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Tanzania: Joint Venture by Portuguese, Turkish Firms Wins SGR Construction Contract

A joint venture between a Turkish and a Portuguese firm has won a tender for construction of 205 kilometres of Tanzania's standard gauge railway, part of the 1,216km stretch that will eventually link Dar es Salaam with the rest of the country as well as with Rwanda and Burundi. The project, to be constructed at a total cost of $1.215 billion, will be undertaken by Yapi Merkez Insaat Ve Sanayi (Turkey) and Mota-Engil, Engenharie and.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 8th February 2017

Kenya: SGR on Schedule as Inspection of Locomotives Begin

The government has began the inspection and commissioning of locomotives for the standard gauge railway (SGR), moving to indicate that the completion of the first phase will be on schedule. Speaking to journalists at State House, Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu said the first journey from Mombasa to Nairobi will start in June. "Testing, commissioning and inspection of these locomotives has already begun. Kenya remains on track.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 7th February 2017

Kenya: Iron Sheets to Replace Safety Hazard Asbestos Roofing in 23 Schools

Hundreds of learners in 23 schools in Nakuru East constituency are learning under roofs made of asbestos, which poses a cancer risk to them, researchers have warned. Cancer researchers say learning under old buildings with ageing and decomposing asbestos materials can increase the risk of getting lung cancer. However, Nakuru East MP David Gikaria says the entire asbestos roofing material in the affected schools will be replaced.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 7th February 2017

Rwanda: Environment Authority Mulling Creation of Artificial Lake at Gikondo Industrial Zone

An artificial lake could be created in former Gikondo Industrial Zone in Kigali once the relocation of all the factories there to the Special Economic Zone is completed, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has said. Although she could not give more details, Annette Karenzi, the director-general of industry and entrepreneurship at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and EAC Affairs, told The New Times that the first phase of.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 7th February 2017

Tanzania: Govt Introduces Low Volume Roads Manual to Reduce Construction Costs

THE Government has launched a manual for low volume roads (LVR 2016) to cater for the design of new or upgrading of existing unpaved roads with a capacity of not more than 300 vehicles a day in a move to significantly reduce construction costs. Speaking at the launching ceremony in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Works, Transport and Communications, Eng Joseph Nyamuhanga, said the manual would.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 6th February 2017

Kenya: $9.6 Million From Constituencies' Fund Transferred to Roads, Education Ministry

The Sh10 billion the High Court slashed from the National Government Constituencies Development Fund will be sent to Roads and Education ministries to be spent on projects identified by Members of Parliament, the National Treasury has said. At the same time, Sh1 billion originally given to Parliament to buy land for a training institute will be transferred to the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission to buy a building, National Treasury.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 4th February 2017

East Africa�s Massive Infrastructure Project LAPSSET Takes Shape

NAIROBI — It is a massive infrastructure project originating from Kenya, consisting of a 32-berth port on the country’s north coast, a railway, an oil pipeline, highways, international airports, and resort cities. LAPSSET stands for “Lamu Port, South Sudan, Ethiopia Transport Corridor,” a project to connect Kenya with South Sudan, Ethiopia, and eventually West Africa. One of the project's creators,.... Read more »