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President Uhuru Kenyatta to launch second phase of SGR construction

President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to launch construction of the second phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in a fortnight even as Kenyans demand for a bigger stake in the project.

The planned launch of the new phase, from Nairobi to Naivasha, comes at a time when there is growing discontent, especially from the youth that the Chinese are taking up jobs meant for locals.

During the Youth…

The Sh11 billion twin towers building, whose construction has begun in Nairobi’s Upper Hill, is scheduled to be completed by 2020.

Real estate developers Jabavu Village Limited and White Lotus Projects are the names behind plans to build Nairobi’s tallest building, which will be the new home of the city’s Hilton Hotel.

The Sh11 billion twin towers building, whose construction has begun in Nairobi’s Upper Hill, is scheduled to be completed by 2020.

Developers of the property were thrown into the limelight earlier in the…

NCA to use Bamburi mobile concrete labs on construction sites. Are you using the right concrete mix?

Bamburi Cement Limited, a subsidiary of LafargeHolcim, has allowed the National Construction Authority (NCA) to use its mobile concrete laboratories for onsite testing of materials as part of efforts to boost safety.

Under a memorandum of understanding signed on Monday, the NCA said the mobile laboratories will help in the efforts to professionalise the industry.

That means NCA can randomly…

Ethiopia-Djibouti electric railway line opens.

Ethiopia and Djibouti have launched the first fully electrified cross-border railway line in Africa.

It links Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti – a stretch of more than 750km (466 miles).

Travelling at 120km/h, the new service cuts the journey time down from three days by road to about 12 hours.

The $3.4bn (£2.7bn) project was built with the help of funding from a…

NSSF abandons plans for extending Hazina Towers over structural issues on existing structure

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has abandoned its plan to raise Hazina Trade Centre to 39 floors, dashing Kenya’s ambition of hosting Africa’s third tallest building after South Africa’s Carlton Centre and Egypt’s Cairo Tower.

The NSSF halted construction works at the building to seek a second opinion from the Public Works ministry.

Last week, NSSF chairman Gideon Ndambuki told the…

The Eurocodes, once adopted, are set to eliminate the disparities that hinder transfer of engineering technology and services within Kenya and the global market.

Construction professionals will now be required to undergo retraining as the government speeds up the process of transition from British Standards of construction to Eurocodes.

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Managing has signed a partnership agreement with  Moi University provide retraining courses, ahead of the 2021 deadline for the country to adopt the new guidelines.

“KEBS does not develop…

Kenyans will in the next five years be allowed to build homes and office blocks using affordable local raw materials, bringing down the cost of construction.

Kenyans will in the next five years be allowed to build homes and office blocks using affordable local raw materials, bringing down the cost of construction.

This follows a policy shift, which will see the country drop stringent guidelines that have long restricted developers to expensive brick and mortar.

The country is moving always from the British Standards and Codes of Practice used for…

“For example there is the Mangrove timber from the Coast which is used to construct dhows and also for tourist architecture. How will this be accommodated in the Eurocodes?”

Kenya’s standards agency has differed sharply with the Public Works principal secretary on the implementation of new construction codes.

While Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) Managing Director Charles Ongwae wants the construction industry to implement the Eurocodes immediately, Public Works PS Paul Maringa is pushing for gradual implementation as the sector observes caution.

Both Mr Ongwae and…

The project is being implemented at a cost of Kshs. 13.6 Billion and will be completed by December 2017.

Yesterday the 50MW Garissa Solar Power Plant that is going to be the biggest station in East and Central Africa was launched in Nairobi.

The project is being implemented at a cost of Kshs. 13.6 Billion and will be completed by December 2017. It will be extended to Wajir and Mandera. Balambala, Madogashi and Bura will also be connected.

Electricity generated from this plant will be fed to the…

The terminal handled 153, 007 tonnes of cargo in the third week of July alone.

The port of Mombasa has recorded an increase in the number of imported construction materials, a report shows.

The report by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) points at a strengthening construction sector in the region, with import figures of the materials going up each week.

“The sector imported 59,866 metric tonnes of steel and 53,562 tonnes of cement clinker,’’ the report read in part.

It…

East Africa is set to be the fastest growing region in Africa this year after posting a regional growth rate of 6.7 percent, prompted by the sharp rise is cement use.

East Africa is set to be the fastest growing region in Africa this year after posting a regional growth rate of 6.7 percent, prompted by the sharp rise is cement use.

Throughout the region, the use of cement has been on the rise as construction sites crop up.

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data shows the consumption of cement in Kenya reached 5.23 million metric tonnes in November…

The 11.3km section from Mombasa to Kwa Jomvu will also be converted into a dual carriageway with six lanes.

The Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha) has awarded a contract to the Third Engineering Bureau of China City Construction Group Ltd for the conversion of the Mombasa–Mariakani highway.

The 11.3km section from Mombasa to Kwa Jomvu will also be converted into a dual carriageway with six lanes.

“There will also be three grade separated intersections from Changamwe, Mikindani Junction and…

The 20km road between Athi River and the Machakos turn-off will be converted into a dual carriageway over the next one and half years.

The Kenya National Highways Authority (Kenha) announced on Friday that the 20km road between Athi River and the Machakos turn-off will be converted into a dual carriageway over the next one and half years.

The major works on the Athi River-Machakos highway will be done by the China Railways 21 Bureau Group Co Ltd and will include the construction of an expressway with a pavement of seven…

According to the MP Hon. Kisoi Munyao, the project is a partnership development between the National government and the Mbooni CDF.

The Kenya Medical Training College is a state Corporation under the Ministry of Health entrusted with the role of training of the various health disciplines in the health sector, to serve the local, regional and international markets.

There are currently 22 Campuses around the country.

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Isiolo airport to be complete in November.

ISIOLO, KENYA: The firm constructing Isiolo international airport says it will complete work in two months.

An official of Northern Construction Company Limited said the airport’s phase two which includes terminal building, car park and administration block was completed and handed over last February.

President Kibaki back in 2013 while commissioning the project

The firm’s secretary Stephen…

Kengen Commences Bids For Construction Of Modular Geothermal Power Plants.

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has announced commencement of bids for the construction of modular geothermal power plants at Olkaria. According to KenGen, the construction of the plant will reduce over reliance on hydroelectric power generation.

The new system will also cut the costs of generation. Modular power plant will generate power using a well head generator that will tap…

The SGR route that slices through the Nairobi National Park is the only viable option and will not disrupt wildlife significantly, Transport CS James Macharia has assured.

The SGR route that slices through the Nairobi National Park is the only viable option and will not disrupt wildlife significantly, Transport CS James Macharia has assured.

“We said let’s look at the entire park and agree which is the least destructive and disruptive. The team came up with seven options, which were analysed individually and given to the KWS. They recommended the option that we are…