Miradi mikubwa inayoendelea Kenya
Miradi mikubwa inayoendelea Kenya
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saadeque
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hii upperhill imekua tishio sasa
It's fast shaping up as the financial capital of Africa.....
NairobiWalker
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Kafrican
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year, i saw in the article that they are in talks with javabu and white lotus who are the same clients building hass tower, but is it really the same building, cause the hass tower tallest towor will be 300m and they plan to finish 2018, and for hass tower the 40storey smaller tower will be the hotel...That is Hass tower. They're simply going to rent Hass tower.
Fotr the building mentioned for hilton, they say completion in 2020 and it will be 330m tall, so which is which... we need some clarification here
Kafrican
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never mind, i got my answer, its the article that issued two confusing statements making you think they are talking about the same building when its two separate buildings. ...
Hilton Worldwide has announced plans to construct a 43-storey 255 room and suite hotel in Upperhill, Nairobi.
The announcement was made during the ongoing African Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) in Kigali, Rwanda.
The hotel will be Africa’s tallest building, Standing 330 meters high and is due to be opened in 2020...
Hilton Worldwide has announced plans to construct a 43-storey 255 room and suite hotel in Upperhill, Nairobi.
The announcement was made during the ongoing African Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) in Kigali, Rwanda.
The hotel will be Africa’s tallest building, Standing 330 meters high and is due to be opened in 2020...
Quickly
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330 m...... the height of ambition.
Smatta
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zii, nilikuwa namshow apige picha na gazeti ya jana ku prove ni yeye and I do the same thing tuone akina nani wame beat.
Smatta
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330 meters? Ile ya Avic ilikuwa ngapi? na Hass towers will still be in UpperHill, construction boom aise.
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did you know the shortest of the 132 tallest buildings in the world is above 300.
yani hata starndar ya kuingia kwa hio list is your building should be above 300m... Africa yetu jameni
Tallest buildings in the world (300 m+)
As of 2016, this list includes all 132 buildings (completed and architecturally topped out) which reach a height of 300 metres (984 ft) or more as assessed by their highest architectural feature. Seven of the last eight buildings to have held the record as ' tallest building' are still found in the list, with the exception being the North Tower of the original World Trade Center after its
destruction in the September 11 attacks of 2001 qqhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings
Kenya’s Centum to set up 20 educational centres across Africa
Centum which is a leading investment company listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange is set to launch 20 educational centres across Africa starting with its first International school chains in Kiambu by 2017.
Centum Investments Director, Mr. Chris Kirubi confirmed the reports and said that the educational centres across Africa will heavily impact and advance students with technology.
“Investing in teaching technology to students will not only drive more innovation but will also transform the country’s economy through transforming businesses,” Mr. Kirubi said.
He further explained that the initiative is part of the firms’ objectives in diversifying its investments.
He urged the Kenyan government to invest more in technology in schools so as to drive the African Innovation Revolution since Kenya is headlining innovation in Africa, more needs to be done to keep the momentum going.
Mr. Kirubi was speaking when he handed over about 10 computers to Starehe Boys Centre at his offices which was part of the donation he gave during the school 57th Founders Day.
Centum Investments which has partnered with SABIS® education network pointed out that the educational centres across Africa will offer all the students with high end education that will prepare them for the future and the changes and challenges that come in the globe.
SABIS® is headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon with a network of schools in 16 countries including the US, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates with a total of 70,000 students; they have implemented a proven, proprietary system and provide students with a top-quality education that prepares them to meet the challenges of a changing world.
Centum Investments, frequently known as Centum is a public East African investment company. It operates as an affiliate of the Kenyan government-owned Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC)
Already, Centum is involved in several projects in Africa including the mega 2 Rivers Mall and the construction of anexclusive city in Kilifi County.
Centum which is a leading investment company listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange is set to launch 20 educational centres across Africa starting with its first International school chains in Kiambu by 2017.
Centum Investments Director, Mr. Chris Kirubi confirmed the reports and said that the educational centres across Africa will heavily impact and advance students with technology.
