saadeque
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the guy is serious with matters of infrastructure....Ashughulikie corruption and he will be the best prezzo kenya has ever had
Miradi mikubwa inayoendelea Kenya
Miradi mikubwa inayoendelea Kenya
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Yes...
Hii ndio inapitia nai park..
nimeona hii picha ya southern bypass nkaona niilete hapa...yani this view is just breathtaking
But lapsset ni kaa ilisahaulika.
Its seems so. But there is something going on.e.g..roads between Kenya,Ethiopia and S.Sudan,international airports(Isiolo).
mombasite gabriel
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The battle between naks,ksm and eldy is being fought all over the internet,everyone of them claiming the number 3 title..i believe these are signs of a decentralising economy
Cancer & Chronic Diseases Management Centre MTRH Eldoret campus, Kenya
CDM Building NOVEMBER 3D ACCamera
Background
The donor through the Indiana Institute for Global Health Kenya based in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States, and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) proposed a medical facility at MTRH Eldoret Campus with a very sketchy brief.
The brief statement to the Architect was “design a Centre for Cancer and Chronic Disease Centre Building and Cardiac Care Centre”.
The site was slightly over an acre located in between the main MTRH administration block and the Nyayo wards on west and east respectively. It fronted Nandi Road to the North and Ampath building on the South end.
There were existing structures to demolish – a very old psychiatry ward and a semi-permanent Tuberculosis clinic. A water desalination building was within the site and had to stay. Design therefore had to make this consideration.
The donor had a fixed budget with no variations allowed. Architects and design team had to design to the dollar.The brief was essentially non-existent and had to be developed by the Architect as the lead consultant (picked on the basis of experience with related health facilities funded by the client) and the medical practitioners at both Indiana University, USA and MTRH Kenya as well as Moi University Medical School Eldoret, Kenya.
Brief development therefore took long – from December 2011 to July 2012 – to firm up though there were still post contracts adjustments.
Firmed up Accommodation Schedule
The firmed up accommodation schedule consisted of; CCU – Cardiac Care Unit adjacent to Nyayo ward; CDM – Chronic Diseases Management Centre (Main building)and ; Radiology Oncology Centre (Radiotherapy wing) all covering a total plinth area 104,000sqft
Architectural Responses
Donor and Architect agreed to the use of locally available materials, labour and sustainable building technology. Health friendly finishing materials, mostly water based paints and natural stone external finishes, were to be used.
Design Concepts
The anchor facility as proposed by client was Radiology Oncology and Cancer Treatment Centre therefore forming the conceptual theme heavily borrowed from cancer treatment. From research and interviews, cancer is treated using three main approaches namely: Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Surgery.
Thus there exists a tripartite synergy and relation. To accentuate this relation, the architect used a tripartite design theme that consisted of three blocks (CCU, CDM and Oncology), the main storeyed block i.e. CDM Building (which has three floors, three wings and three atria) and three rectilinear wings also having three curvilinear edges mainly housing services and circulation (fire exits).
The courtyards afford the internal oriented clinics natural ventilation and natural lighting especially bearing in mind the geographical location of the site i.e. tropical climate with no extreme weather conditions. Ninety percent of all spaces are naturally lit and ventilated.
This being a public hospital with very little maintenance and operation budgets, the above considerations are important.
Solar power harvesting is also incorporated through a joint venture with Solar Energy Contractors. The building will produce enough energy for its use and even neighboring buildings.
Due to the sensitivity of the Medical equipment in this facility and other upcoming ones at MTRH campus, the institution shall now invest on a ring main power supply system that allows a dual power supply to cater for persistent Kenya Power supply cuts. There will also be a main back-up generator.A rain water harvesting reservoir of 150m3 is incorporated and constructed.
Medical Facility Requirements
Circulation areas are wide and straight to cater for high human traffic, waiting and movable medical equipment. The Corridors are over 2.4m wide. There is a gentle sloping ramp and properly finished for vertical circulation. The Ramp has 10% slope. This being a teaching hospital, lecture rooms and conference rooms have been incorporated. The second floor is dedicated to research; third floor to teaching and lecture with administration taking just a third of the floor.
