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Kenyatta Avenue Viaduct Progress: Nairobi's New Elevated Highway Takes Shape
Alerts
KURA Announces 15-Day Nighttime Traffic Disruption on Busy Nairobi Road
Mar 07
Alerts
Heavy Traffic on Mombasa Road as Floods Render Mlolongo-Cabanas Stretch Impassable
May 01
Alerts
NCA Suspends Construction of Westlands High-Rise Following Structural Failure
Dec 17Fire Destroys Dormitory Wing at St. Joseph's Seminary Senior School in Molo
May 31 PrimeKeNHA Issues Travel Advisory as Holiday Traffic Surges on National Highways
Dec 23 PrimeTraffic Alert - Salgaa Roadworks Trigger Heavy Congestion on Nakuru-Eldoret Highway
Dec 18 PrimeKeNHA Annouces Traffic Disruptions at Tana River Bridge for Girder Installation
Dec 23KeNHA Releases Traffic Guidelines Ahead of President Ruto's Launch of the Rironi-Mau Summit Highway
Nov 26Infrastructure
INFRASTRUCTURE
Kenya to Build New Supreme Court Complex and Major Judicial Facilities in KSh26 Billion Project
Infrastructure
Cabinet Approves Additional KSh16.6 Billion to Complete Mwache Multipurpose Dam in Kwale
5 hours ago
Infrastructure
Cabinet Approves Funding for Modogashe-Samatar and Rhamu-Mandera Roads to Accelerate Isiolo-Mandera Highway
6 hours ago
Infrastructure
Government Plans New Terminal and Runway Upgrades at Wilson Airport to Boost Capacity and Safety
10 hours ago
Prime
President Ruto Announces KSh7 Billion for Nithi Bridge Construction
10 hours ago PrimeSubstructure Works Advance on New Mtwapa Bridge
11 hours ago PrimeJapan Confirms Support for KSh85 Billion Mombasa Gate Bridge Project
13 hours ago PrimeDeck Supports Take Shape as Works Advance at Bombolulu Flyover
13 hours ago PrimeRuto Promises December Deadline for Kenyatta Avenue Viaduct as Construction Chokes Nairobi Junction
1 day 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
Jun 23
Real Estate
Inside Delays That Stalled Nairobi 88 Residential Tower Project
Jun 21
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
Kenya Launches Major Overhaul of National Bridge Management with New Technical Manuals
Road Safety
Traffic Snarl on Southern Bypass After Multiple Truck Accidents at Thogoto
9 hours ago
Road Safety
NTSA Mandatory Vehicle Inspection Rules Trigger Court Battles and Industry Uproar
1 day ago
Road Safety
Ruto Announces KSh45 Billion Intelligent Transport System for Nairobi's 210 Junctions
1 day ago
Prime
KeRRA Conducts Axle Load Sensitisation Drive in Kericho Rural Roads
1 day ago PrimeMotorists to Face Heavy Fine or Jail Under New NTSA Vehicle Inspection Rules
3 days ago PrimeTwo-Truck Collision Causes Overnight Traffic Snarl on Nairobi-Nakuru Highway at Gilgil
3 days ago PrimeLorry and Transit Truck Collide at The Tunnel on Kisumu Highway
3 days ago PrimeNicco Movers Back on the Road: Tribunal Overrules NTSA Licence Cancellation
5 days agoIndustry Insights
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Desperate for Workers, Europe Turns to China to Get Major Projects Built
Industry Insights
Why Billions in Funding Can't Fix AI's Critical Infrastructure Labor Shortage
13 hours ago
Industry Insights
Too Hot to Handle: How Europe's Heatwave Triggered a Chinese AC Boom
16 hours ago
Industry Insights
US Rail Construction Is Booming Even as Federal Funding Stalls
1 day ago
Prime
China Switches On Its Northernmost Solar Thermal Power Plant in Frigid Jilin
1 day ago PrimeChinese Firm Plans 2.1 Million Solar Panels Across Portugal's Alentejo Region
4 days ago PrimeThis Two-Platform UK Train Station Has Taken Longer to Build Than the Golden Gate Bridge
5 days ago PrimeSenior UoN Lecturer Isabella Njeri Becomes Kenya's First Female Quantity Surveying Professor
6 days ago PrimeWhy Internal Corrosion Is Silently Destroying Modern Concrete Buildings
Jun 23Alerts
ALERTS
PG Bison Warns of Price Hikes as New 30% Wood Panel Tax Hits
Alerts
KURA Implements Road Closures on Ngong Road, Kenyatta Avenue and Other Key Nairobi Arterials
1 day ago
Alerts
One Dead, Outer Ring Road Blocked Again as Kiamaiko Protests Enter Second Day
3 days ago
Alerts
Fire Engulfs Over 20 Households on Ngina Road Near Dagoretti Law Courts
4 days ago
Prime
Massive Fire Engulfs Dozens of Houses in Githogoro Near Runda Nairobi
4 days ago PrimeKeNHA to Partially Close Mombasa Road Eastern Bypass Ramp for Culvert Works
6 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 17Finance
FINANCE
Germany Commits KSh7.8 Billion to Kenya for Jobs, TVET, Clean Energy and Digital Projects
Finance
Treasury Secretary Mbadi Outlines Progress on 612KM Regional Highway
3 days ago
Finance
Balance sheet holding founders hostage as budget path clarifies
3 days ago
Finance
Kenya negotiates lower interest credit linked to clean energy and tree planting
