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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) online application system was breached by hackers, which led to the suspension of hundreds of construction sector jobs and multi-billion shilling property investments.<\/p>\n

According to a report by Business Daily, the hackers gained access to the System’s Quick Response (QR) code and illegally made approvals, which led to NMS officials shutting down the system.<\/p>\n

The e-construction development control system is a platform that was launched in a bid to make it easier for Nairobi county to approve development plans.<\/p>\n

Through the system, property developers don’t have to submit hard copies of development plans for stamping for approval.<\/p>\n

The reports were confirmed by NMS Deputy Director-General Kangethe Thuku who affirmed the breach and suspension of the projects.<\/p>\n

“We discovered that the e-construction system was recently hacked into and we have stopped using that system for the time being as we look for a solution,” he stated.<\/p>\n

The official added that the illegal breach came to light after concerns were raised by various associations which decried the rising cases of approved buildings that went against construction policies.<\/p>\n

Thuku gave an example of zoned-off areas such as Muthaiga North where most cases had been raised.<\/p>\n

The online system was developed by City Hall in March 2020, in a bid to enhance the process where building approvals could be made online.<\/p>\n

NMS however took over the system after President Uhuru Kenyatta directed the entity’s Director-General Mohammed Badi to eliminate all cartels who had taken control of the approval sector.<\/p>\n

Uhuru stated that the cartels had led to a backlog of 4,400 unprocessed project applications at the time.<\/p>\n

He added that with the takeover by NMS, the county would eliminate corruption cases primarily caused when hard copies of development plans were physically submitted for stamping at City Hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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