The Radiology Oncology Wing
This is a unique facility requiring special design solutions mainly because in radiotherapy a potentially lethal dose of radiation is administered to patient and staff, visitors and general public must not be exposed.
The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Association) radiation protection and shielding standards have been met in the design.
The position of the radiotherapy unit is as important as the design safety requirements especially for the radiotherapy facilities (liner accelerators or cobalt 60.) Included are maze design interlocks and thick concrete walling (about 1.6m wide reinforced concrete).
The concrete contractor has to be competent to pour uniformly the concrete checking no weak points on the finished shielding walls.
The project commenced in December 2012 and is expected to end in January 2015.
Project Team
Client: Indiana University, USA
Architect: Atticspace Architects
Quantity Survey: Zimaki Consult
Civil and Structural Engineers: Maiyo and Partners
M&E Engineers: Metroeng Consultants
Environmental Experts: Eco Plan Management Limited
Main Contractor: Vishva Builders Limited
Electrical contractor: Reliable Electrical Engineers Ltd
Plumbing and Drainage: Plumbuild & Equipment Ltd
Mechanical Ventilation: Intercool Ventilation
Solar panel supply and installations: Solarworks Ltd
The Chandaria Cancer and Chronic Diseases Center under construction in Eldoret, Kenya,
The Lilly Endowment gift will help equip the oncology center at AMPATH’s new four-story Chandaria Cancer and Chronic Diseases Center.
The Sh 1 Billion Cancer and Heart Center which has been completed at the Moi Referral Hospital in Eldoret
Gallery
CDM Building NOVEMBER 3D ACCamera
Background
The donor through the Indiana Institute for Global Health Kenya based in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States, and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) proposed a medical facility at MTRH Eldoret Campus with a very sketchy brief.
The brief statement to the Architect was “design a Centre for Cancer and Chronic Disease Centre Building and Cardiac Care Centre”.
The site was slightly over an acre located in between the main MTRH administration block and the Nyayo wards on west and east respectively. It fronted Nandi Road to the North and Ampath building on the South end.
There were existing structures to demolish – a very old psychiatry ward and a semi-permanent Tuberculosis clinic. A water desalination building was within the site and had to stay. Design therefore had to make this consideration.
The donor had a fixed budget with no variations allowed. Architects and design team had to design to the dollar.The brief was essentially non-existent and had to be developed by the Architect as the lead consultant (picked on the basis of experience with related health facilities funded by the client) and the medical practitioners at both Indiana University, USA and MTRH Kenya as well as Moi University Medical School Eldoret, Kenya.
Brief development therefore took long – from December 2011 to July 2012 – to firm up though there were still post contracts adjustments.
Firmed up Accommodation Schedule
The firmed up accommodation schedule consisted of; CCU – Cardiac Care Unit adjacent to Nyayo ward; CDM – Chronic Diseases Management Centre (Main building)and ; Radiology Oncology Centre (Radiotherapy wing) all covering a total plinth area 104,000sqft
Architectural Responses
Donor and Architect agreed to the use of locally available materials, labour and sustainable building technology. Health friendly finishing materials, mostly water based paints and natural stone external finishes, were to be used.
Design Concepts
The anchor facility as proposed by client was Radiology Oncology and Cancer Treatment Centre therefore forming the conceptual theme heavily borrowed from cancer treatment. From research and interviews, cancer is treated using three main approaches namely: Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Surgery.
Thus there exists a tripartite synergy and relation. To accentuate this relation, the architect used a tripartite design theme that consisted of three blocks (CCU, CDM and Oncology), the main storeyed block i.e. CDM Building (which has three floors, three wings and three atria) and three rectilinear wings also having three curvilinear edges mainly housing services and circulation (fire exits).
The courtyards afford the internal oriented clinics natural ventilation and natural lighting especially bearing in mind the geographical location of the site i.e. tropical climate with no extreme weather conditions. Ninety percent of all spaces are naturally lit and ventilated.
This being a public hospital with very little maintenance and operation budgets, the above considerations are important.
Solar power harvesting is also incorporated through a joint venture with Solar Energy Contractors. The building will produce enough energy for its use and even neighboring buildings.
