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NEWS
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 PrimeZimbabwe Prepares New Multi-Purpose Arena Construction at Mount Hampden
6 days ago 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 PrimeLang'ata Road Expansion: KURA to Remove Madaraka Roundabout Under Ongoing ITS Project
5 days agoInfrastructure
INFRASTRUCTURE
Major Design Shifts Ahead as Parliament Approves New Road Infrastructure Bill
Infrastructure
US Largest Power Grid Operator Files Proposal That Could Disconnect New Data Centers First
1 day ago
Infrastructure
Status of Rironi-Naivasha Highway Earthworks and Structural Civil Progress Detailed
1 day ago
Infrastructure
Inside Mombasa Facility Powering Regional Maritime Operations
2 days ago
Prime
Mombasa and Lamu Ports Prepare for Arrival of 57 Ships
2 days ago PrimeCabinet Secretary Addresses Kenya Infrastructure Limits
2 days ago PrimeExcavation Continues at Kapkatet Stadium Under Defence Watch
3 days ago PrimeExcavation Starts Friday at Kipchamba Stadium After Site Fencing
3 days ago PrimeKeNHA Opens Procurement Drive for Technology Under World Bank-Funded Highway Programme
3 days agoReal Estate
REAL ESTATE
Why Swiss Apartment Designs Are Removing Central Corridors
Real Estate
Investor Moves to Reinstate Lawyer Fraud Prosecution Over Kilimani House Sale
1 day ago
Real Estate
Why Karen Luxury Mansion Price Tag Has Real Estate Market Talking
2 days ago
Real Estate
Why Real Estate Investments May No Longer Offer Kenya's Highest Returns
6 days ago
Prime
NSSF Twin Towers Construction Progress: Raft Foundation Casting Underway as Piling Continues
Aug 06 PrimeFlatiron Building Sells First Condo for $15.65 Million in Residential Shift
Aug 06 PrimeTuju's Second Karen Estate Faces Auction in Sh4.5 Billion Loan Dispute
Aug 03 PrimeCourt Clears KCB To Auction Cytonn's Cysuites Hotel Over Sh425m Debt
Aug 03 PrimeCheap or Costly? Mortgage Choice Decisions Save Millions for Homebuyers
Aug 02Road Safety
ROAD SAFETY
Seven Dead as Matatu Carrying Dowry Entourage Rolls in Makueni
Road Safety
MPs Urged to Use NG-CDF Funds for Road Safety as Boda Boda Deaths Persist
5 days ago
Road Safety
Escaping Mombasa Road Traffic: Why Motorists are Turning to the Makindu-Wote Route
6 days ago
Road Safety
Mixed Reactions as Bungoma County Installs Road Spikes to Stop Illegal U-Turns
Aug 09
Prime
Could Boda Boda Trolley Help End Road-Damaging Cargo Transport in Kenya?
Aug 09 PrimeMulti-Vehicle Crash Blocks Mai Mahiu Escarpment Road
Aug 04 PrimeFormer KETRACO Director Questions 30 km/h Speed Limit on Likoni Road
Aug 03 PrimeWhat on Earth? Couple Robbed and Assaulted After Vehicle Plunges Off Road at Kikuyu Junction
Jul 30 PrimePolitical Motorcades are Leaving a Trail of Deaths on Kenyan Roads
Jul 29Industry Insights
INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Section 11 Provisions: What Surveyors Must Confirm Before Registering Sectional Plans
Industry Insights
Underground Vault Complex Rises Beneath Swiss Alps for Ultra-Wealthy Clients
2 days ago
Industry Insights
US Crane Giant Manitowoc Wins Tariff Battle Against Japanese Imports
