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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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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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