Due to the sensitivity of the Medical equipment in this facility and other upcoming ones at MTRH campus, the institution shall now invest on a ring main power supply system that allows a dual power supply to cater for persistent Kenya Power supply cuts. There will also be a main back-up generator.A rain water harvesting reservoir of 150m3 is incorporated and constructed.
Medical Facility Requirements
Circulation areas are wide and straight to cater for high human traffic, waiting and movable medical equipment. The Corridors are over 2.4m wide. There is a gentle sloping ramp and properly finished for vertical circulation. The Ramp has 10% slope. This being a teaching hospital, lecture rooms and conference rooms have been incorporated. The second floor is dedicated to research; third floor to teaching and lecture with administration taking just a third of the floor.
The Radiology Oncology Wing
This is a unique facility requiring special design solutions mainly because in radiotherapy a potentially lethal dose of radiation is administered to patient and staff, visitors and general public must not be exposed.
The IAEA (International Atomic Energy Association) radiation protection and shielding standards have been met in the design.
The position of the radiotherapy unit is as important as the design safety requirements especially for the radiotherapy facilities (liner accelerators or cobalt 60.) Included are maze design interlocks and thick concrete walling (about 1.6m wide reinforced concrete).
The concrete contractor has to be competent to pour uniformly the concrete checking no weak points on the finished shielding walls.
The project commenced in December 2012 and is expected to end in January 2015.
Project Team
Client: Indiana University, USA
Architect: Atticspace Architects
Quantity Survey: Zimaki Consult
Civil and Structural Engineers: Maiyo and Partners
M&E Engineers: Metroeng Consultants
Environmental Experts: Eco Plan Management Limited
Main Contractor: Vishva Builders Limited
Electrical contractor: Reliable Electrical Engineers Ltd
Plumbing and Drainage: Plumbuild & Equipment Ltd
Mechanical Ventilation: Intercool Ventilation
Solar panel supply and installations: Solarworks Ltd
The Lilly Endowment gift will help equip the oncology center at AMPATH’s new four-story Chandaria Cancer and Chronic Diseases Center.
The Sh 1 Billion Cancer and Heart Center which has been completed at the Moi Referral Hospital in Eldoret
Gallery
Sammuel999
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Eldy hapana mchezo.... But Nax iko mbele bado!!!
But I visited the Medical zone Eldoret MAHOSPITALI ZIMEJAAAAAA!!!!!......
NA AIRPORT.....
But I visited the Medical zone Eldoret MAHOSPITALI ZIMEJAAAAAA!!!!!......
NA AIRPORT.....
Namba bado itasomwa na wale
Resilient cities membership a good opportunity for Nairobi.
Read more at: Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero unveils city master plan
Resilient cities membership a good opportunity for Nairobi By Ferdinand Mwongela Updated Thu, June 2nd 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Send by mail Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Linkedin
Nairobi is easily recognisable anywhere you go beyond our borders. In most foreign cities, you would not miss someone who has been to Nairobi or plans to travel to Nairobi. On the continent, it is an even bigger name. Despite all its woes, the city has consistently featured on lists of fast growing African cities.
It has at different times been presented as a possible continental hub to rival South Africa’s Johannesburg.
When you talk to Nairobi residents, though, few understand how Nairobi makes it onto lists of African cities to watch despite unending problems that make living in the city a nightmare.
Those who work anywhere around the city centre, or even have to cross the CBD to an opposite side of the town in the morning, leave their houses hours early.
Five oclock in the morning is an accepted time to leave your house to be at work, 15 kilometres away, by 8am. Reports indicate that in the event of a minor tremor, most of the city would be levelled down - such is the poor quality of construction.
Let’s not even get to the questions of waste collection and provision of services. So when Nairobi joined the list of 100 Resilient Cities, few took notice.
It is after all not the first time the city is announcing one plan or another to lift the capital out of the mess it finds itself in. However, those in the know see this as a golden opportunity to grow the city’s management of stresses occasioned by different factors.
The recent floods left a bitter taste in the mouth — and a dent in the pockets — of many a Nairobian.
Read more at: Resilient cities membership a good opportunity for Nairobi
Resilient cities membership a good opportunity for Nairobi.
