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MUTUA TO BUILD AIRPORT AT NEW MACHAKOS TOWN

- November 10, 2021

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...

Plans To Revive Sh56bn JKIA Terminal Project

- November 10, 2021

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...

See what the Kenyan government is doing along Mau Mau Road

- November 09, 2021

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...

Cost Of Building A House In Kenya

- November 09, 2021

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...

State desparately seeks KDF'S intervention.

- November 08, 2021

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 th...

THE NAIROBI EXPRESSWAY UPDATES!

- November 08, 2021

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...

Parts of a bridge.

- September 03, 2021

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 ...

A look into Kenya's traffic menace?

- August 20, 2021

As of November 8, according to statistics released by the National Transport and Safety Authority, 2,387 people had lost their lives on our roads. In its 2015 Global Status Report on Road Safety, the World Health Organisation shows Kenya’s roads are amongst the most dangerous in the world claiming an average of 29.1 lives per 100,000 people. By comparison, Norway, which has significantly more cars on its roads had just a tenth of Kenya’s average fatalities per 100,000. Road crashes are among the top ten killers of Kenyans, account for between 45 and 60 percent of all admissions to surgical wards and cost the country up to 5 percent of GDP. It’s not all doom and gloom though. While the number of registered vehicles on the roads nearly doubled between 2008 and 2012, from just over 1 million to just under 1.8 million according to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the total number of both accidents and victims actually fell by about half says the 2015 study Analysis of Causes ...

NAIROBI EXPRESSWAY

- August 15, 2021

In mid-October 2019, President Uhuru Kenyatta launched the Nairobi Expressway. The expressway is a 27 Km four lane dual carriage way, which runs along the median strips of Mombasa Road (starting at Mlolongo), Uhuru Highway and Waiyaki Way, (terminating at James Gichuru Road). It is to be tolled and will have ten interchanges. The KShs. 62 Billion development is to be undertaken as a Public Private Partnership with the China Road and Bridge Construction Corporation (Kenya) (CRBC) on a build-operate-transfer model. That is, the concessionaire, CRBC, will finance, build and operate the tolled road for 30 years during which it will recover its costs (with interest) before transferring its operation to the Kenyan National Highways Authority (KeNHA). When finished, it will be a 27km (17-mile) highway, some of it elevated, that will connect Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the east of the city to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway in the west. The $550m (£410m) project is set to dramatical...

Safaricom Introduces e-SIM Support

- June 10, 2021

e-Sim support has been introduced into the Kenyan market by Kenya's biggest communications provider.This is something a significant number of Kenyans have been asking of the network provider. Though it has seemingly taken forever, the feature is now available. If your phone supports eSIMs, it is time for you to finally set it up. The telco isn’t the first in the country to introduce eSIM support, however. Back in January this year, Jamii Telecom’s Faiba 4G became the first network provider to bring eSIM support in the country. Here’s a guide on how to get Faiba 4G’s eSIM. eSIM is short for an Embedded Subscriber Identity Module, or simply an Embedded SIM card. A couple of high-end smartphones have an embedded SIM card within their phone which they can activate at any time with network settings for whichever network they so wish. With an eSIM, all you need is some Profile Settings, and you’re ready to use a particular network. Mainly, such profile settings are provided by the carrie...

Fauci Asks China To Release Records On Wuhan Lab Workers.

- June 04, 2021

Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has called on China to release the medical records of nine people whose ailments might provide vital clues into whether COVID-19 first emerged as the result of a lab leak, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. "I would like to see the medical records of the three people who are reported to have got sick in 2019. Did they really get sick, and if so, what did they get sick with?" the reportquoted Fauci as saying about three of the nine. The origin of the virus is hotly contested, with U.S. intelligence agencies still examining reports that researchers at a Chinese virology laboratory in Wuhan were seriously ill in 2019 a month before the first COVID-19 cases were reported. However, Chinese scientists and officials have consistently rejected the lab leak hypothesis, saying the virus could have been circulating in other regions before it hit Wuhan and might have even entered China through imported frozen food shipments or w...