2 days ago
Industry Insights
Kenyan Surveyor Uncovers 1952 Map Labeling Waiyaki Way as Sclater's Road
4 days ago
Prime
Experts Propose Split Energy Storage Plan for Kenya Power Grid
4 days ago PrimeUK to Demolish Major Motorway Bridge Near Birmingham Airport Over Safety Concerns
5 days ago PrimeMajor Blow for Salford Skyscraper as Approval Thrown Out Over Conflict of Interest
5 days ago PrimeACWA Power Finishes Construction on Saudi Arabia's Landmark $8.4B Green Hydrogen Plant
5 days ago PrimeWhy Construction Experts Are Calling This 423-Metre New York Skyscraper Masterclass in Engineering
6 days agoAlerts
ALERTS
NOAA Warns Historic El Niño May Ocean-Warming Event
Alerts
Kenya Power Lists Areas to Face Electricity Disruption Sunday
17 hours ago
Alerts
Fire Breaks Out in Residential Houses Near Kangemi Post Office
3 days ago
Alerts
High-Risk Kenya Counties Revealed Ahead of 2026 El Niño
4 days ago
Prime
Token Price Alert: Kenya Power Warns Rapid Wind and Solar Growth Could Drive Up Power Bills
5 days agoGovernment Maps Out 18 High-Risk Counties Ahead of Expected Heavy Rains
6 days agoMulti-Vehicle Crash Reported Near Kijabe Along Nairobi-Nakuru Highway
6 days ago PrimeKURA Flags Partial Outer Ring Road Closure for Gantry Removal
Aug 06 PrimeDrones Deployed to Fight Fire on 151-Meter Tower
Aug 06Finance
FINANCE
Sh460 Billion Infrastructure Bond Bids Highlight Shift in Investor Appetite
Finance
David Ndii Endorses New Economic History Book Explaining Kenya Public Debt Dynamics
18 hours ago
Finance
Treasury Table Major Infrastructure Policy in National Assembly
1 day ago
Finance
August Infrastructure Bonds Oversubscribed as Bids Hit KSh460 Billion
3 days ago
Prime
Private Investor Could Take Over Nairobi-Mombasa Highway Under New KeNHA Plan
5 days ago PrimeNCBA Takes Fresh Control of Multiple Hauliers in Sh7.2bn Debt Row
6 days agoState Already Using Infrastructure Fund to Upgrade JKIA, President Ruto Says
6 days ago PrimeStock or Real Estate? The Sh9 Billion Waterfront Mall Sale Revives Investment Debate
Aug 09 PrimeMillions of Views, Empty Pockets: Digital Creators Face Financial Crisis
Aug 03Engineering
ENGINEERING
Delegates Visit KeNHA Pavilion as Engineering Conference Enters Second Day
Engineering
Engineers Push for Structural Reforms at Naivasha Infrastructure Summit
2 days ago
Engineering
Why Dongo Kundu Bypass Has This Huge Tunnel Near Mombasa Airport
3 days ago
Engineering
Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir Opens Major Engineering Summit in Naivasha
4 days ago
Prime
Cable-Stayed or Suspension Bridge: Structural Engineering Differences Explained
6 days ago PrimeEngineers Face Massive Logistics Hurdles Moving 80-Metre Wind Turbine Blades
Aug 06 PrimeEngineers Turn Household Lightbulb Concept Into Industrial Chemical Reactor
Aug 04 PrimeUS Fusion Firm Signs Five-Year Government Deal to Advance Energy Infrastructure Tech
Aug 04 PrimeHow Energy Engineers Restored Depleted Deep Underground Geothermal Well
Aug 02Opinion
OPINION
College Students Using Autonomous AI Agents to Finish Entire Online Courses
Opinion
Beyond Politics: Will Kenya's Affordable Housing Debate Ever End?