Read more at: Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero unveils city master plan
Resilient cities membership a good opportunity for Nairobi By Ferdinand Mwongela Updated Thu, June 2nd 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Send by mail Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Linkedin
Nairobi is easily recognisable anywhere you go beyond our borders. In most foreign cities, you would not miss someone who has been to Nairobi or plans to travel to Nairobi. On the continent, it is an even bigger name. Despite all its woes, the city has consistently featured on lists of fast growing African cities.
It has at different times been presented as a possible continental hub to rival South Africa’s Johannesburg.
When you talk to Nairobi residents, though, few understand how Nairobi makes it onto lists of African cities to watch despite unending problems that make living in the city a nightmare.
Those who work anywhere around the city centre, or even have to cross the CBD to an opposite side of the town in the morning, leave their houses hours early.
Five oclock in the morning is an accepted time to leave your house to be at work, 15 kilometres away, by 8am. Reports indicate that in the event of a minor tremor, most of the city would be levelled down - such is the poor quality of construction.
Let’s not even get to the questions of waste collection and provision of services. So when Nairobi joined the list of 100 Resilient Cities, few took notice.
It is after all not the first time the city is announcing one plan or another to lift the capital out of the mess it finds itself in. However, those in the know see this as a golden opportunity to grow the city’s management of stresses occasioned by different factors.
The recent floods left a bitter taste in the mouth — and a dent in the pockets — of many a Nairobian.
Read more at: Resilient cities membership a good opportunity for Nairobi
Kafrican
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You dont just become a member of resilient cities. .... after you apply then the most resilient are selected. .. inly 100 is maximum membership, if you fall off top 100 then you dont get the direct funding to build your resilienceNamba bado itasomwa na wale
Resilient cities membership a good opportunity for Nairobi.
Read more at: Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero unveils city master plan
Resilient cities membership a good opportunity for Nairobi By Ferdinand Mwongela Updated Thu, June 2nd 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Send by mail Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share on Linkedin
Nairobi is easily recognisable anywhere you go beyond our borders. In most foreign cities, you would not miss someone who has been to Nairobi or plans to travel to Nairobi. On the continent, it is an even bigger name. Despite all its woes, the city has consistently featured on lists of fast growing African cities.
It has at different times been presented as a possible continental hub to rival South Africa’s Johannesburg.
When you talk to Nairobi residents, though, few understand how Nairobi makes it onto lists of African cities to watch despite unending problems that make living in the city a nightmare.
Those who work anywhere around the city centre, or even have to cross the CBD to an opposite side of the town in the morning, leave their houses hours early.
Five oclock in the morning is an accepted time to leave your house to be at work, 15 kilometres away, by 8am. Reports indicate that in the event of a minor tremor, most of the city would be levelled down - such is the poor quality of construction.
Let’s not even get to the questions of waste collection and provision of services. So when Nairobi joined the list of 100 Resilient Cities, few took notice.
It is after all not the first time the city is announcing one plan or another to lift the capital out of the mess it finds itself in. However, those in the know see this as a golden opportunity to grow the city’s management of stresses occasioned by different factors.
The recent floods left a bitter taste in the mouth — and a dent in the pockets — of many a Nairobian.
Read more at: Resilient cities membership a good opportunity for Nairobi
So true. And rumour has it that Nax is more developed than Ksm. Ksm needs to fully utilise the planned port to stand its position as number 3.
True. In my opinion, eldy might also pass ksm. Kisumu has been developing too but slowly. Nax should be our fourth city.
Something good is also happening in Kisii, Kericho, Kitale and Meru..These are second tire cities which are now stepping on a fast lane of development after Devolution.
JKIA HERE WE GO!
Regulator tips JKIA to pass safety test key to direct US flights
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A section of the JKIA: To pass the audit, an airport has to score higher than 80 per cent during an annual assessment by ICAO. PHOTO | FILE
By GERALD ANDAE
Posted Tuesday, June 7 2016 at 16:19
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The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority says Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has complied with safety and management reforms required to facilitate direct flight to the US.
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The agency’s director general Gilbert Kibe said the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) assessors will conduct another audit on two pending technical issues before the country eventually gets the green light.
“The FAA officials will be coming back next month (July) to finalise on the two pending technical matters,” Mr Kibe said.
