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FBI Traces Stolen Minnesota Welfare Funds to Luxury Nairobi High-Rise
Companies
Why Commuters Face Changing Transport Landscape After Thika Factory Move
Jun 06
Alerts
Kenyatta Avenue Viaduct Progress: Nairobi's New Elevated Highway Takes Shape
Jun 14
Companies
Standard Investment Bank Commences Construction on 32-Storey Westlands Tower
Jun 19
Prime
CRBC Kenya Announces Job Opportunities for Rironi-Mau Summit Dualling Project
May 18 PrimeH Young returns to major road contracts in Kenya with Thika-Magumu project
Jan 16 PrimeNairobi Uhuru Highway Upgrade Delivers New Pedestrian Walkways and Landscaping Ahead of Schedule
Jun 20 PrimeEmbakasi Pipeline Tenants Report Sharp Rent Increases Pushing Low-Income Households to the Edge
3 days ago PrimePPP Committee Inspects Ngong-Kiserian-Isinya and Kajiado-Imaroro Annuity Roads
5 days agoInfrastructure
INFRASTRUCTURE
KETRACO Upgrades Garissa Substation To Triple Power Capacity
Infrastructure
Twin Trunk Sewer Lines Advance Under Nairobi River Regeneration Programme
3 hours ago
Infrastructure
KeNHA Board Inspects Capacity Enhancement Works on James Gichuru to JKIA Highway
3 hours ago
Infrastructure
China Completes World's Largest Span Three Tower Cable Stayed Bridge
16 hours ago
Prime
Chinese Firm CRBC Completes Serbia's First Cable-Stayed Danube Bridge
17 hours ago PrimeDrone Footage Reveals Massive Scale of Nyeri Marua Interchange Project
21 hours ago PrimeInside Engineering and Costs Behind Kenya Massive Makutano Interchange Junction
21 hours ago PrimeKenya Railways Moves into Narok to Clear Land for New SGR Extension
21 hours ago PrimeKenya Railways Enters Bomet for Naivasha-Malaba SGR Land Inspections
22 hours agoReal Estate
REAL ESTATE
Why Diaspora House Builders Risk Losses by Skipping Key Inspection Step
Real Estate
Inside Encore Nakuru: The 205-room lakeside hotel linked to Governor Susan Kihika
4 days ago
Real Estate
Inside Delays That Stalled Nairobi 88 Residential Tower Project
6 days ago
Real Estate
State Contractor Among Four Firms Facing Auction of 65 Properties in Sh1.4bn Equity Loan Row
Jun 21
Prime
Makasembo Estate Kisumu: Phase 3 Underway in Landmark LAPFUND Partnership
Jun 10 PrimeMarriott, IHG and Hilton Push Aggressive Expansion in India on Domestic Tourism Boom
Jun 09 PrimeViolence Erupts as Nairobi MCA and Chiefs Clash Over Zoning Rules
May 30Skyline Shift Threatens Eldoret's Historic Landmarks
May 11 PrimeMortgage or Cash Purchase? Experts Reveal Which Choice Makes Financial Sense
May 09Road Safety
ROAD SAFETY
Motorists to Face Heavy Fine or Jail Under New NTSA Vehicle Inspection Rules
Road Safety
Two-Truck Collision Causes Overnight Traffic Snarl on Nairobi-Nakuru Highway at Gilgil
1 day ago
Road Safety
Lorry and Transit Truck Collide at The Tunnel on Kisumu Highway
1 day ago
Road Safety
Nicco Movers Back on the Road: Tribunal Overrules NTSA Licence Cancellation
2 days ago
Prime
Kenya Law Reform Commission and NTSA Plan Major Overhaul of Minor Traffic Offences
3 days ago PrimeRuto Gifts St John Ambulance Land as Kenya Prepares National Ambulance Dispatch Centre Launch in July
Jun 21 PrimeRuto Announces SHA Cover for First 24 Hours of Treatment for All Accident Victims
Jun 21 PrimeWhy Kenyans are Against NTSA Instant Fines
Jun 19 PrimeNTSA Mandates Refresher Courses for Frequent Drivers Starting July
Jun 16Industry Insights
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Chinese Firm Plans 2.1 Million Solar Panels Across Portugal's Alentejo Region
