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FBI Traces Stolen Minnesota Welfare Funds to Luxury Nairobi High-Rise
Companies
CRBC Kenya Announces Job Opportunities for Rironi-Mau Summit Dualling Project
May 18
Companies
H Young returns to major road contracts in Kenya with Thika-Magumu project
Jan 16
Infrastructure
Kenya Stands at a Crossroads After Court Orders Release of Secret SGR Agreements
May 22
Prime
Applications Open for EBK's Engineering Conversion Programme: A New Pathway to Professional Registration for BTech Graduates
Jan 08 PrimeMombasa Port Expansion Plans Take Centre Stage in KPA Talks With Manufacturers
5 days ago PrimeEthiopia and Kenya Lead East African Tarmac Road Expansion
Feb 01 PrimeOfficial Renders Show Proposed NSSF Twin Towers for Nairobi Skyline
Feb 03 PrimeChina Builds World's Largest Train Station in Just 38 Months
May 08Infrastructure
INFRASTRUCTURE
PHOTOS: KeNHA Advances 122km Mamboleo-Miwani-Chemelil-Muhoroni-Kipsitet Road Upgrade
Infrastructure
PS Mariru Inspects Progress at Ol Kalou Stadium Under Defence Ministry Oversight
12 hours ago
Infrastructure
KAA Advertises Multi-Airport Tenders Including JKIA Access Road Extension
13 hours ago
Infrastructure
Kenya Railways to Acquire Electric Trains Under Ksh65 Billion World Bank Project
13 hours ago
Prime
Nairobi Set for Rail Transformation as Govt and World Bank Partner on 10 Commuter Projects
13 hours ago PrimeState Department for Irrigation Floats 27 Tenders for Water Infrastructure Projects
13 hours ago PrimeMigori Stadium Upgrade to 10,000-Seater CAF-Standard Facility Advances
13 hours ago PrimeArchitects Association Releases Proposal for Safer School Dormitories After Recurring Fire Incidents
1 day ago PrimeRuto Inspects 257km Lamu-Ijara-Garissa Road Progress as Northern Kenya Tour Ends
1 day agoReal Estate
REAL ESTATE
Violence Erupts as Nairobi MCA and Chiefs Clash Over Zoning Rules
Affordable Housing Program
Blow to Govt as Court Halts Southlands Affordable Housing Project Construction in Langata
5 days ago
Affordable Housing Program
Kisii Just Got a Sh1.2 Billion Affordable Housing Project and Construction Has Already Started
May 23
Affordable Housing Program
Kenya's Housing Shockwave: Why the Affordable Housing Program will Need Sh400 Billion Annually
May 15
Prime
Mudavadi Lands in Baku Ahead of Global Housing Summit
May 15 PrimeMakueni Housing Project for Civil Servants Resumes After Three Decades
May 13 PrimeFinishing works set for Blue Valley housing project in Nyeri
May 12Skyline Shift Threatens Eldoret's Historic Landmarks
May 11 PrimeNyeri Blue Valley Housing Units Enter Final Construction Phase
May 11Road Safety
ROAD SAFETY
Kenyan Trucker Killed in DRC Moments After Distress Call to Family
Road Safety
Matatu Driver Slows to 20km/h After Passengers Complain of Speeding
Apr 09
Road Safety
Ten Killed As Matatu Rams Stalled Truck In Gilgil Highway Horror
Apr 05
Road Safety
NTSA Wants Case Challenging Rollout of Instant Traffic Fines Withdrawn
Apr 03Twenty-four dead in Bangladesh after passenger bus plunges into Padma River
Mar 27 PrimeWhat happens when a rider crashes into a stationary car at 200kph
Mar 24 PrimeEerie Premonition: X Influencer Gustavo's Post on Death Resurfaces After Deadly Nairobi Bypass Crash
Mar 16 PrimeSix Dead, Several Injured in Bus-Trailer Crash on Nairobi-Mombasa Highway
Mar 05 PrimeNTSA Releases County-by-County List of Accredited Driver Health Screening Centres
Mar 04Industry Insights