2 days ago
Opinion
KSh5.3 Trillion 2027/28 Budget: What It Means for Kenya's Construction Sector
5 days ago
Opinion
How Millions of Cameras Could Change How Kenya Experiences the 2027 Election
6 days ago
Prime
Why Full Rironi-Mau Summit Dualing Cannot be Completed Before Elections 2027
Aug 05 PrimeYoung Professionals Regret Rural Home Construction as Investment Debate Grows
Jul 30 PrimeUK Fire Incidents Tied To Solar Panels Double Since 2020
Jul 27 PrimeConstruction Apprentices Quit In Droves As Britain Fails To Build Enough Homes
Jul 26 PrimeAnalyst Challenges Sakaja KSh 1 Trillion Nairobi Rail Plan
Jul 26Architecture
ARCHITECTURE
Supreme Court Filings Reveal Extensive Gold Details for White House Ballroom
Architecture
New York Constructs 1,029-Foot Skyscraper Featuring Drop Ride in Sky
2 days ago
Architecture
Historic Manor Owner Sues Architect Over £400,000 Pipework Claim
2 days ago
Architecture
Sauerbruch Hutton and Studio Gang Selected to Redesign German House Skyscraper
2 days ago
Prime
Shenzhen Unveils Timber-Vaulted Public Hub in Pingshan
Aug 09Controversial Architectural Design Rising at Cape Town V&A Waterfront Prompts Public Reaction
Aug 09 PrimeGreat Lakes University Council Approves Design for New Kisumu Campus
Aug 08 PrimeArchitects Design Full Experiences Beyond Buildings Alone
Aug 06 PrimeWhy Architects And Contractors Must Collaborate As UK Heatwaves Worsen
Aug 04Companies
COMPANIES
Chinese Automaker Unveils Massive Battery Pack EV Offering High Output
Companies
World Largest Battery Electric Aircraft Flies 27 Minutes for $5
18 hours ago
Companies
Tesla Unveils Long-Awaited Roadster Following Decade-Long Wait
18 hours ago
Companies
Dangote Petroleum Refinery Plans Retail IPO, Rules Out Foreign Listing
1 day ago
Prime
OpenAI Annualized Revenue Crosses $40 Billion Target Ahead of IPO
1 day ago PrimeTesla Cybertruck Turned Into World's Largest Remote-Control Vehicle
1 day ago PrimeMagadi Township Facing Economic Crisis After Industrial Soda Ash Operations Halt
1 day ago PrimeChery Acquires Nissan Assembly Plant in South Africa
2 days ago PrimeWhy Apple expands iPhone production in India and what it means for supply chains
2 days agoCounties
COUNTIES
Lower Nzoia Irrigation Project: Compensation Payment Date Nears for Siaya and Busia Residents
Counties
Kiambu Modern Market Nears Completion as New Facilities Take Shape
17 hours ago
Counties
Tharaka Nithi Road Construction Advance as State Pushes Rural Upgrades
18 hours ago
Counties
Progress Reported at Kapsabet Stadium as Regional Infrastructure Expands
1 day ago
Prime
KES 1B National Injection Revives Kakamega Level 6 Hospital
1 day ago PrimeDefence Ministry Inspects Ongoing Construction Works at Kapsabet Hospital
1 day ago PrimePresident Ruto Inspects Nzoia Sugar Factory Upgrades in Bungoma
1 day ago PrimePhase II Works Begin on Kiamaina-Gathuthuma-Kianjagi Road
1 day ago PrimeNandi Inspection Reveals Four-Month Completion Target for Meteitei Hospital
2 days agoConstruction Technology
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Recycled Tires in Foundation: Innovation or Construction Mistake?
Construction Technology
Are Precast Wall Panels Safe, or Are Architects Right to Hesitate?
7 hours ago
Construction Technology
Why Alvar Aalto's Human-Centred Designs Still Shape Modern Architecture
3 days ago
Construction Technology
Why Adding New Technology May Actually Be Ruining Your Construction Site Efficiency
4 days ago
Prime
How the Shipping Container Was Invented and Changed Global Trade
6 days ago PrimeTrump Orders Rebuild Of $5 Million White House Helipad Over Slope Complaint
Aug 05 PrimeIslanders Sue Cement Maker Over Climate Crisis
Jul 30 PrimeWhy the Construction Industry Moved From Twisted Bars to Ribbed Reinforcement Steel
Jul 29 PrimeCarbon-Capturing Concrete Makes Nairobi Debut as Questions Surround New Technology
Jul 28Site Safety
SITE SAFETY
Construction Sites Lacking Toilets Will Be Shut Down, Mutua Warns
Site Safety
Five Killed as Gold Mine Collapses in Narok
Jul 22
Site Safety
Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Accused Official in South C Building Collapse Case
Jul 20
Site Safety
NCA Under Scrutiny as Construction Resumes on Previously Halted Nairobi Building
Jul 19
Prime
Twin Killed, Brother Injured in Kamandura Road Grader Accident
Jul 16 PrimeManhattan high-rise stable after emergency works on buckled columns
Jul 10 PrimeHow Nicole Omondi Survived an Alleged Sixth-Floor Fall: The Physics of Impact and Why Survival Is Rare
Jul 09 PrimeUK Construction Deaths Hit Record Low, But the Industry Is Still the Deadliest
Jul 02 Prime10,000 Unsafe Buildings: NCA to Crack Down on Developers Adding Unauthorised Floors
Jun 30Africa
AFRICA
Why Africa's Largest Industrial Economy Commits $1.65 Billion to Youth Funding
Africa
Ethiopia Unveils $12.5 Billion Design for Bishoftu International Airport
7 hours ago
Africa
Ethiopia Begins Construction on Major New MIG Arena in Addis Ababa
18 hours ago
Africa
Kenya and Mauritius Join African Coalition Demanding Deep-Sea Mining Moratorium
18 hours ago
Prime
1972 Decision That Fixed Africa Railway Gauge Standard
18 hours ago PrimeKenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia to Review LAPSSET Financing Commitments
1 day ago PrimeGhana Widens Lead as Africa Top Gold Producer With Record $20B Exports
2 days ago PrimeWhy Botswana Faces Power Generation Deficits
2 days agoUganda Capital Move to Nakasongola: What Is Really Happening?
