Kenya is in the process of reforming its national statistical system that has been catering to the various
sectors of the economy including the building construction sub-sector. This paper evaluates opportunities
that the reforms may bring for the improvement of building construction statistics. It starts by
a conceptual review of the pertinent issues that generally constitute a challenge to statistical frameworks
for construction. These issues are to do with:scope and coverage, institutional governance, comprehensive
information system and the informal sector. The reforms to the statistical system in Kenya
through the enactment of a new Statistics Act are then considered against their potential for tackling the
pertinent issues in building construction statistics as listed above. The paper concludes that the reforms
augur well for the improvement of building construction statistics in Kenya but more need to be done to
translate the legislative provisions into actionable policy framework.