Chinese firm Wu Yi to carry out major road expansion in Kenya
China Wu Yi, a Chinese based firm is now expected to carry out a major road expansion in Kenya in the next few weeks.
China Wu Yi won the U$158Million project to expand the a 25km stretch of Waiyaki Way starting from James Gichuru Road junction to Mai Mahiu turnoff on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway.
The road expansion in Kenya which is expected to reduce the frequent traffic jams experienced in Kenya’s capital Nairobi is part of the World Bank-funded mega roads expansion project.
The other project that is in the World Bank mission is to converse of the 45.2km road between the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and Rironi into a superhighway.
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Dangote to nearly double production capacity across Africa in next three years
Dangote Cement, Nigeria's biggest listed company, said it aims to nearly double its production capacity over the next three years and half of its output by the end of 2019 will come from African plants outside its home market.
The company, majority owned by billionaire Aliko Dangote and Africa's biggest cement producer, plans new plants in Nigeria which will add between nine-million and 12-million tonnes to its existing capacity and will also expand production into Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Kenya and Zimbabwe, it said in a presentation on Tuesday.
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Property developers embrace new technology to cut costs
Property developers are embracing alternative technologies to cut costs and maximise the returns while still maintaining quality standards.
This is in response to the rising costs of construction and finance which have made housing unaffordable to many people.
Among the new technologies being applied is the expandable polystyrene system (EPS), which could replace the traditional brick-and-mortar process.
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Bidco Africa begins constructing beverage plant in Kenya
Bidco Africa which manufactures daily consumer products has began the construction of a US$ 40m beverage plant in Kenya with commissioning planned for mid 2017.
The new beverage plant in Kenya, to be constructed in Thika will comprise of a production and bottling facility for non-carbonated still drinks, carbonated soft drinks and water and will be funded by theInternational Finance Corporation (IFC).
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