2 days agoWorld
WORLD
How Singapore Grew 28% Larger by Importing Neighbours' Sand
World
V.C. Bird International Modernizes Airfield with Advanced LED Lighting System
2 days ago
World
Time Running Out: Colombia Reverses Course, Requests Foreign Rescue Teams After Deadly Earthquake
3 days ago
World
PHOTOS: Solar Eclipse Plunges Parts of Europe Into Darkness
3 days ago
Prime
China W: Unitree IPO Oversubscribed More Than 5,500 Times as Investors Bet on Humanoid Robots
5 days ago PrimeUS Has Revoked More Than 175,000 Visas Under Trump Administration
5 days ago PrimeWuhan Greenland Center: The Story of Why Chinese Skyscrapers No Longer Exceed 500 Metres
6 days ago PrimeLong March 7A Rocket Explodes 85 Seconds After Liftoff in Setback for China
6 days agoUS Diplomatic Mission Expands with $537M Lagos Facility Construction
6 days agoAffordable Housing Program
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM
State Halts Housing Levy Cash Parking in Treasury Bills
Affordable Housing Program
Thika Housing Project Advances With High-Rise Blocks
1 day ago
Affordable Housing Program
Sh206 Billion Pumped Into Housing Programme as Nationwide Construction Expands
2 days ago
Affordable Housing Program
Court Declines to Lift Suspension of Tata Chemicals Magadi Operations
3 days agoPS Omollo Challenges Kenya Beyond 2030 Debate Over Housing Priorities
4 days ago PrimeState Security Agency Enforces Site Safety as Multi-Storey Housing Projects Advance
Aug 09 PrimeMombasa Faces Housing Pressure as Nyali Construction Advances
Aug 06 PrimePresident Ruto Unveils Plan for 180,000 Student Hostels
Aug 03 PrimeAffordable Housing Programme Debate Intensifies Over Slum Eradication Claims
Jul 31Technology
TECHNOLOGY
US Demands Total Loyalty in Global AI Battle Against China
Technology
Replacing One Coal Power Plant Takes More Solar Panels Than a Simple Swap
3 days ago
Technology
Indian Workers Are Filming Their Jobs to Train AI Robots That Could Replace Them
3 days ago
Technology
Engineers Fire Novel Space Thruster Built to Cut Mars Journey Times
4 days ago
Prime
Faster Than a Fighter Jet: Chinese Maglev Model Reaches 497 MPH in 5.3 Seconds
4 days ago PrimeUS Agency Commits $32M to Automate Stroke Intervention Robotics
Aug 09 PrimeSupercomputing Targets 95,000-Ton Nuclear Fuel Recycling Challenge
Aug 08 PrimeChina Deploys Self-Powered Solar Robots That Clean Panel Arrays
Aug 06 PrimeItalian CNC Robot Carves Full-Size Marble Tyche Statue
Aug 06Events
EVENTS
Kenya Submits Official Bid to Bring 2029 World Athletics Championships to Nairobi
Events
BORAQS Set For September CPD Seminar On Resilient Infrastructure
Aug 07
Events
Nairobi to Host the Largest Solar Energy Exhibition in East Africa
Jul 27
Events
BuyRentKenya, Village Market Return With Sixth Luxury Living Design Expo
Jul 16
Prime
Nairobi To Host China Trade Week's 11th Edition This July
Jul 09 PrimeEngineering Leaders Call for Better Project Preparation to Attract Investment
Jul 09 PrimeIEK Women Engineers Committee Heads to Nakuru for Second Annual Summit
Jul 03 PrimeInfiltrators Climb Empire State Building Spire for Rooftop Engagement