Industry Insights
This Two-Platform UK Train Station Has Taken Longer to Build Than the Golden Gate Bridge
2 days ago
Industry Insights
Senior UoN Lecturer Isabella Njeri Becomes Kenya's First Female Quantity Surveying Professor
4 days ago
Industry Insights
Why Internal Corrosion Is Silently Destroying Modern Concrete Buildings
4 days ago
Prime
Why Mineral Resource and Reserve Confusion Misleads Mining Appraisals
4 days ago PrimeWhy Safety on Modern Construction Sites is Impossible Without Proper Scaffolding
4 days ago PrimeIndia Mandates Domestic Solar Wafers to Break China's Grip on Supply Chain
5 days ago PrimeUS Startup Plans Fleet of Floating Data Centers That Run on Wave Power Alone
5 days ago PrimeEPRA Now Requires Licences for All Solar Contractors and Technicians in Kenya
5 days agoAlerts
ALERTS
One Dead, Outer Ring Road Blocked Again as Kiamaiko Protests Enter Second Day
Alerts
Fire Engulfs Over 20 Households on Ngina Road Near Dagoretti Law Courts
1 day ago
Alerts
Massive Fire Engulfs Dozens of Houses in Githogoro Near Runda Nairobi
1 day ago
Alerts
KeNHA to Partially Close Mombasa Road Eastern Bypass Ramp for Culvert Works
4 days agoTwo Feared Dead After Head-On Pickup and Trailer Crash Along Mombasa Road
Jun 21 PrimeKeNHA Announces Partial Closure of Waiyaki Way for Footbridge Construction Works
Jun 18Mombasa Gunfight Exposes Sophisticated Car Theft Network
Jun 17 PrimeKenyatta Avenue Viaduct Progress: Nairobi's New Elevated Highway Takes Shape
Jun 14Where are other 22? Questions mount over missing Ebola isolation units
Jun 14Finance
FINANCE
Treasury Secretary Mbadi Outlines Progress on 612KM Regional Highway
Finance
Balance sheet holding founders hostage as budget path clarifies
1 day ago
Finance
Kenya negotiates lower interest credit linked to clean energy and tree planting
3 days ago
Finance
Kenya Personal Tax Growth Hits Four Year Low as Household Finances Tighten
3 days ago
Prime
Banks Gain VAT Relief on Repossessed Collateral Sales After Finance Act Change
3 days ago PrimeKeNHA Updates Saudi Fund on Garissa-Mandera Road Progress
5 days ago PrimeTwo Rivers: Kenya's First Dollar Real Estate Investment Trust Closes 103% Oversubscribed
6 days ago PrimeNational Treasury Overhauls Infrastructure Framework to Drive Private Investments
Jun 20MPs Avert 16 Percent Price Hike on Electric Bikes and Buses
Jun 20Engineering
ENGINEERING
Musk and NASA Administrator Back Antimatter Propulsion for Interstellar Travel
Engineering
Why California Is Building New Facility To Solve Fusion Energy Fuel Dilemma
1 day ago
Engineering
South Korean Researchers Engineer Silicon Nanotubes to Convert Waste Heat into Electricity
1 day ago
Engineering
Finland Freezes Massive Windowless Room to -12°C for Urgent Arctic Engineering Tests
Jun 20
Prime
Why Engineers Choose Monolithic Slab Beam Construction for High Structural Integrity
Jun 20 PrimeEngineers unlock path to meeting proposed Tier 5 standards on off-road diesel engines
Jun 17 PrimeEngineers Reveal Hidden Complexity Inside Kenya Automated Electrical Substations
Jun 17 PrimeMajor Engineering Challenges Face Plans for Orbital Data Centers
Jun 16 PrimeMIT Engineers Develop Ultrasound Wristband Capable of Tracking Internal Muscle Movements to Teach Humanoid Robots Hand Skills
Jun 13Opinion
OPINION
New NTSA Vehicle Inspection Rules Spark Practical Concerns Over Capacity and Feasibility
Opinion
Why Kenya Needs a Digital Gun Tracking System
Jun 18
Opinion
Will Ruto's Sh238bn Housing Push Deliver Homes or Add to Worker Debt?
