# Building Quality Guidelines Launched by Ministry

> The Ministry of Public Works launched building quality guidelines and registration procedures; engineers without a license will not work, minister says.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Engineering and Methods
- Tags: construction-safety, structural-engineering, quality-control
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/building-quality-guidelines-ministry-launch

## Key points

- On 8 September 2023, Somaliland Standard reported that the Ministry of Public Works, Land and Housing officially launched guidelines on procedures for maintaining building quality and registering construction companies and engineers.
- Minister Mustafe Mohamud Ali Bille stated that engineers without a Ministry license will not work in the country at all from now on, and declared the procedures legally binding starting from that hour.
- The report does not establish what has happened since the announcement, such as actual implementation, enforcement, or the establishment of the online registration system.

On 8 September 2023, Somaliland Standard reported that the Ministry of Public Works, Land and Housing officially launched guidelines on the procedures for maintaining the quality of buildings and registering construction companies and engineers.

Minister Mustafe Mohamud Ali Bille stated that engineers without a Ministry license will not work in the country at all from now on, according to the report. He declared the announced procedures legally binding and to be implemented and adhered to starting from that hour.

Minister Bile said, according to Somaliland Standard, “From today, there will be no constructed building in the country un-procedurally, an engineer who does not have a license from the ministry will not work in the country at all.”

The Minister of Communications and Technology, Abdiweli Sheikh Sufi Jibril, said his ministry will help public works in the online system to register companies and engineers. The Director General of the Ministries of Land and Housing, Mr. Mohamud Sultan Adan, said they will re-evaluate all construction companies operating in the country.

The stated aim of streamlining the sector was to forestall shoddy works detrimental to the lives and materials of the people, according to the report.

The report does not establish what has happened since the announcement, such as actual implementation, enforcement, or the establishment of the online registration system. No copy of the guidelines or official gazette is cited, so their content, legal status, and exact requirements are not established. No implementation date for the licensing requirement for engineers is provided, and no details are given on the re-evaluation of construction companies.

## Sources

- [Government Launches Building Quality Guidelines](https://somalilandstandard.com/government-launches-building-quality-guidelines/) — Somaliland Standard, 2023-09-08