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Nairobi E-Building Permit up for Upgrade

Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) will spend Sh30 million to upgrade the online construction permit application platform in its efficiency drive. This follows complaints by developers...

Demand for Semi-detached Houses on the Rise

HassConsult has unveiled the results of its property price indices in the first quarter of 2021, revealing residential sales prices for semi-detached houses maintained...

Why Engineers Prefer Post Tensioned Concrete

Developers, Architects, Engineers and Contractors are demanding more from buildings today. In particular, they are demanding: • Lower costs • Flexible floor layouts: less columns and...

Steel Industry Continues to See Rising Costs

The steel industry is facing another moment of interesting challenges. As everyone is now aware, HE President Uhuru Kenyatta has recently introduced lockdown measures...

EBK and IEK Decry Shoddy Construction in Counties

The Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) have attributed the collapse of a section of Vihiga morgue...

“Sugar Belt” Road Network Suffers Setback

The Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) has pushed back the starting date of the 63-kilometre sugar belt road construction, citing approvals delay. KeNHA Director–General Peter...

LAPSSET Road Tender Awarded

China Communication & Construction Company Limited has won a stage construction tender for the LAPSSET development project. The section awarded is the Lamu-Ijara-Garissa road...

Nairobi Residents React to KeNHA Road Closure Notice

Commuters who use Mombasa Road, Bunyala Road and adjacent roads have criticized the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) for closing a section of Uhuru...

Human Vibration and What it Means for Structural Engineers

When we think about human-induced vibrations or vibrations caused by human footfall, our minds will probably jump to an image of Millennium Bridge-style swaying...

How Stalled Projects Hurt Business

The Lake Basin Mall sits on one of the most picturesque and valuable real estate locations in western Kenya: at the junction of the...

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