Jun 18
Opinion
Kenya Developers Face Tough Sell in Buyer's Market as Demand for Transparency Grows
Jun 06
Prime
Kenya School Fires Expose Decades of Dormitory Design Failures
May 29 PrimeKenyans Split Over Renovated State House Modern Look as Architect Brands It Mediocre
May 13 PrimeInside the NSSF Twin Towers: Why Regulatory Bodies are Under Fire Over the Project Team.
Apr 21 PrimeWho Stopped Reggae? An Insider Details the Confusing Politics Behind the Suspended IEK 2026 Elections
Apr 18 PrimeWhy Widows Risk Losing Inherited Property if they Remarry
Apr 05Architecture
ARCHITECTURE
Why This Year's Serpentine Pavilion Used One Line of Bricks Instead of Two
Architecture
Italian Carrara Marble and Buffalo Sculpture Planned for Raila Mausoleum
1 day ago
Architecture
San Diego's $3.8 Billion Terminal Named One of World's Most Beautiful Airports
1 day ago
Architecture
Why Misinterpreting Construction Documents Costs Contractors Millions
4 days ago
Prime
Kenyan Homeowners Turn to Secondary Wet Kitchens as Open-Plan Designs Lose Appeal
5 days ago PrimeTop Global Airport Designer Hired for JKIA Overhaul as Kenyans Demand Matching Execution Standards
6 days ago PrimeHow 20 Radical Architects Changed What Buildings Are Allowed to Be
Jun 21 PrimeSeven Iconic Barcelona Masterpieces Unveiled in New Global Architecture Showcase
Jun 21 PrimeModern Buildings That Are Failing People Living Inside Them
Jun 20Companies
COMPANIES
Elon Musk Widens Access to Digital Payment Venture X Money
Companies
SpaceX Moves to Construct Eight-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline for Texas Launch Site
1 day ago
Companies
Dangote $40 Billion Listing Plan Sparks Unprecedented Investor Frenzy
1 day ago
Companies
VW Eyes Cutting 100,000 Jobs and Shuttering Major Production Plants
1 day ago
Prime
Debate Grows Over Roadworthiness Testing Equipment in Kenya
1 day ago PrimeStanChart Lands Key CBK Deal to Attract Global Investors
1 day ago PrimeEADAK Factory in Athi River Assembles 700,000 Smartphones in First Year
1 day ago PrimeEuropean Automakers Form Survival Pacts With Chinese Rivals
4 days ago PrimeFederal Officials Launch Probe After Tesla Slams Into Texas Home Killing Woman
4 days agoCounties
COUNTIES
Defence Principal Secretary Inspects Meru Hospital Expansion Works
Counties
Defence Ministry Pushes Nanyuki Stadium Project Ahead of December Deadline
1 day ago
Counties
Government Launches 23 Kilometre Rural Road Upgrade in Nyandarua County
1 day ago
Counties
Military Supervision Drives Othaya Hospital Project Forward
1 day ago
Prime
KeNHA and NaMATA Officials Launch Inspection of Nairobi BRT Line 2 Infrastructure
1 day ago PrimeTop Ministry Officials Inspect Progress on Kitui and Matuu Water Treatment Plants
1 day ago PrimeDefence official assesses Nyeri hospital surgical centre construction progress
1 day ago PrimeMilitary Oversight Tightens Around Stalled Nyeri Ruring'u Stadium Project
1 day ago PrimeMaji House Meeting Reviews Proposed Turkwel-Lokichar Water Project
3 days agoConstruction Technology
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Chinese Firm Builds 26-Story Tower From Steel Modules in Just 5 Days
Construction Technology
UK Social Housing Faces Costly Redesign as Climate Risks Shift to Summer
5 days ago
Construction Technology
Timber Durability Masterclass Overcomes Sinking Soil at New Warriewood Centre
Jun 20
Construction Technology
Why Kenyan Builders Adopt Costly Aluminium Formwork Systems
Jun 17
Prime
Why Contractors Are Adopting CFRP Laminates for Structural Strengthening
Jun 13 PrimeEngineers rethink dust-proofing techniques for rammed earth construction
