Flavia Bwire

The Mbale City building accident is a tragic reminder of the consequences of compromising building standards. Cutting corners in design, materials, or approvals puts lives at serious risk and leads to avoidable losses. Developers must prioritize safety by engaging qualified professionals and obtaining all necessary approvals from relevant Building Committees. We @NBRBug are investigating the matter.

@bossa4183 @ApolloBuregyeya @ecoconcreteUG @MoWT_Uganda @UIPE_Uganda @UACE_Uganda @UgArchSociety The fees are charged according to the location and classification of your building as detailed below nbrb.go.ug/wp-content/upl…

@ApolloBuregyeya @flavia_bwire @ecoconcreteUG @MoWT_Uganda @UIPE_Uganda @UACE_Uganda @UgArchSociety I just need some clarification because I’m confused about a few things. We need to know the exact amount we are supposed to pay if I am building a rental house. Will I be allowed to move into my unfinished house and continue finishing it while living there? They should clearly

Building Control is Progress, Not Punishment?. ======= Uganda’s construction sector is entering a new era, and that is a good thing. A country that builds without rules is not free. It is unsafe. It is expensive. And it is unfair, because the people who pay the price are never the shortcut-makers. It is tenants, workers, and families living under someone else’s risk. That is why stronger building control is a sign of progress. It is the State admitting a simple truth that urban growth must come with safety, order, and accountability. But we should also be honest. Regulation is a living thing. Like every law, it meets reality. It meets uneven capacity across districts, informal construction, limited inspection resources, and a large population that will not be reached overnight through formal processes alone. That reality does not make the law wrong. It simply means implementation must be practical, consistent, and fair. Attacking building control because “not everyone will comply” is a dangerous argument. It is the same logic as saying that, since not everyone will obey traffic lights, let us remove them. That is not reform. That is lawlessness/ chaos dressed as empathy. This is why we must support institutions that are doing the hard work of turning the law into practice. The @NBRBug has been steadily pushing awareness, guidance, and clarity, even when the public conversation turns emotional. The insults and threats on social media will be met with grace. And the commitment appears undeterred. That is how systems are built. We should also adopt the right mindset as a country. Not one to declare failure because implementation will be imperfect, but to fail forward. We must agree to learn, correct, strengthen capacity, and keep moving towards safer buildings and a more professional industry. Systems are not born perfect. They improve through use. In a few years, we will be glad we finally built the systems we should have built long ago. As the Chinese proverb says, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The next best time is today. Let us support systems.

We have held a strategic meeting with Prof. Helen Crowley, the Secretary General and Prof Catalina Yepes- Estrada, the Senior Risk Modeller at Global Earthquake (GEM) Foundation. They are here for launch of the Scientific Evidence for Risk Engineering, Norms and Education (SERENE) Project, a nationwide a study on the resilience of our buildings towards natural and man made disasters like floods, fires, earthquakes and landslides at Mestil on Thursday 16th April 2026. @ERBUganda @ARBUganda @UIPE_Uganda @MoWT_Uganda @GenWamala @UgArchSociety @SurveyorsofUG

Here is a recording of my conversation with @flavia_bwire, the Executive Secretary of @NBRBug on the amendments to the Uganda Building Control Act

I will be hosted this evening by @rkabushenga to share more insights about the Building Control (Amendment) Act 2026. Tune in. @ERBUganda @MoWT_Uganda @UIPE_Uganda @SurveyorsofUG @SRB_Uganda @ARBUganda

This morning I addressed the public about the Building Control (Amendment )Act 2026 assented to by the @KagutaMuseveni and now gazetted. The law introduces significant reforms to strengthen the regulation, supervision, and enforcement of building standards across Uganda. These reforms include among others express and stringent penalties for building control related offenses. 1/1 @MoWT_Uganda @GenWamala @ERBUganda @KCCAUG @ARBUganda @UIPE_Uganda @SRB_Uganda @SurveyorsofUG @UgArchSociety @Kira_Municipal @AruaCityUg @SorotiCity @jinjacity @UNABSEC_UG @city_mbarara @GuluCityCouncil @MasakaDistrict_

𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧, Uganda is witnessing rapid urbanisation and construction activities nationwide. As our 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑠 continue to expand, so do the associated risks, such as those potentially arising from earthquakes, floods, landslides and fires. These risks are exacerbated by our location in the East African Rift System, making us vulnerable to natural and man-made disasters. Specifically on earthquakes, H.E the President @KagutaMuseveni has on several occasions directed the government to conduct comprehensive inspections of major buildings nationwide to assess their earthquake resistance and identify structural weaknesses and enforce immediate and long-term remedial measures; To respond to the presidential directive and the highlighted risks, we are pleased to unveil the 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 (𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝐸𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑘 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔, 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛), a national initiative designed to strengthen Uganda’s resilience to disasters through science, data, and collaboration. Through a partnership between the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 (𝐍𝐁𝐑𝐁) and the 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 (𝐆𝐄𝐌) 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, a global organisation that develops transparent tools, data, and models to support risk management worldwide, especially in vulnerable and underserved regions, the project will ensure that Uganda has; ✔𝑆𝑎𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝐵𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠 ✔ 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑅𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 ✔ 𝐼𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑 𝐸𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 ✔ 𝑆𝑘𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝐿𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑠 ✔ 𝐵𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 The project will officially be launched by the Minister of @MoWT_Uganda, @GenWamala, on Thursday, 16th April 2026, at Mestil Hotel. Building a Safer, More Resilient Uganda #SERENEProjectUG

I thank the President @KagutaMuseveni for signing the Building Control (Amendment) Act intended to streamline our building control processes, enforce compliance, and safety of the built environment.

Happy 63rd Independence Day

Before the Gulu City Building Control Baraza, we have held a meeting with the Building Control Officers of Acholi subregion. The meeting focused on enforcement of compliance and safe standards of buildings in the region. @NBRBug @zziwaherbert @GuluCityCouncil

Dear Ugandans, I will this evening be hosted by @rkabushenga to discuss the current state of our built environment and what @NBRBug has done to ensure the complaince and safety of the sector. @KCCAUG @GenWamala @MoWT_Uganda @ERBUganda @arbitrum @SRB_Uganda x.com/rkabushenga/st…

This Monday at 8 PM on my Spaces, I speak to @flavia_bwire Executive Secretary of @NBRBug. We will hear from her about all matters BUILDING. If you have any questions about construction issues in Uganda, log on. I will let you engage with her. Let us assemble. Spread the word

Do you know the process of acquiring a building permit or the different permit types? Our team from @NBRBug will be on @RadioOneFM90 this evening to answer these and more questions about the building sector. Tune in. @anderlukson @JudeBukenya19

This Tuesday evening at 8 PM on a special edition of my #AfricanSpeak Spaces, I get to discuss our construction standards & buildings safety. I will talk to Arch. Enock @kibbamu & Eng. @ApolloBuregyeya. How can @NBRBug help ensure that the public is safe from bad workmanship. Set a reminder. Spread the word. Log in

Here in Nabilatuk District Local Government building the capacity of the Building Committee to effectively handle building related matters. @SRB_Uganda @ARBUganda @ERBUganda @flavia_bwire @zziwaherbert @UIPE_Uganda

Happy Labour Day from the National Building Review Board Family.@MoWT_Uganda

I today welcomed the Head @ShieldInvestors Col. Edith Nakalema at the closure of the 3-day workshop of Building Control Officers and Physical Planners in Mbarara City. @edthnaka @NBRBug @zziwaherbert