5 days ago
Prime
Kenya Personal Tax Growth Hits Four Year Low as Household Finances Tighten
5 days ago PrimeBanks Gain VAT Relief on Repossessed Collateral Sales After Finance Act Change
6 days ago PrimeKeNHA Updates Saudi Fund on Garissa-Mandera Road Progress
Jun 22 PrimeTwo Rivers: Kenya's First Dollar Real Estate Investment Trust Closes 103% Oversubscribed
Jun 22 PrimeNational Treasury Overhauls Infrastructure Framework to Drive Private Investments
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
3 days ago
Engineering
South Korean Researchers Engineer Silicon Nanotubes to Convert Waste Heat into Electricity
3 days 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
3 days ago
Architecture
San Diego's $3.8 Billion Terminal Named One of World's Most Beautiful Airports
4 days ago
Architecture
Why Misinterpreting Construction Documents Costs Contractors Millions
Jun 23
Prime
Kenyan Homeowners Turn to Secondary Wet Kitchens as Open-Plan Designs Lose Appeal
Jun 22 PrimeTop Global Airport Designer Hired for JKIA Overhaul as Kenyans Demand Matching Execution Standards
Jun 21 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
Vodacom Completes Acquisition of Additional Stake to Take Control of Safaricom
Companies
KenGen Plans to Triple Renewable Energy Pipeline to 5,500 Megawatts
23 hours ago
Companies
How Engineer Peter Njagi Turned Sh45,000 Sacco Loan into Family Oil Empire
1 day ago
Companies
Nairobi Water Advances Magadi Road Pipeline Relocation After Major Burst
1 day ago
Prime
Kenya Power Plans Major Smart Meter Rollout to Cut Revenue Losses
1 day ago PrimeElon Musk Widens Access to Digital Payment Venture X Money
3 days ago PrimeSpaceX Moves to Construct Eight-Mile Natural Gas Pipeline for Texas Launch Site
3 days agoDangote $40 Billion Listing Plan Sparks Unprecedented Investor Frenzy
3 days ago PrimeVW Eyes Cutting 100,000 Jobs and Shuttering Major Production Plants
3 days agoCounties
COUNTIES
Senate Probes Controversial Kakamega Gold Mining Project Following Petition by Residents
Counties
Mbita Residents Block Plan to Establish Asbestos Dumpsite on Lake Victoria Beach
10 hours ago
Counties
Nandi Hills: Kenya's Scenic Tea Town Where Rolling Green Hills Meet Daily Life
10 hours ago
Counties
Sio Port Pier Redevelopment Advances in Busia to Boost Lake Victoria Trade
15 hours ago
Prime
106 Laikipia Residents Receive KSh24.9 Million in Wildlife Compensation Payments
1 day ago PrimeRuto Highlights 729km of Nairobi Roads Under Routine Maintenance in Major Upgrade Drive
1 day ago PrimeDefence Principal Secretary Inspects Meru Hospital Expansion Works
3 days ago PrimeDefence Ministry Pushes Nanyuki Stadium Project Ahead of December Deadline
3 days ago PrimeGovernment Launches 23 Kilometre Rural Road Upgrade in Nyandarua County
3 days agoConstruction Technology
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
This Manhattan Skyscraper Is Covered in 200,000 Tiny Aluminium Bricks
Construction Technology
Seaweed Extract Cuts 3D-Print Time by 33% and Challenges the Case for Concrete
1 day ago
Construction Technology
Chinese Firm Builds 26-Story Tower From Steel Modules in Just 5 Days
4 days ago
Construction Technology
UK Social Housing Faces Costly Redesign as Climate Risks Shift to Summer
Jun 23
Prime
Timber Durability Masterclass Overcomes Sinking Soil at New Warriewood Centre
Jun 20 PrimeWhy Kenyan Builders Adopt Costly Aluminium Formwork Systems
Jun 17 PrimeWhy 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 13Site Safety
SITE SAFETY
10,000 Unsafe Buildings: NCA to Crack Down on Developers Adding Unauthorised Floors
Site Safety
Four Deaths in One Night: The Shocking Reality of Kenya's Male Suicide Crisis
Jun 16
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
Prime
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 11Africa
AFRICA
Dangote's $20 Billion Refinery Is Racing to Become the World's Largest
Africa
Better Than Talanta? Samia Suluhu Hassan Stadium Reaches 75 Percent Completion
1 day ago
Africa
Kenya Stalls Sh3.3bn Somalia Border Wall as US Reinforces Barriers
3 days ago
Africa
Five Nations Confirm Authority For 1,028 Km Coastal Highway Operation
Jun 23
Prime
South Africa's 2.6 Million Home Shortage Has a Vienna-Shaped Answer
Jun 23 PrimeAI Adoption in African Construction Threatens 30 Million Jobs
Jun 20 PrimeExplosions 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 17World
WORLD
518 billion dollars for multiple chip plants: South Korea wants to take over AI with Samsung and SK Hynix leading the way
World
Voyager 1 Approaches Historic One Light Day Distance Milestone From Earth
10 hours ago
World
Trump Wants Dulles Airport Rebuilt Into a World-Class Hub. Can America Deliver?