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Mjengo Hub Congratulates Newly Elected IQSK Council 2026-2028
Industry Insights
For the First Time in Kenya's History, Housing Spending Has Overtaken Roads
1 day ago
Industry Insights
Nairobi's Sh7.6 Billion BRT Project Was Restricted to Korean Firms Only and a Local Contractor Went to Court Over It
1 day ago
Industry Insights
East Africa Luxury Estate Consultant Launches Blueprint to Maximize Short Term Rental Returns
2 days ago
Prime
Why Specific Interior Design Blueprints Dictate Vacation Rental Property Yields
3 days agoNuclear Plant Receives Biggest Single Shipment in Project History
6 days agoTelecom Operators Face Tougher Rules Under New Enforcement Plan
6 days ago PrimeWhat Happens to Your House in Kenya When You Die Without a Will
May 28 PrimeThe Nairobi Flat You Are Paying For May Not Legally Exist
May 28Alerts
ALERTS
Matatu Overturns on Enterprise Road in Nairobi Reportedly Killing Several Passengers
Alerts
Collision Risk Escalates Between China and Vietnam in South China Sea
2 days ago
Alerts
Fire Destroys Two Dormitories at St Joseph Seminary Boys' School in Nakuru
3 days ago
Alerts
Nanyuki Residents Crowd Streets to Protest Proposed Ebola Isolation Project
3 days ago
Prime
Inside tech schemes Nairobi 'sharp boys' use to mint millions online
3 days agoDCI Holds Eight Students Over Deadly Utumishi Girls Dormitory Fire
4 days agoFire Destroys Dormitory Wing at St. Joseph's Seminary Senior School in Molo
4 days ago PrimeA Locked Emergency Exit Trapped Students inside Burning Dormitory at Utumishi Girls School
4 days ago PrimeDCI Detectives Corner Man in Mombasa Over Inflammatory Posts
4 days ago
Finance
FINANCE
SGR passenger revenue crosses Sh1bn mark for first time
Finance
HELB turns to social bond to curb persistent student loan delays
3 days ago
Finance
How Investors Can Gain Pre-IPO Exposure to SpaceX 1.8 Trillion Dollar June 12 Listing
3 days ago
Finance
Why Kenyans are fiercely rejecting upcoming Finance Bill 2026 online
4 days ago
Prime
Hidden Token Bills See Enterprise AI Costs Outpace Human Staff Payroll
May 16Talanta Sports City Project Cost Rises by Sh10.6 Billion
May 15Konza Technopolis revenue falls 20pc despite rising investment
May 05 PrimeTreasury Proposes Sh4.82 Trillion Spending Plan for 2026/27
May 04 PrimeTreasury Outlines Essential Goods Slated for VAT Exemption in Finance Bill 2026
May 03Engineering
ENGINEERING
Engineering cutaway reveals underground systems supporting 80-storey mega towers
Engineering
Why building safe structures requires discipline far beyond concrete and steel
4 days ago
Engineering
Engineering Insights: Ranking World Longest Suspension Bridges
May 27
Engineering
CS Mugaa Calls For Semi-Autonomous Operations To Secure Water Utility Sustainability
May 16
Prime
Engineering Politics: IEK Members Defy Council Rejection and Venue Block to Push SGM Amid Suspended Elections
May 15 PrimeWhy Engineers Use Rebound Hammer to Test Concrete Strength
May 13 PrimeIEK Council Rejects Member Request for Special General Meeting as Elections Remain Suspended
May 12 PrimeEngineers highlight critical maintenance protocols for industrial butterfly valves
May 09 PrimeProactive Maintenance Key to Preventing Costly Industrial Motor Failures
May 09Opinion
OPINION
Kenya School Fires Expose Decades of Dormitory Design Failures
Opinion
Kenyans Split Over Renovated State House Modern Look as Architect Brands It Mediocre
May 13
Opinion
Inside the NSSF Twin Towers: Why Regulatory Bodies are Under Fire Over the Project Team.
