On behalf of the TCPAK (Town and Country Planning Association of Kenya), I am very delighted to invite all of you at the 21st BUILDEXPO Kenya exhibition that will be held from May 3 to 5, 2018 at KICC – Nairobi. This is Kenya’s largest annual event devoted to the building and construction industry and provides all the participants a platform to introduce their products, find news partners and suppliers, exchange ideas, discover.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 22nd March 2018

 Developers are currently targeting the warehouse industry in Kenya and somehow moving away from the crowded construction of residential, retail and office space. With the construction industry in Kenya witnessing a boom in the residential, retail and office space, developers are currently targeting the warehouse industry as a new avenue to expand. Tilisi Developments Limited Co- CEO Kavit Shah stated in reports that there has been a slow.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 13th March 2018

Kenya, a land where the world’s wealthiest people have found a new place to hunt for second homes. In a new report by a prime real estate consultancy, Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as well as its coast and the countryside near Mount Kenya are listed as hotspots  While Kenya enjoys a prime spot on the radar of 4% of the global rich looking for a new property, the African ultra-rich count the East African nation among their top five.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 7th June 2018

Lordship Africa a prominent real estate development company has broken ground on what is planned to be the tallest private residential building in sub-Saharan Africa. itting on a two-acre piece of land on the corner of Bishop’s Road and 4th Ngong Avenue, the landmark residential development will have 44 floors. According to the developer, the 88 Nairobi Condominium in Upper Hill area features a 44-floor, high-end, dedicated residential.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 9th February 2018

 In a meeting of finance ministers from Rwanda and Tanzania on Monday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, consideration was given the finance matters regarding accomplishment of the two countries’ US $2.5bn joint 521 km Isaka-Kigali SGR (Standard Gauge Railway) project.    Amb. Claver Gatete, the Rwandan Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, and his delegation including the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury,.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 5th February 2018

'The Pinnacle’ in Nairobi, Kenya, with a height of 300m is on track to become the tallest skyscraper in Africa, easily exceeding South Africa’s 223m Carlton Centre. With the foundation stone laid by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, construction has begun on the mega structure. Located in Nairobi’s vibrant financial hub called Upper Hill and situated at a distance of only 16km from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, this.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 20th January 2018

 Premier real estate developer Cytonn Investments is planning to construct a US $125m residential-cum-commercial development project in Kiambu County, Kenya. The project will accommodate 6,500 people and also comprise of a five star hotel.   The intent is to convert a 100-acre Kiambu coffee plantation into the mega project and it will be made possible through a special purpose joint venture with local as well as foreign.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 6th January 2018

An expansion in communications, transport and construction sectors is being eagerly expected by East African economies for the year 2018.  Tanzania's economy is expected to expand by 7.1 per cent in 2018, up from an estimated 7 per cent this year and it’s Finance and Planning Minister Philip Mpango has vowed to boost public investment in infrastructure, including a standard gauge railway, new roads and expansion of.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 7th June 2018

Government of Tanzania has approved a major project to develop a port and an adjoining industrial zone in Tanzania by the Oman Sultanate’s State General Reserve Fund (SGRF), along with its partner China Merchants Ports (CMPorts).   The proposal includes dredging of the navigational channel, construction of a port and logistics park, and the development of the portside industrial free zone. The whole project is encompassed under the.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 29th November 2017

 Work has commenced on the construction of Africa’s tallest building in Kenya. His Excellency; the President of Kenya laid the foundation stone to this landmark project recently. The twin tower development dubbed Pinnacle Towers will have 70-floors with mixed-use purpose, and will be located in Nairobi’s Upperhill area.    With cost of US$ 194m for it to be complete, the building will have the highest viewing deck in.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 29th November 2017

Kenya is on it's way to construct the the largest dam in East Africa. Thwake dam will be constructed in the Eastern part of the country. On 15th Nov 2017, the government signed a Ksh.36.9 billion contract with Chinese contractor China Gezhouba Construction Group Corporation, paving way for work to start. As a part of the Vision 2030 initiative, this project is jointly funded by the Kenyan government and the African Development Bank and will.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 29th November 2017

 China Merchants Port comprehensive project proposal has been agreed and accepted by the Tanzanian government which has now officially submitted its letter of approval for the Bagamoyo Special Economic Zone venture. According to Tanzanian Ambassador to China Mr Mbelwa Kairuki, the letter was submitted to the China Merchants Port Managing Director, Bai Jingtao, on the 10th of November, 2017.   “With the approval by the Cabinet.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 17th November 2017