1 day ago
World
SpaceX Unveils Starpipe Plan to Fuel Starship Launches
4 days ago
Prime
Venezuela Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 589
4 days ago PrimeBack-to-back Earthquakes Hit Venezuela Killing at Least 32 and Injuring Hundreds
5 days ago PrimeParthenon Western Facade Finally Unscaffolded After Over Two Centuries
Jun 21 PrimeTracker: 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 19Affordable 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
4 days ago
Affordable Housing Program
Cabinet Secretary Wahome Tours Ol Kalou Housing Project as More Units Take Shape
Jun 23
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
How AI Data Centres Are Driving Massive Power and Water Consumption Worldwide
Technology
End of Diesel Era? China's Electric Heavy Trucks Hit 37 Per Cent of New Sales
10 hours ago
Technology
Business Leaders Urged to Embed AI into Core Operations at Nairobi Executive Breakfast
1 day ago
Technology
SunZia Goes Live as America's Largest Renewable Energy Build in History
2 days ago
Prime
IBM Introduces First Sub-1 Nanometer Chip Architecture to Tackle Compute Limits
3 days ago PrimeNew York Classrooms Introduce Humanoid Robot Teaching Assistants
3 days ago PrimeSikorsky S-64 Skycrane Bypasses Blocked Ground Routes to Deliver Heavy Infrastructure Components
3 days ago PrimeThe Panamax Era: How One Canal Shaped World Shipping
4 days ago PrimeHow US Could Win AI Race But Still Lose Tech Contest to China
Jun 22Events
EVENTS
June 30: Nanyuki Hosts Major Housing Innovation Expo
Events
WIRE Kenya to Host Workshop on Women's Access to Green Finance
1 day ago
Events
New Architects and Quantity Surveyors Honoured at BORAQS Graduates' Dinner in Nairobi
3 days ago
Events
Report: ACEK President's Networking Dinner 2026 Highlights Engineering Collaboration
3 days ago
Prime
Women in Real Estate Kenya and Design Source Plan Joint Anniversary Event
4 days ago PrimeCSA-TUK Holds Successful Inaugural Gala Dinner Celebrating Construction Students
Jun 22 PrimeKenya 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 17Lifestyle
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
Kenya's Bold Move: Cabinet Forms High-Level AI Committee to Dominate Regional Tech Race
News
Building in the UK Is About to Get 13% More Expensive, BCIS Forecasts.
12 hours ago
News
University of Nairobi Celebrates Lecturer Promoted to Full Professor of Pure Mathematics
15 hours ago
News
Big Win: Kenya Pipeline Company to Handle Rwanda Fuel Imports Under New Deal
15 hours ago
Prime
CRBC Lands Tatu City Towers Deal Days After KSh154 Billion JKIA Contract
16 hours ago PrimeUN Agency Uncovers Shocking Sh1.5 Billion Theft in Massive Kenyan Project
23 hours ago PrimeiTax System Locks Out Many Taxpayers as June 30 Filing Deadline Looms
1 day ago PrimeRuto Reaffirms Support for Entrepreneurs on World MSME Day in Nairobi
1 day ago PrimeNSSF Launches Tender for Major Mavoko City Development Project
1 day agoTrending
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Kenyatta Avenue Viaduct Progress: Nairobi's New Elevated Highway Takes Shape
Jun 14
KURA Announces 15-Day Nighttime Traffic Disruption on Busy Nairobi Road
Mar 07
Heavy Traffic on Mombasa Road as Floods Render Mlolongo-Cabanas Stretch Impassable
May 01
NCA Suspends Construction of Westlands High-Rise Following Structural Failure
Dec 17
Fire Destroys Dormitory Wing at St. Joseph's Seminary Senior School in Molo
May 31
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