Jul 02 PrimeEast Africa's Biggest Construction Trade Show Returns to Nairobi This July
Jul 02Jobs
JOBS
Kenyan Youths Turn Hobbies Into Paid Businesses As Formal Jobs Shrink
Jobs
Court Rules Against Employers Firing Workers Recovering From Sickness
Aug 04
Jobs
Kenya Railways and Communications Authority Invite Applications for Open Positions
Aug 04
Jobs
Fake Overseas Job Offers Trap More Kenyan Jobseekers in Asian Cybercrime Scams
Aug 03
Prime
Virtual Job Interviews Hide Personality, Warns Andy Burnham
Aug 02Supreme Court Validates Tax Waivers for Japanese Infrastructure Firms
Jul 24 PrimeYoung Jobseekers are Turning To Skilled Trades As AI Anxiety Drives Blue-Collar Influencer Craze
Jul 24 PrimeWhy Ghosting Your Employer Could Cost You Up to Sh3.2m
Jul 24 PrimeKenya to train youth for $17bn Dangote Lamu refinery jobs
Jul 16Lifestyle
LIFESTYLE
Why Investors Are Targeting Nanyuki for Major Real Estate Projects
Lifestyle
Revealed: What is killing young Kenyan men in their prime years
1 day ago
Lifestyle
Watching Too Much Television in Middle Age Linked to Brain Shrinkage Later in Life
6 days ago
Lifestyle
Harry Potter Fans Force Rerouting of £430 Million Subsea Power Link
6 days agoArt Market Faces Glut as Boomers Pass Down Trillion-Dollar Legacy
Aug 04 PrimeCapital Shifts to Emerging Asset Classes as Technology and Urbanisation Redesign Market
Aug 04 PrimeWhy Lone Wolf Mentality Fails Kenyan Men Facing Sudden Grief
Jul 11 PrimeHidden Costs Turn Kenyan Dream Homes Into Expensive Weekend Residences
Jul 09 PrimeSpain Welcomes 36.8 Million International Tourists in Five Months
Jul 08East Africa
EAST AFRICA
Tanzania Prepares Commissioning of 2,115MW Nyerere Hydropower Project
East Africa
Why Kigali Urban Housing Model Is Raising Questions for Kenya
1 day ago
East Africa
Kenya Pushes Ahead With Massive 200-Kilometre Expressway Connecting Regional Trade Routes
1 day ago
East Africa
Kenya and Tanzania Push Rail Network Connections to Regional Neighbors
2 days ago
Prime
East Africa Linked to 56 Billion Dollars in Regional Refinery Proposals
2 days ago PrimeKenya and Tanzania Revive Plan to Link SGR Networks Across East Africa
3 days ago PrimeSouth Sudan Embassy in Nairobi Closed Over Unpaid Rent
4 days ago PrimeUNEP Backs Plan to Cut Emissions Along East Africa Freight Corridor
5 days agoNews
NEWS
Government Unveils New Plan to Protect Farmers Amid Drought
News
Huge Offshore Salmon Farm Havfarm 1 Anchors in Norwegian Waters
7 hours ago
News
700,000 Flowers Transform Brussels Grand-Place Into Hokusai Wave
17 hours ago
News
Kenya Ports Authority Intensifies Maritime Security Implementation at Port of Mombasa
17 hours agoHow World Saw Statue of Liberty in Pieces Before Assembly
18 hours ago PrimeNational Urban Street Guidelines Detail Requirements for Urban Tree Preservation and Walkway Design
19 hours ago PrimeWhy KeNHA and LSK Are Redefining Their Working Relationship
1 day ago PrimePresident Ruto Commends Progress at Nzoia Sugar Factory Upgrade
1 day ago PrimeMwache Dam Hits 90 Percent Completion as Community Talks Continue
1 day 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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