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Devki to produce clinker in early 2012
Devki Group of Companies will start producing clinker from locally deep-mined limestone in the next six months, the firm’s head has said. Speaking to Reuters in an interview on Tuesday,…
Deaths in another Nairobi building collapse
At least two people were killed and scores of others injured after a six-storey building under construction collapsed in Embakasi, the Red Cross said. Scores of others remained trapped in…
Kenya to float airport and port tenders by Dec
The government will float tenders for the construction of a second runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and for the country’s first offshore oil pontoon by December 2011,…
Prime Minister defends influx of Chinese road contractors
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has defended the dominance of Chinese road builders in securing road construction tenders in Kenya, saying they are filling the vacuum left by cowboy contractors. Speaking…
Crown Berger partners with UK firm to supply flooring materials
Crown Berger has entered into a 5-year distributorship partnership with Flowcrete of UK that will see it supplying flooring materials locally. The two companies are targeting the high-end property market…
Construction boom threatens Nairobi National Park
The Nairobi National Park is under imminent threat of destruction, thanks to the construction boom of recent years, a senior wildlife official has said. Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) managing director,…
Sh1 billion conference centre planned for Mombasa
The Kenyan government and private investors have announced plans to build an international conference facility in Mombasa. Construction of the Sh1 billion conference centre will begin early 2012 on a…
China’s Foton to build Sh1.2 billion plant in Kenya
Beiqi Foton Motor Company, a Chinese vehicle manufacturer, is building a vehicle assembly plant in Nairobi to expand its operations in Africa. Scheduled for completion by May 2012, the Sh1.2…
Sameer, Standard buildings set for demolition
Multi-billion-shilling business complexes along the busy Mombasa Road could be demolished soon to pave way for the expansion of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport-Museum-Gigiri road. The buildings to be affected…
China to support construction components industry
China will implement new policies to support key construction-machinery components manufacturing industry in its 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), China Securities Journal reported Monday. China Construction Machinery Association (CCMA) has handed…
