professionals' symposium for Uganda due to take place between August 29 and 30 in Kampala. They vowed to push for the enactment of robust laws to deal with quack engineers.