Apr 21
Opinion
Who Stopped Reggae? An Insider Details the Confusing Politics Behind the Suspended IEK 2026 Elections
Apr 18
Prime
Why Widows Risk Losing Inherited Property if they Remarry
Apr 05 PrimeKUCCPS Clarifies Key Differences Between Cut-off and Cluster Points
Mar 23 PrimeNairobi's "Uji Power": A Natural Fuel for the Construction Sector and Beyond
Feb 24 PrimeKenya's Singapore Dream is Real. Here is the Evidence
Feb 08 PrimeState Department for Public Works Faces Scrutiny Over Regional Imbalance in Technical Recruitment
Feb 02Architecture
ARCHITECTURE
10,000 Architects From 130 Countries Are Gathering in Barcelona in 26 Days
Architecture
New architectural concept moves away from traditional vertical columns
4 days ago
Architecture
Seven Engineering Feats Redefining Global Skylines Revealed
4 days ago
Architecture
AAK Is Calling for Abstracts for Its 2026 Annual Convention
May 22
Prime
CAA Extended Its 2026 Awards Deadline and Kenyan Architects Should Take Note
May 20 PrimeWhy Nairobi's Buildings Are Making People Sick
May 18 PrimeKenyan Architecture Debate Highlights Growing Gap Between Design Intent and Built Reality
May 18 PrimeEngineering the Impossible: Inside the Rise of the World's Skinniest Skyscraper
May 13 PrimeA Century-Old New York Church Is Being Gutted and Rebuilt as a Children's Museum
May 11Companies
COMPANIES
Centum Targets Sh4.8 Billion to Complete Two Rivers Financial Centre in Nairobi
Companies
Davis & Shirtliff Opens Sales Engineer Internship Applications in Kenya
21 hours ago
Companies
Cytonn Loses Bid to Stop SBM Bank Auction of Ruaka Property in Sh1bn Dispute
2 days ago
Companies
Apollo, Blackstone Seek Partners for Giant AI Infrastructure Funding Package
2 days ago
Prime
Samsung Strike Threat Looms Large as AI Windfall Splinters Workforce
2 days ago PrimeWhy 940 Pages of Warren Buffett Shareholder Letters Are Worth Reading
2 days ago PrimeApple Delays iPhone Connected Smart Glasses to Late 2027 in Broad Eyewear Market Push
3 days ago PrimeBillionaire family behind Japan's tiny-room hotels bets on US expansion
3 days ago PrimeHow Starlink Actually Connects Users in Middle of the Ocean
3 days agoCounties
COUNTIES
President Ruto promises working Wajir civilian terminal by end of 2026
Counties
Kabarnet Sewers Fail as Sh700m Infrastructure Project Stalls
3 days ago
Counties
Uasin Gishu Inheritance Disputes Drag Elderly Widows Into Court Battles
3 days ago
Counties
Wajir Town Road Upgrades Ramped Up Ahead of Madaraka Day Celebrations
4 days ago
Prime
Wajir Industrial Park Construction Enters Final Stages to Boost Livestock Value Chain
4 days agoHoma Bay Trading Hub Ready as Rodi Kopany ESP Market Structure Wraps Up
4 days ago PrimeTaxpayers face Sh729m bill in 19-year Nyeri land compensation dispute
4 days ago PrimeState House Deal Finalised for 16 New Kenyan Industrial Parks
5 days agoWajir Stadium 90% Complete as Sports CS Handover Facility for Madaraka Day
5 days agoConstruction Technology
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
China Poured Concrete for 60 Hours Straight to Build the World's Largest Bridge Caisson
Construction Technology
China's Newest Train Station Is Bigger Than 170 Football Fields
6 days ago
Construction Technology
Future Mega Bridge to Carry Roads and Rail Across Record-breaking Span
6 days ago
Construction Technology
South African Coating Product Enters Kenya Promising to Outlast Paint and Tile Refurbishment Cycles
May 25
Prime
Container Construction Gains Traction in Kenya as Developers Eye Faster, Cheaper Build Solutions
May 18 PrimeWhy Builders Are Reconstituting Manual External Plastering Standards
May 16 PrimeEngineers develop concrete that heals own cracks to cut maintenance costs
May 12Humanoid robots struggle with basics despite massive investment
May 12 PrimeWorld's Longest Multimodal Bridge Opens With One Major Restriction for Drivers
May 11Site Safety
SITE SAFETY
Why Scaffolding Safety Depends on Serious Engineering, Not Guesswork
Site Safety
Construction Kills More Workers Than Any Other Industry and Kenya's Numbers Are Among the Worst
May 11
Site Safety
Language Barrier on Construction Sites Is Now Being Treated as a Safety Hazard and Here Is Why
May 11
Site Safety
Turner Construction Built an AI Safety Tool, Tested It 25,000 Times, Then Gave It Away for Free
May 11
Prime
Fatal Shauri Moyo Building Demolition Collapse: Who is to Blame?
Mar 17 PrimeShocking: Illicit Alcohol Now Holds 60% of East African Market
Feb 11 PrimeFatal Fall at Embakasi Construction Site Claims Life of Veteran Painter
Feb 04 PrimeMastering Fire Safety on Site: A Critical Drill for Kenyan Builders
Nov 23Africa
AFRICA
Pan-African Biennale Has Named Its Participants and the Roster Spans the Entire Continent
Africa
Super El Nino Threatens Global Infrastructure After Rapid Pacific Warming
3 days ago
Africa
Heavy Earthworks Progress on Horn of Africa Gateway Project
4 days ago
Africa
Laser-Equipped Rangers Begin Patrols Along Tanzania's SGR Line
5 days ago
Prime
Morocco Dethrones South Africa as Africa's Top Industrial Economy
6 days ago PrimeUnreported Billions in Mineral Exports Signal Regulatory Gaps in Regional Resource Corridors
May 27 PrimeNairobi Assistive Tech Startup Builds AI Robot to Bridge Classroom Communication Gap
May 27 PrimeEthiopia Opens Giant Mojo Ceramic Plant to End Imports
May 27 PrimeEngineer Exodus Threatens Stability of Strategic Kenya-Ethiopia Power Interconnector
May 27World
WORLD
19 Workers Feared Trapped as 9-Storey Building Collapses in Philippines Construction Site
World
Swiss Solar Plane Crashes into Sea During Test Flight
May 15
World
Princess Elisabeth Energy Hub: Europe's New Renewable Power Gateway
May 13
World
China Builds World's Largest Train Station in Just 38 Months
May 08America Just Broke Ground on the Largest Private Construction Project in Its History
May 07 PrimeThe Unusual Story Behind a Hotel That Gets Demolished Every Year and Has Been Since 1989
May 07 PrimeWhat? Britain Launches Satellites That Can "See" Inside Buildings!
