The county government of Lamu has completed the construction of 45 Early Childhood Education (ECDE) centres in both Lamu West and East Sub-Counties at a cost of Sh90 million.   Lamu Governor Issa Timamy says the move is meant to raise standards of education in the region by ensuring children's learning environment is improved.   Speaking in Lamu on Friday, Mr Timamy said construction of 11 more ECDE centres will be completed.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 26th October 2016

The Government will spend an estimated Sh2.8 billion on a system that will give names to all roads, and assign numbers to all buildings and parcels of land. The National Addressing System (NAS), which is being developed by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), will enable authorities to pinpoint where every Kenyan lives and works. It is also expected to enable the Government to offer essential services to all Kenyans, including those in.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 25th October 2016

 Construction of affordable housing units by the Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) and Palmeraie Development Group is set to kick off early next year, following the signing of a partnership agreement during the visit of King Mohammed VI of Morocco last week.   The agreement sealed a partnership between the two bodies to develop 5000 affordable housing units last week.   According to Alex Kanyankole, the chief executive of BRD,.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 24th October 2016

 A many as 21 construction contractor companies from Tanzania incorporated in ACCT (Association of Citizen Contractors Tanzania), visited the Public Works and Public Housing Ministry. The Association invited Indonesian contractors to work on construction projects in Tanzania.   Anita Farmati, Secretary General of Public Works and Public Housing Ministry said that the invitation arrived at the perfect moment because Indonesia is.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 21st October 2016

 Geita — The government through the Tanzania National Roads Agency (TANROADS) has established a special consulting engineering unit in a bid to build the capacity of local engineers who will oversee road construction projects. This move will save the funds spent on the engagement of foreign experts.   The Minister for Works, Transport and Communication, Prof Makame Mbarawa, made the remarks recently when visiting Geita Region.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 20th October 2016

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.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th October 2016

 A huge red-and-white motivational banner that says "Unskilled worker today, engineer tomorrow" stands on a wall at the Mtitu Rail Girders and Sleepers factory at Kilometre 253 from Mombasa on the standard gauge railway route.   By the time President Uhuru Kenyatta rides on a train from Mombasa to Nairobi, probably in June next year, when construction of the railway is complete, some 600 bridges and at least 12,000 track.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th October 2016

A total of Six South African construction firms will contribute a total of 1.25 bn rand ($90 million) in the next 12 years towards a fund kitty towards skill development in the construction sector and give black workers a much bigger role, a cabinet minister said recently.   Ebrahim Patel, the Economic Development Minister said this voluntary contribution by the construction companies would be in addition to a 1.4 bn rand (US$98.1mn).... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

 The completion of the busy Nairobi’s outering road  is now set for September 2017, Kenya National Highways Authority(KeNHA) has said.   According to KeNHA officials the project haven’t been implemented about 64 kilometers hence bringing late by two and a half months.   Though the Chairman of the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA), Daniel Njora said that the delay was ‘normal’ and the.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 15th October 2016

 Six South African construction companies will contribute a total of 1.25 billion rand ($90 million) over the next 12 years towards a fund to develop skills in the sector and give black workers a bigger role, a cabinet minister said on Tuesday.   Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said the voluntary contribution would be in addition to a 1.4 billion rand penalty imposed by antitrust authorities on the sector in 2013 for.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 12th October 2016

 The apartments will be built at the former Clay Works off Thika Road in a joint venture with Clay Works Limited which owns the land.   The project will sit on 24.5 acres and will be built in three phases. Phase one will be set on 8.6 acres, Phase two on 10.5 acres and Phase three on 5.4 acres.   James Karanja, the Executive Director of HFDI, the property development and investment subsidiary of HF Group, said the two bedroom.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 11th October 2016

 Nairobi — The launch of the Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway has shown China's special position in the modernization of Africa's infrastructure, Kenyan scholars said Saturday.   "The launching of the Ethiopia-Djibouti standard gauge railway line is expected to spur similar efforts of Africa to link the continent more effectively with an efficient railway transport network, which could be what Africa needs for close.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 11th October 2016