Jun 13 PrimeBIM Terms Every Construction Professional Should Know in 2026
Jun 13 PrimeZoomlion Unveils World's Tallest Tower Crane Built to Install Next-Generation Wind Turbines
Jun 12 PrimeKenya Recycles Plastic Waste Into Fence Posts Replacing Traditional Timber
Jun 06Site Safety
SITE SAFETY
Four Deaths in One Night: The Shocking Reality of Kenya's Male Suicide Crisis
Site Safety
Young Woman Dies After Bungee Crew Launches Her Without Safety Rope
Jun 15
Site Safety
Why Scaffolding Safety Depends on Serious Engineering, Not Guesswork
May 19
Site Safety
Construction Kills More Workers Than Any Other Industry and Kenya's Numbers Are Among the Worst
May 11Language Barrier on Construction Sites Is Now Being Treated as a Safety Hazard and Here Is Why
May 11Turner Construction Built an AI Safety Tool, Tested It 25,000 Times, Then Gave It Away for Free
May 11 PrimeFatal 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 04Africa
AFRICA
Kenya Stalls Sh3.3bn Somalia Border Wall as US Reinforces Barriers
Africa
Five Nations Confirm Authority For 1,028 Km Coastal Highway Operation
4 days ago
Africa
South Africa's 2.6 Million Home Shortage Has a Vienna-Shaped Answer
5 days ago
Africa
AI Adoption in African Construction Threatens 30 Million Jobs
Jun 20
Prime
Explosions and Heavy Gunfire Rock Airport in Niger Capital
Jun 20 PrimeUganda Rail Project Faces Uncertainty as Gen Muhoozi Claims Turkish Firm Contract Cancelled
Jun 19 PrimeDR Congo Battles Belgium over Colonial Maps Revealing Vast Mineral Wealth
Jun 17 PrimeKenya Airports Push Back Into Africa Aviation Hub Race as JKIA Upgrades and Airline Deals Gather Pace
Jun 17 PrimeWhy Flooding at Ghana University Campus Actually Shows Smart Design at Work
Jun 16World
WORLD
SpaceX Unveils Starpipe Plan to Fuel Starship Launches
World
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 589
1 day ago
World
Back-to-back Earthquakes Hit Venezuela Killing at Least 32 and Injuring Hundreds
3 days ago
World
Parthenon Western Facade Finally Unscaffolded After Over Two Centuries
6 days ago
Prime
Tracker: Oil Tankers Resume Passage Through Hormuz Strait After Conflict Pause
Jun 19 PrimeTrump Takes Final Ride on Decades-Old Air Force One as Qatari Jet Awaits
Jun 19 PrimeA Legacy Cast in Granite: Stunning Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago
Jun 19 PrimeJeddah Tower Nears Major Construction Milestone With Engineer Saying Work Is Moving Faster Than Ever
Jun 18 PrimeWhy Restoring Normal Traffic in Reopened Strait of Hormuz Won't Be Easy
Jun 18Affordable Housing Program
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
Government Unveils Progress at Kapsuswa Housing Site in Eldoret City
Affordable Housing Program
Affordable Housing Lumumba Estate Redevelopment Enters Final Phase in Kisumu
2 days ago
Affordable Housing Program
Cabinet Secretary Wahome Tours Ol Kalou Housing Project as More Units Take Shape
5 days ago
Affordable Housing Program
PS Hinga Sets Record Straight on Change in Affordable Housing Ownership After 2027
Jun 19
Prime
Why Chinese Contractors Dominate Kenya Affordable Housing Projects Despite Local Preference
Jun 16 PrimeState Reassures Investors Over Affordable Housing Programme Ownership
Jun 12 PrimeFinance Bill 2026: What Kenya's VAT Shift Means for Housing Construction Costs
Jun 11 PrimeAuditor-General Exposes KRA Gaps in Affordable Housing Levy Collection
Jun 10 PrimeGovernment Housing Is Now So Large It Is Pushing Private Developers Out of the Market
Jun 06Technology
TECHNOLOGY
SunZia Goes Live as America's Largest Renewable Energy Build in History
Technology
IBM Introduces First Sub-1 Nanometer Chip Architecture to Tackle Compute Limits