Kambua: Losing baby was ‘tough’

- June 02, 2021

The Nishikilie hitmaker Kambua Mathu says losing her newborn baby has provided her with the toughest challenge, yet. She came out four months after losing her baby to a short illness. She spoke on the journey of healing she’s been going through which has been possible through prayer and divine intervention from God. “Love lifts. Love has truly lifted me, from a place of deep pain & despair. The love of God, my keeper… The love of each and every one of you who cried with me held me, prayed for me and my family,” she wrote on Instagram. Kambua also acknowledged her friends and family who have stood by her through the difficult moments. Losing a child she says is never easy but she’s accepted the will of God. “I can never thank you enough for walking this journey with us, with all its briars and thorns. Every single call, text, gift, visit, prayer, have all worked together to steadily lift and set me on a path to healing. I thank you! I love you all SO much,” said Kambua. “I am so...

Aguero to Barcelona Confirmed!

- May 31, 2021

Barcelona confirmed Sergio Aguero's arrival with a short statement on their official website. [ Click here to view Barcelona Website. ] Aguero will join on a two-year deal, with a handsome buy-out clause inserted to his deal. "FC Barcelona and Sergio ‘Kun’ Agüero have reached an agreement for the player to join the club from 1 July when his contract with Manchester City expires. "The player will sign a contract until the end of the 2022/23 season and his buy-out clause is set at 100 million euros." Aguero will be presented to the media at a press conference at 6pm, UK time. Aguero didn't have the Champions League final send-off he hoped for but Sergio Aguero certainly signed off from the Premier League in style, scoring twice as the champions thrashed Everton 5-0. City announced on March 29 that Aguero's contract would not be renewed, ending a 10-year stint at the club, and Pep Guardiola had let slip after the final day of the Premier League that the Nou...

Somaliland Decides!

- May 31, 2021

V oters in Somaliland are today casting their ballot in parliamentary and local elections. More than 1 million people, a record number in Somaliland, have registered to vote. The previous presidential election in November 2017 recorded just over 700,000 registered voters, according to government figures. In this year’s elections, 246 candidates are gunning for 82 parliamentary seats while 966 are vying for 249 district municipality seats in the republic’s six regions. The region has invited international observers for the elections, including political figures from elsewhere in Africa. More than one hundred international observers including Uganda’s former opposition leader, Kizza Besigye and ex-president of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Korma are in Somaliland keeping an eye on proceedings. Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 but no country has recognised the region. Despite lacking international recognition, Somaliland has maintained its own independent government, currency an...

President Uhuru Commissions The Launch Of Kisumu Shipyard

- May 31, 2021

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday afternoon commissioned the launch of Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL) in Kisumu. KSL aims to establish and grow the country's shipbuilding industry. Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye, who arrived in Kenya on Monday morning, was also present at the event. The Burundian Head of State is in the country for a two-day State visit. The new Kisumu Shipyard will play a pivotal role in growing Kisumu Port into a modern regional lake transport hub. The Kisumu yard is the second of KSL's facilities with the largest under construction in Mombasa. "Today, together with my brother, the president of Burundi, we have just laid the keel of the marine investment ,Uhuru II, which is the first ship built at Kisumu port for the last almost 70 years" The president further stated that the shipyard has caused the movement of over 50 million liters of fuel between this port of Kisumu and Uganda thereby reducing the cost of fuel in Uganda.

