Tag: Kenya
Dates set for fifth East Africa Oil and Gas summit
Over 500 senior oil and gas executives are expected to attend the East Africa Oil and Gas Summit & Exhibition (EAOGS 2018) when it...
Mass housing project in Kenya gains pace
Winners of Kenya’s first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mass housing project in Kenya will be announced soon, the country's Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development...
Kenya starts construction of largest dam in East Africa
Kenya has started construction of what would be, upon completion, the largest dam in East Africa. Thwake dam will be constructed in the Eastern...
Kenya defies political tension to rank 3rd in Ease of Doing...
Kenya has defied heightened political tension in the country to rank third in sub Saharan Africa in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business...
UK firm buys stake in Kenya’s quantity surveying firm YMR
A UK-based global construction and consultancy firm Mace, has acquired a major stake of East African quantity surveying company YMR.
Mace’s chief operating officer for...
AfDB seeks partner for Malindi-Bagamoyo highway
The African development Bank (AfDB) says it is looking for a financial partnership to help finance a major highway spanning Kenya to Tanzania. The...
Kenya urged to adopt sustainable building materials
Kenya has been advised to adopt use of sustainable building materials that are more cost effective and environmental friendly.
National construction Authority Director Daniel Manduku...
Lamu coal power plant would be a deadly mistake for Kenya
By Lerato Letebele|350.org
Nations worldwide recognise coal to be an expensive and polluting way to generate energy.
Despite growing support for alternative, cleaner sources of power...
Downstream costs of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
By Zachary Donnenfeld
The government of Ethiopia is currently constructing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Once complete, the GERD will be the largest hydropower...
Britam deepens foray into property sector with shopping mall
In brief
The company says it would pursue property development and management as its core business after creating a separate business unit known as...