National Construction Authority says 18,000 contractors in Kenya registered
The National construction Authority (NCA) now says that 18,000 contractors from different fields in the construction industry in Kenya have been registered a move that it believes will boost safety in the industry.
Executive Director for National Construction Authority Mr. Daniel Manduku confirmed the reports and said that over 150,000 workers in the construction industry had been earlier accredited with an aim of enforcing order to the construction sector.
“We have now registered all contractors in Kenya and this move gives us the opportunity to regulate the industry in a structured manner with premium placed on safety of buildings and transfer of technology,” said Mr. Manduku.
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Construction of phase II of Mombasa port terminal in Kenya to begin
The construction of phase II of Mombasa port terminal in Kenya will start early 2017, Kenya Ports Authority managing director Gichiri Ndua has said. When complete, the second container terminal will provide and additional capacity of 470,000 and 550,000 TEUs.
Mr Ndua added that the construction project of phase II of Mombasa port terminal in Kenya will cost US$ 213m to complete.
He further pointed out that the Kenyan government had signed a US$241.3mn loan agreement with the government of Japan to help finance the project construction.
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Chinese firm signs deal with Tatu City in Kenya to construct infrastructure
Chinese firm Sinohydro, has signed an infrastructure construction deal with Tatu City in Kenya. The deal will see the water, sewerage and temporary road works developed.
The agreement worth US$ 4m will cater for basic infrastructure that will supplement the first phase of the project and another seven-kilometre temporary road will be constructed to help facilitate ongoing construction activities.
“We are pleased to extend our co-operation with Sinohydro, which has already successfully completed several stages of Tatu City’s infrastructure development,” said Tatu City Acting CEO Anthony Njoroge.
The 2,500-acre Tatu City in Kenya which is expected to be complete over the next year will host a number of international businesses like Dormans, Kim-Fay and Maxam.
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ARM Cement in Kenya to adopt new cement production technology
Cement manufacturer ARM Cement in Kenya has announced that it will launch a new technology in the production of cement, a move that will significantly reduce the cost of construction,the firm’s chief executive has announced.
Speaking during a construction expo organised by Totally Concrete East Africa in collaboration with ARM Cement, chief executive Pradeep Paunrana said that the expensive technology in the production of cement was pushing up the final of houses.
He noted that the high cost of houses had made it hard for Kenyans to own houses.
“We need to be more economical to keep prices of finished houses within reach for final users – something that will not cost an arm and a leg for a house of office owner. We can achieve this by ensuring that that the materials that go into the construction of housing units are cheaply sourced and technologies are there to help us do this,” he said.
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