Mega Projects Under Construction in Kenya

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a new cement factory being built

image hosted on flickr

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new residential areas being built

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A NEW 5 STAR HOTEL u/c OFF OF MOMBASA ROAD(that building used to be the USA embassy)

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Sh2.2bn business park to be built in the city
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President Mwai Kibaki lays the foundation stone with the Sameer Group of Companies Chairman Naushad Merali during the laying of the foundation stone at Sameer Business Park along Mombasa road in Nairobi on Thursday. The centre will cost more than Sh2.2 billion to complete. PHOTO/STEPHEN MUDIARI
By LUCAS BARASA Posted Thursday, October 30 2008 at 21:47

A ground-breaking ceremony for the first business outsourcing park in East Africa was held in Nairobi on Thursday.

Located along Nairobi’s Mombasa road, the proposed Sh2.2 billion ultra modern Sameer Business Park will have more than 500,000 square feet of offices, show rooms, coffee lounges and car parking facilities for at least 600 vehicles, chairman Naushad Merali said.

The park is to be completed in December, 2009. The second phase will see development of a modern hotel and conference facilities next to the park.

Creates jobs

President Kibaki, who inaugurated the construction, said the investment was a sign that the business climate in the country had improved.

“Our country is now ready to be a destination of choice for local and international investors,” he said. The President said the park will help ease unemployment among the youth, which stands at over three million.

“It is the private sector through investments like this, that creates jobs. I am pleased to see that one of the main business lines for this facility will be Business Process Outsourcing.

“The park will position Kenya to compete in the dynamic and rapidly growing ICT sector,” he said.

He said the Government wanted to make Kenya the top Business Process Outsourcing destination in Africa in five years and plans were in the pipeline to build a Business Process Outsourcing park “with world class infrastructure geared at attracting global businesses to Kenya to compete in the ICT sector.”

Speeded up

The Government has speeded up the improvement of roads, airports, seaports, electricity, water, telecommunications, railways and other supportive infrastructure to achieve this goal, he said.

“To ensure policy support for these measures at the highest level, we have now created Cabinet portfolios for Industrialisation, Trade, Nairobi Metropolitan Development and the Vision 2030.”

I would have posted the pics here if I knew how to. Maybe someone should help with that. The pics look great and its a pretty exciting project. A sign that things are moving in the right direction.

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Originally Posted by nairoberry

Love these machines

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Originally Posted by nairoberry

a new cement factory being built

image hosted on flickr

I missed that thread, a really wonderfurl one.
Do Kenya is self suffiscient in cement production ? This cement factory is private ?

For Sudan, there have been shortage of cement which made the price out of control.Now its more calm after they imported cement from egypt,india,thailan....
Fortunately, there will be 6 giant cement factories which will enter the production since november this year to the next year.

[Kenguy]

Originally Posted by africa500

I missed that thread, a really wonderfurl one.
Do Kenya is self suffiscient in cement production ? This cement factory is private ?

For Sudan, there have been shortage of cement which made the price out of control.Now its more calm after they imported cement from egypt,india,thailan....
Fortunately, there will be 6 giant cement factories which will enter the production since november this year to the next year.

I cant say that Kenya is self sufficient in cement production. The price of cement has risen a great deal in Kenya due to demand. We also have new cement plants being built and the old ones are being expanded at the moment. However, the increased capacity for cement is also aimed at the neighbouring countries whose construction industries are also on the rise.

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Originally Posted by Kenguy

I cant say that Kenya is self sufficient in cement production. The price of cement has risen a great deal in Kenya due to demand. We also have new cement plants being built and the old ones are being expanded at the moment. However, the increased capacity for cement is also aimed at the neighbouring countries whose construction industries are also on the rise.

South afrfrica is contributing to the cement shortage because of their preparations of 2010 world cup. lots of constructions going on.

But Kenya ,Ethiopia and Sudan are consuming too much cement too. Good to hear Sudan and Kenya Building new Plants. It will deacrease the price a little and speed most aproved projects.

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TOWARDS NAROK

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Proposed Office Block - International House Limited, Nairobi, Kenya, Area: 11 000 m2, Design Phase

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Centum Investments Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya, Area: 45 000 m2, Design Competition Winner 2008

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Proposed Apartments, Argwings Kodhek Road, Nairobi, Kenya, Current

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Proposed Office Block - Inernational House Limited, Nairobi, Kenya, Area: 9000 m2, Design Stage

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I like those apartments on Argwings Kodhek Road, very different from others in Nairobi.

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Originally Posted by nairoberry

Centum Investments Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya, Area: 45 000 m2, Design Competition Winner 2008

BEAUTIFUL... I love the rest but this one takes the trophy. Where will it be built?...Upperhill?

Thanx Nairoberry.

Can you also post it in the Eastern Africa development thread?

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Originally Posted by Kenguy

Where will it be built?...Upperhill?

i have no idea i just found the pictures on picasa. i tried to google for more info on the projects but didnt come up with anything.

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Originally Posted by nairoberry

Centum Investments Headquarters, Nairobi, Kenya, Area: 45 000 m2, Design Competition Winner 2008

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