Kenya to mark 4th anniversary since launch of SGR operations

- May 30, 2021

For several years now these beams and columns of the standard gauge railways have shaped the landscape of Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa. And for the four years trains have been moving atop the rail, the country's transport sector has really changed and no one understands these changes more than men and women who work hard to ensure its success. On Monday, Kenya will mark four years since the China-built Standard Gauge Railway began operations. Afristar is the company that runs the SGR, and staff say the train services have changed how goods and people move. CGTN's Enock Sikolia caught up with employees who have worked with the SGR since the beginning. David Kimani, Locomotive Driver, Afristar: "I have been with Afristar for the last four and half years. I am a locomotive driver by profession. "My journey with Afristar and working in the railway industry began in 2017 where I enrolled for training at the railway training institute at Kenya Railways. I studied a...

Helicopter crashes after flying H.E. Raila Odinga.

- May 30, 2021

The chopper that had dropped H.E. Raila Amollo Odinga crashed as it took off in Siaya County. According to Raila’s spokesperson Dennis Onyango, the helicopter, Bell 407 registration 5Y-PSM, had dropped Raila and four others at the venue and was trying to create space for other choppers when it crashed. He said the ODM leader was safe and had left the plane by the time of the incident. “The former PM is safe following an incident in which a chopper that had flown him from Kisumu to Gem in Siaya County crashed shortly after dropping him and his entourage of four people,” Onyango said in a statement. Onyango said the pilot, and those who were on board escaped with minor injuries. According to the chopper’s pilot Julius Mwambanga, the helicopter crashed as he tried to take off after dropping Raila who had accompanied President Kenyatta to the area to commission various projects. Mwambanga said the helicopter went down and overturned on the left side immediately after taking off. “The ...

Kagame For President!

- May 29, 2021

Popular and celebrated gospel musician Reuben Kigame is set to announce his presidential bid today Sunday 30th May. Kigame has arranged a press conference with media outlets where he is expected to make ‘’the big announcement’’. Kigame will be making the announcement at the Kenyatta international convention center KICC, between 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Kigame with a little name in politics will be joining a long list of crowded presidential heavyweight among them deputy president William Ruto, ODM leader Raila Odinga, ANC leader Musalia Mudavadi, former vice president Kalonzo Musyoka, Baringo senator and KANU chairman Gideon Moi, and Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho among others. Reuben Kigame a renowned singer, writer, producer, radio presenter, and widely read on Christian apologetics. Born in Kenya in the early 60s, Reuben is blind yet did not allow this challenge to hinder his desire for learning. He worked through the difficulties of life in rural Kenya to graduate with an h...

Why Raila Missed The National Prayer Breakfast.

- May 28, 2021

The Opposition Chief’s conspicuous absence raised eyebrows with many wondering where he was as he has been a consistently attending the public events over the years, using the forum to preach peace and unity in the country. It has since emerged that the former prime minister spent a better part of his day with 2022 presidential candidate Mukhisa Kituyi where he shared his pictures with Mukhisa and his wife. “Spent part of the day catching up with Dr Mukhisa Kituyi and his wife at their residence. We compared notes and exchanged views on several topical issues. Good seeing this family.” Raila stated in his post. His post raised eyebrows with many speculating that a super-alliance is in the imminent to take down the second in command in the race to the country’s top seat. Quite a number of people opined that a political game-changer could be in the course following opposition chief’s frequent meetings with Mukhisa Kituyi.

JUNE RUTO'S WEDDING PHOTOS

- May 27, 2021

June says ‘I do’ to her Nigerian fiancé Alexander Paul Ezenagu at a posh-looking wedding in Karen. High-profile dignitaries from both Kenya and Nigeria are gracing this event. DP Ruto on Thursday during the National Prayer Breakfast event at Parliament Buildings confirmed the wedding ceremony. “Last night as I was preparing, elders came from the village including some of my relatives because my daughter got a spouse. She works in foreign affairs and so she chose a foreigner to be her spouse,” the DP said. June Ruto studied international relations at the University of Queensland, Australia, and also has a bachelor’s degree in Diplomacy from the United States International University in Nairobi. She works at the Kenyan Embassy in Poland. Ezenagu holds an LLB from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and is also a graduate of the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. He currently is an Assistant Law Professor at the Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar. ...