Mar 25 PrimeGlobal Airfare Doubling as Middle East Tensions Strike Aviation and Construction Sectors
Mar 12 PrimeKenyan Businesses Face Losses as Shippers Ground Vessels Over Middle East War
Mar 04Technology
TECHNOLOGY
Beijing Blocks Overseas Travel for Elite AI Engineers at Private Firms
Technology
Why Indian Government and Tech Firms Are Stress-Testing Sensitive Public Infrastructure Software
4 days ago
Technology
China Ships World Largest Offshore Converter Station for Sea Installation
4 days ago
Technology
The Auto Race: Can Traditional Carmakers Catch China?
6 days ago
Prime
Touching the Sun Without Burning: The Parker Solar Probe Story
6 days ago PrimeWorld's Longest Single-Mast Bridge Now Open in Taiwan
6 days ago PrimeChina Is Already Building the Robots That Will Construct a Moon Base
May 28 PrimeJapan Just Bet $58 Million on Fixing Construction's Dirtiest Secret
May 23 PrimeSpaceX Starship Stacked on Pad for Critical 12th Test Flight Tomorrow as IPO Pressure Mounts
May 20Events
EVENTS
Deputy President Kindiki Opens Global Data Festival and Kenya Space Expo in Nairobi
Events
KIHBT Conference Day 2 Wrap: Excursions Deliver Practical Insights Before Final Closing Sessions
May 20
Events
The Highly Anticipated 1st KIHBT International Research Conference Opens Tomorrow in Mombasa
May 19
Events
Mombasa to Host KIHBT International Research Conference on Road Transport Skills
May 01News
NEWS
Family Updates Health of Man Whose Wife Died Rushing to Utumishi Girls Fire
News
Maranda High School Reopens With Strict Fees and Parent Rules After Unrest
3 hours ago
News
US Says Israel, Lebanon Agree Ceasefire Deal if Hezbollah Also Stops
4 hours ago
News
Duale Dismisses Border Closure Calls Over Ebola Outbreaks in DRC and Uganda
12 hours ago
Prime
Blow to Govt as Court of Appeal Blocks NSSF Bid to Restore Higher Payroll Deductions
13 hours ago PrimeDuale Says Government Will Skip Public Input on Laikipia Ebola Facility
14 hours ago Prime21 Killed in New Delhi Hotel Fire as Safety Violations Spark Construction Alarm
22 hours ago PrimeRelief for Kenyans as Govt Withdraws Electricity Tariff Review
23 hours ago PrimeUoN Reclaims Kenya Top Spot in 2026 Global University Rankings
23 hours agoLifestyle
LIFESTYLE
Paris Lounge & Grill Shuts Down After Five Years in Roysambu
Lifestyle
Nairobi Historical Hub Expands as New Coffee Museum Quietly Welcomes First Visitors
4 days ago
Lifestyle
Africa's Fastest Man: A Look Inside Omanyala's Luxury Home
May 26
Lifestyle
From Classroom to Hustle: Why Boys Are Quitting School Early
May 15
Prime
Heritage Hotels: Examining the Kenyatta Family's Quiet Dominance in Luxury Hospitality
May 07 PrimePrime Mall with Sh100 Million Annual Rental Income Put Up for Sale
Apr 24 PrimeCaroline Njunge:Open Plan Kitchens Look Nice But I Will Never Want One In My House
Apr 20 PrimeAn Engineer and a Birthday
Apr 14Trending
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FBI Traces Stolen Minnesota Welfare Funds to Luxury Nairobi High-Rise
4 days ago
CRBC Kenya Announces Job Opportunities for Rironi-Mau Summit Dualling Project
May 18
H Young returns to major road contracts in Kenya with Thika-Magumu project
Jan 16
Kenya Stands at a Crossroads After Court Orders Release of Secret SGR Agreements
May 22
Applications Open for EBK's Engineering Conversion Programme: A New Pathway to Professional Registration for BTech Graduates
Jan 08
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