“The airport is at the final stages of compliance, which is a positive move towards Kenya’s attainment of category one status to allow direct flights between Nairobi and Washington before the end of the year.”
The FAA safety inspectors will be reporting back on the progress that the airport has made so far at their headquarters in the US.
After the ongoing audit, the FAA will report to the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) that will set a date for the final audit of the airport before Kenya is declared a Category One country.
Under the IASA programme, the FAA determines whether another country’s oversight of its air carriers that operate, or seek to operate, into the US, or code-share with a US air carrier, complies with safety standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
The Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2015, has been the only pending item in Kenya’s quest in attaining Category One status. The proposed law is with the House Committee on Transport.
Kenya has been implementing a raft of recommendations by the US government to enhance security, among them separation of passenger arrival and departure terminals, clearing the flight path and fencing off the airport.
New arrival terminals 1E and 1A are currently operational at the JKIA and will be commissioned this month, marking a major step in the ongoing expansion and modernisation of the region’s busiest airport where passenger arrivals are expected climb to 864,959 this year from 823,770 in 2015.
Inching closer
To pass the audit, an airport has to score higher than 80 per cent during an annual assessment by ICAO.
Kenya has tried twice but failed, scoring 66 per cent and 78.42 in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
Last September JKIA scored 78 per cent, inching closer to passing the FAA test.
The second class status of JKIA at the moment means passengers flying from Kenya to the US have to transit through Europe, the Middle East or any of the four African countries whose airports have achieved the Category One status. These are South Africa, Ethiopia, Cape Verde, and Nigeria.
Regulator tips JKIA to pass safety test key to direct US flights
A section of the JKIA: To pass the audit, an airport has to score higher than 80 per cent during an annual assessment by ICAO. PHOTO | FILE
By GERALD ANDAE
Posted Tuesday, June 7 2016 at 16:19
In Summary
- To pass the audit, an airport has to score higher than 80 per cent during an annual assessment by ICAO.
- Kenya has tried twice but failed, scoring 66 per cent and 78.42 in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
- Last September JKIA scored 78 per cent, inching closer to passing the FAA test.
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority says Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) has complied with safety and management reforms required to facilitate direct flight to the US.
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The agency’s director general Gilbert Kibe said the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) assessors will conduct another audit on two pending technical issues before the country eventually gets the green light.
“The FAA officials will be coming back next month (July) to finalise on the two pending technical matters,” Mr Kibe said.
“The airport is at the final stages of compliance, which is a positive move towards Kenya’s attainment of category one status to allow direct flights between Nairobi and Washington before the end of the year.”
The FAA safety inspectors will be reporting back on the progress that the airport has made so far at their headquarters in the US.
After the ongoing audit, the FAA will report to the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) that will set a date for the final audit of the airport before Kenya is declared a Category One country.
Under the IASA programme, the FAA determines whether another country’s oversight of its air carriers that operate, or seek to operate, into the US, or code-share with a US air carrier, complies with safety standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).
The Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2015, has been the only pending item in Kenya’s quest in attaining Category One status. The proposed law is with the House Committee on Transport.
Kenya has been implementing a raft of recommendations by the US government to enhance security, among them separation of passenger arrival and departure terminals, clearing the flight path and fencing off the airport.
New arrival terminals 1E and 1A are currently operational at the JKIA and will be commissioned this month, marking a major step in the ongoing expansion and modernisation of the region’s busiest airport where passenger arrivals are expected climb to 864,959 this year from 823,770 in 2015.
Inching closer
To pass the audit, an airport has to score higher than 80 per cent during an annual assessment by ICAO.
Kenya has tried twice but failed, scoring 66 per cent and 78.42 in 2013 and 2014 respectively.
Last September JKIA scored 78 per cent, inching closer to passing the FAA test.
The second class status of JKIA at the moment means passengers flying from Kenya to the US have to transit through Europe, the Middle East or any of the four African countries whose airports have achieved the Category One status. These are South Africa, Ethiopia, Cape Verde, and Nigeria.
Yeah, though kisii will be a disaster on the part of transport with it's narrow roads
Yeap.The kind of traffic jams experienced here is something else.To make it worse..The place is hilly and that is why the cbd is developing skywards