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MUTUA TO BUILD AIRPORT AT NEW MACHAKOS TOWN

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Machakos County Governor Dr. Alfred Mutua approached Nema for approval to build an airport in Machakos town to boost regional trade and tourism. Located at Muvuti-Kiima-Kimwe Ward within the proposed New Machakos town, the Machakos Airport will sit on 104 hectares – about 8.5% of the planned 892-hectare town. The project involves construction of a taxiway, passenger and presidential terminals, as well as a 1.35km runway, and other amenities such as link roads and a water treatment plant. “The runway will be 1350m long and 45m wide. At both ends of the runway, a stop way will be constructed. The runway shoulders will be 7.5m wide and a Runway End Safety Area (RESA) of 180m length and 160m width will be provided at both ends of the runway,” Machakos says in its project report. The Machakos Airport’s passenger terminal, the airfield’s main terminal, will comprise 10 check-in counters, six security check points, 10 gates, six passenger boarding bridges, and immigration counters for arrival
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Plans To Revive Sh56bn JKIA Terminal Project

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The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is holding talks with a Chinese company with a view to reviving works on the second runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi. Known as Greenfield Terminal, the Sh56 billion project was cancelled in March 2016 barely two years after a ground-breaking ceremony that was held on May 23, 2014. At the time of cancellation, a down payment of Sh4.3 billion had been made to ACEG-CATIC JV, which was to undertake construction of the Greenfield Terminal. A total of Sh75 million was spent on ground-breaking, while Sh129.9 million was paid to consultant, Louise Berger. PwC received Sh7 million for securing the financier of the project. Following the termination of the contract, ACEG-CATIC JV wrote to KAA demanding to be paid a total of Sh17.6 billion for breach of contract. The Chinese company wanted KAA to pay Sh2 billion for the preparation of bill of quantities, Sh2.4 billion in additional costs, and Sh708.2 million value added tax charged by
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See what the Kenyan government is doing along Mau Mau Road

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 The government is planning to build four museums on the upcoming Mau Mau road, which links four central Kenya counties, in honour of independence war veterans. The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA), which is supervising the 540km road project, has written to stakeholders asking them to identify suitable sites for the museums. KeNHA in partnership with the National Musuems of Kenya and the Gikuyu Council of Elders is expected to erect a museum in each of the four counties where Mau Mau Road passes. The roads agency has formed committees from the respective counties – Murang’a, Nyeri, Kiambu, and Nyandarua – to conduct public participation about the project. The committes are expected to identify suitable locations for the museum based on availability of adequate land and status of ownership of the property. They are also tasked with coming up with appropriate names for the museums taking into consideration names of prominent Mau Mau war veterans from the respective counties. On
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Cost Of Building A House In Kenya

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Is building a house in Kenya something that's on your mind? Do you know how much it's going to cost you to set up your dream home? If not, well worry no more. From our article you are going to get an idea of the estimate needed to put up your house. The cost of building a house in Kenya varies depending on many factors such as the typography of land, size of the building and specification of materials among other basics. However, it is possible to get an estimate of the amount needed for your house project by considering the square footage of your house, type of the house, and the quality of finishes. That said, it is important to understand that the above aspects are quite general and can only give you a rough estimate of total costs. You will need to hire a quantity surveyor for accurate estimates of total costs of your project. You can check with the Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya for a list of quantity surveyors in the country. Meanwhile, here’s how to estimate th
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State desparately seeks KDF'S intervention.

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 The State has approved the formation of a military construction company that will be tasked with construction of roads and other infrastructure developments across the country. In a move that will give the Kenya Defence Forces substantial control over Kenya’s infrastructure programme, the National Security Council has endorsed the creation of Ulinzi Construction Company , which is now preparing to begin operations. “With the company, it will be cheaper for the government to undertake some certain construction tasks,” KDF Chief of Defence Forces Robert Kibochi said in an interview. The top soldier said the army had the skills and capacity to build, for example, the ongoing security wall from Mandera to Kiunga much faster and at a lower budget. “We can do it ourselves at a cheaper cost, much faster, and we will also be providing security in the areas,” he said. The approval comes in the wake of KDF’s growing involvement in key infrastructure projects such as the rehabilitation of the Na
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THE NAIROBI EXPRESSWAY UPDATES!

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Remarkable progress has been made on the Nairobi Expressway since commencement of its construction with the overall progress now standing at 59.8 per cent. Various actions continue to be taken to improve traffic flow, especially along the JKIA – Mlolongo section. In the meantime the Kenya National Highways Authority has partnered with Kenya Railways to introduce additional wagons effective today to offload travelers from the road. The Kenya railways Management has undertaken to secure all vehicles parked at Syokimau Train Station as the vehicle owners transits to the train enroute to the Central Business District. The sections along the road, where traffic congestion could still be experienced, include areas currently under intervention as indicated below: 1. Installation of steel and concrete hoarding at the Gateway Mall area 2. Improvement of directional U-turns at various points e.g. at k2+300, Mlolongo and blocking of an illegal U-turn at K3 + 300 3. Securing of the sites through e
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Parts of a bridge.

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Parts of a bridge There are different types of bridges depending on the specific physical and design scope requirements in this article, we will discuss components and parts of bridge. Components of bridge. The various parts and components of a bridge are as follows; 1. Deck 2.Superstructure 3.Substructure 4.Foundation 5.Girder or beam 6.Pier 7.Pier cap 8.Bridge tower 9.Bearins 10.Piles 11.Pile caps 12.Bridge anchor 13.Suspension cable. Let us learn about each component in details below. 1.Deck Deck is the portion which carries the traffic. 2. Superstructure. The portion which supports the deck slab and girder and connects one substructure to the other. That means all the elements of the bridge attached to a supporting system can be categorized as superstructure. 3.Sub-structure The part of the bridge which supports the superstructure and transmits all the structural loads of the bridge to the foundations. For example piers, abutments etc. 4.Foundation. Foundation is the portion which
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