Latest opinion stories from across Kenya.
The last 20 years of real estate boom in East Africa has changed our building landscape and inventory, as it quite rightly should have done. Our starting point was a region that was short of every kind of building, from housing, to shops,…
With Kenya’s current massive infrastructure development and spending, the need for steel building products no doubt is fueling multi-billion shilling investments in steel projects in the country. Ranging from local investors constructing…
In recent years we’re witnessing more and more oil companies adapting to the new rules of global sustainability trend. With the governments of oil-rich countries setting new bars for lower emissions and increased percentage of renewable…
The construction industry has become a key contributor to the country’s economic recovery since the meltdown in 2016 and adopting a maintenance culture is important. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently released Gross Domestic…
While access to drinking water is still a problem for 30% of the world’s population, Africa is still the continent that suffers most from it. The remedy, which must be the result of collective work between local governments, businesses and…
New coal power projects in developing countries go against China’s vision for South-South climate cooperation, writes Lili Pike. In the past year, Egypt signed contracts to build the world’s largest coal-fired power plant and broke ground…
South Africa’s energy sector has been plagued with controversy of late, leaving South Africans in the dark as to where the country’s energy future is headed and what it will take to keep the lights on. Be it the delays in the signing of…
At its core, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is driven by the coming together of physical and digital technologies. By gathering and analysing data from machines and robots, we are able to obtain insights into the health and performance…
Africa’s construction industry takes Mobile app technology in construction for granted, with contractors and project managers in the field using smartphones to take pictures, text message, and send and receive emails. However, construction…
The financial repercussion of not safeguarding the home from these unexpected events could cost an arm and a leg to simply replenish the damaged/lost items in the home
Africa has a steady and gradual growth rate in the last 15years. This is with an average GDP growth rate estimated at 4.5% in 2015. However, this is yet to show in corresponding job creation or significant economic transformation.…
Rural electrification agency (REA) a semi- self-governing entity that was established by an act of parliament. It was established to operationalize government rural electrification task. REA’s responsibilities and mandate are enshrined and…
Africa’s infrastructure backlog is well-documented, with the World Bank placing it at an annual value of approximately $93 billion a year, writes Gerald Gondo, RisCura. Globally, infrastructure is increasingly being considered as an…
Short supply of alternative affordable housing poses a major challenge for residents of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The overwhelmingly rising demand, makes it necessary to come up with alternative low-cost housing projects. There is a huge gap…
When specifying for timber construction, it is imperative to make a thorough study of elements, such as specific designs, site conditions, the National Building Regulations as well as timber quality, to ensure a successful project. The…
Technically, there is significant potential for hydropower in Africa. There are, however, two constraints to realizing this potential, commercial viability and lack of political structures. The current demand for power in sub-Saharan…
Most people would agree that Nairobi is one of the most pedestrian-unfriendly cities in the world, there is little planning for pedestrians. It is a city built for the motor vehicle, not for people who ride bicycles or walk. Few of the new…
Rapid urbanization will create both new opportunities and problems for Africa’s real estate market. Modular building could solve a few of those. Experts expect roughly 860 million people to migrate to cities between 2010 and 2050 in…
Global Concrete Admixtures Market: Overview Concrete admixtures are a range of chemicals added to concrete in order to enhance various characteristics of the concrete mixture. The primary properties of concrete targeted by concrete…
With booming construction industry in Africa the need for skilled labour force is badly needed to economically propel the continent forward By Anthony Kiganda A growing skilled labour shortage in Africa’s construction sector continues to…
Clients throughout Africa want more ‘bang for their buck’ from suppliers of towers and masts for their telecommunication projects. They prefer the convenience of turnkey solutions under one roof, from conceptualisation to commissioning.…
Geothermal energy is coming to Africa’s aid to meet its greatest challenge which is the provision of electricity to power its industries and stimulate socio-economic growth amongst its population. When you consider that 12percent of…
Although African countries are registering impressive economic growth, the continent has been facing several challenges that are deterring its upward trajectory. Key among them is inadequate road construction in Africa. In recent years…