20 hours ago
Technology
New York Classrooms Introduce Humanoid Robot Teaching Assistants
21 hours ago
Technology
Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane Bypasses Blocked Ground Routes to Deliver Heavy Infrastructure Components
23 hours ago
Prime
The Panamax Era: How One Canal Shaped World Shipping
1 day ago PrimeHow US Could Win AI Race But Still Lose Tech Contest to China
6 days ago PrimeChina Unveils Space Solar System to Beam Power Across 22,369 Miles
Jun 21 PrimeCow Manure Successfully Converted Into Certified Jet Fuel in World First
Jun 17 PrimeSaudi Arabia Deploys First Self-Driving Hydrogen Cargo Truck for Long-Haul Logistics
Jun 14Events
EVENTS
New Architects and Quantity Surveyors Honoured at BORAQS Graduates' Dinner in Nairobi
Events
Report: ACEK President's Networking Dinner 2026 Highlights Engineering Collaboration
1 day ago
Events
Women in Real Estate Kenya and Design Source Plan Joint Anniversary Event
1 day ago
Events
CSA-TUK Holds Successful Inaugural Gala Dinner Celebrating Construction Students
5 days ago
Prime
Kenya Pledges KSh 142 Billion in Blue Economy Commitments as Our Ocean Conference Closes in Mombasa
Jun 18 PrimePresident Ruto Presides Over Closing of Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa
Jun 18 PrimeKindiki Represents Govt at Our Ocean Conference as Mombasa Declaration is Signed
Jun 17 PrimeKenya Prepares for Inaugural Africa Capital Week to Draw Investors
Jun 16 PrimeCommonwealth Nations Urged to Step Up Ocean Conservation at Mombasa Conference
Jun 16Lifestyle
LIFESTYLE
New Jersey Notebook: 'Swahili Village Restaurant' in New Jersey
Lifestyle
Younger Buyers Abandon Traditional Land Ownership for Urban Lifestyle Apartments
Jun 20
Lifestyle
High Court Bars Grandchildren From Direct Inheritance of Estates While Parents Live
Jun 20
Lifestyle
Inside Garden of 2,000 Plants Built Room by Room by Kenyan Homeowner
Jun 09
Prime
Paris Lounge & Grill Shuts Down After Five Years in Roysambu
Jun 01 PrimeNairobi Historical Hub Expands as New Coffee Museum Quietly Welcomes First Visitors
May 31 PrimeAfrica's Fastest Man: A Look Inside Omanyala's Luxury Home
May 26 PrimeFrom Classroom to Hustle: Why Boys Are Quitting School Early
May 15 PrimeHeritage Hotels: Examining the Kenyatta Family's Quiet Dominance in Luxury Hospitality
May 07News
NEWS
WhatsApp Messages Sink Ex Worker Privacy Suit Against Supermarket
News
Hormuz Crisis Exposed Fragility In Global Jet Fuel Supply Chain
1 hour ago
News
Uganda Gives Turkish Citizens 30 Days To Leave The Country
2 hours ago
News
Not My Project: How Political Transitions Bury Devolution Billions When Governors Change
2 hours ago
Prime
US Government Halts Open Rollout of OpenAI New GPT-5.6 Suite
20 hours agoHeavy Fuel Oil Market Challenges As Shipping Rules Tighten
20 hours ago PrimeCanada Secures $2.5 Billion Long-Range Radar Deal to Detect Far North Arctic Threats
21 hours agoUS B-52 and Russian Tu-22 Strategic Bombers Crash on Same Day
21 hours ago PrimeEx-Harambee Stars Coach Migné Makes Decision On Haiti Future After World Cup Exit
21 hours agoTrending
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FBI Traces Stolen Minnesota Welfare Funds to Luxury Nairobi High-Rise
May 31
Why Commuters Face Changing Transport Landscape After Thika Factory Move
Jun 06
Kenyatta Avenue Viaduct Progress: Nairobi's New Elevated Highway Takes Shape
Jun 14
Standard Investment Bank Commences Construction on 32-Storey Westlands Tower
Jun 19
CRBC Kenya Announces Job Opportunities for Rironi-Mau Summit Dualling Project
May 18
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