Ethiopia on Sunday inaugurated a modern rail project that has been constructed by the China Railway Group (CREC) in the capital of the east African country. The electrified Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit (AA-LRT) is the first light railway on the African continent with two lines of a total length of 34 km.   Of the two rail lines, the east-west corridor extends 17.35 km, stretching from Ayat Village to Tor Hailoch, and passes through.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 26th September 2015

Roads are an integral part of the transport system. They account for more than 90 per cent of all passengers and goods transport in the country. Our Staff writer Chaby Barasa who recently accompanied CCM Union presidential candidate Dr John Magufuli on a campaign trail in several regions, revisits the crucial role road transport is playing in spearheading economic development in the country. "If you have roads, you have.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 26th September 2015

 Cemtech Limited is set to commence in January the construction of a US$ 95m cement plant in Kenya in West Pokot County.   The feasibility study for the project which was commissioned in 2010 by the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) shows that the area has large limestone deposits with the possibility of producing 1.2 million tons of cement annually.   Cemtech’s General Manager, Diptish Nandha confirmed the news.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 25th September 2015

Officials of the state-owned real estate developer say the project is part of the NHC ten-year strategic plan spanning 2015 and 2025. Speaking at the launching ceremony in Dar es Salaam, the NHC's Acting Director of Sales and Marketing, Mr Tuntufye Mwambusi, said the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has already booked 10 of the 30 residential houses.   "The Shangani residential apartments are located on the outskirts of Mtwara town which is.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 24th September 2015

 Construction work for the long awaited multi-billion cement processing factory project at Sebit in West Pokot County will kick off early next year, company officials have confirmed. Cemtech limited, a subsidiary of India's Sanghi Group of companies will begin construction work for the Sh 12 billion factory after approval by engineers who had earlier raised queries over its site among other issues. Residents, some of whom expected to.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 24th September 2015

China recently endorsed a new deal with the Kenyan government to extend the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line to Naivasha. This was a follow-up to the $13.8 billion project that started in January, which is aimed at easing and increasing transport capacity in Kenya vis-a-vis other East African countries. It will also aid interconnection and regional integration, the outcome of which will be economic development for Kenya and.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 24th September 2015

Cemtech Limited is set to commence in January the construction of a US$ 95m cement plant in Kenya in West Pokot County. The feasibility study for the project which was commissioned in 2010 by the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) shows that the area has large limestone deposits with the possibility of producing 1.2 million tons of cement annually. Cemtech’s General Manager, Diptish Nandha confirmed the news and said that they.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 24th September 2015

The Nairobi County government will spend Sh953 million on rehabilitating city roads. Governor Evans Kidero said repair of roads was the next project after the rehabilitation of street lights in the county government's Nairobi Integrated Urban Development Master Plan. Dr Kidero said the street lights project had seen crime levels drop from 1,200 incidents per month to 300. He, however, said the project has been facing challenges due to.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 24th September 2015

The manufacturing sector will benefit from Sh23 billion boost after a Kenyan firm Bico partnered with German machinery maker Liebherr Group to establish an assembly plant in Nairobi. Speaking in Kilifi, Bico-Liebherr founder Andrew Malunga Buraje said they are finalising the necessary investment documentation before the plant is put up in Nairobi towards the end of this year. "We have put pen to paper and partnered with Liebherr Limited who.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 23rd September 2015

Clover Industries Ltd. is considering building South Africa’s first dairy mega-factory to boost exports to the rest of the continent from a country that consumes about 98 percent of the milk it produces, potentially countering the need for future volume and price cuts. The proposed plant will be built near Estcourt in the eastern KwaZulu-Natal province for 890 million rand ($67 million) and will produce dairy products including milk.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 23rd September 2015

The Kenyan government has signed a new agreement that will extend the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) line to Naivasha, a town lies about 120 kms northwest of the capital. The deal was signed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBR) Chairman Wen Gang and Kenya Railways Managing Director Atanas Maina during a Cabinet Steering Committee on SGR meeting chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta.   The extension of the SGR will open.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 23rd September 2015

Joy has been brought to the faces of many residents and road users in the Eastern Region as work is steadily on-going on their roads to make them motorable.   The Mahama led administration in recent times came under serious attacks and criticisms from a cross - section of the public including some traditional rulers in the region who even demonstrated against it to fix the roads.   The joy of the people was noticed when the.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 22nd September 2015