“Investing in teaching technology to students will not only drive more innovation but will also transform the country’s economy through transforming businesses,” Mr. Kirubi said.
He further explained that the initiative is part of the firms’ objectives in diversifying its investments.
He urged the Kenyan government to invest more in technology in schools so as to drive the African Innovation Revolution since Kenya is headlining innovation in Africa, more needs to be done to keep the momentum going.
Mr. Kirubi was speaking when he handed over about 10 computers to Starehe Boys Centre at his offices which was part of the donation he gave during the school 57th Founders Day.
Centum Investments which has partnered with SABIS® education network pointed out that the educational centres across Africa will offer all the students with high end education that will prepare them for the future and the changes and challenges that come in the globe.
SABIS® is headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon with a network of schools in 16 countries including the US, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates with a total of 70,000 students; they have implemented a proven, proprietary system and provide students with a top-quality education that prepares them to meet the challenges of a changing world.
Centum Investments, frequently known as Centum is a public East African investment company. It operates as an affiliate of the Kenyan government-owned Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC)
Already, Centum is involved in several projects in Africa including the mega 2 Rivers Mall and the construction of anexclusive city in Kilifi County.
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Kenya’s Centum to set up 20 educational centres across Africa
Centum which is a leading investment company listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and Uganda Securities Exchange is set to launch 20 educational centres across Africa starting with its first International school chains in Kiambu by 2017.
Centum Investments Director, Mr. Chris Kirubi confirmed the reports and said that the educational centres across Africa will heavily impact and advance students with technology.
“Investing in teaching technology to students will not only drive more innovation but will also transform the country’s economy through transforming businesses,” Mr. Kirubi said.
He further explained that the initiative is part of the firms’ objectives in diversifying its investments.
He urged the Kenyan government to invest more in technology in schools so as to drive the African Innovation Revolution since Kenya is headlining innovation in Africa, more needs to be done to keep the momentum going.
Mr. Kirubi was speaking when he handed over about 10 computers to Starehe Boys Centre at his offices which was part of the donation he gave during the school 57th Founders Day.
Centum Investments which has partnered with SABIS® education network pointed out that the educational centres across Africa will offer all the students with high end education that will prepare them for the future and the changes and challenges that come in the globe.
SABIS® is headquartered in Beirut, Lebanon with a network of schools in 16 countries including the US, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates with a total of 70,000 students; they have implemented a proven, proprietary system and provide students with a top-quality education that prepares them to meet the challenges of a changing world.
Centum Investments, frequently known as Centum is a public East African investment company. It operates as an affiliate of the Kenyan government-owned Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC)
Already, Centum is involved in several projects in Africa including the mega 2 Rivers Mall and the construction of anexclusive city in Kilifi County.
Nilijua tu lazima ikajengwe Kiambu!....ha!...si mwenye kampuni tena wa kule kule!
Yes. Is it wrong?
Tim Choice
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Hhhhh.
Lake Turkana Wind Power begins turbine tests
Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd (LTWP) has commence testing the turbines at its Marsabit wind farm for power generation. The company is gearing up to start feeding the national grid with electricity next year.
The wind farm is expected to generate an initial 90MW by the second quarter of 2016 before reaching full capacity of 310MW by June 2017. The wind farm is also expected to play a critical role in reducing power costs in the country by increasing the amount of cheap electricity generated from renewable energy sources.
According to Phylip Leferink LTWP’s General Manager, the company has installed 40% or rather 155 of the 365 turbines needed, and had started testing them. The project is however considered to be the largest wind farm in Africa once completed.
“The Vestas turbines are already being tested for power generation. We expect to complete the installation process of the full wind farm by June 2017, with a turbine being installed daily,” said Leferink.
“By managing to hoist these turbines within the stipulated time, the team has not only achieved a technological feat, but also navigated through a logistical challenge of getting all the turbines in Loiyangalani, which is 1,200km from the port of Mombasa. This is a clear demonstration that we are on course to launch the largest wind farm in Africa on time,” he added.
Marsabit wind farm, sits on a 40,000 acres of land and is located in an area that receives steady wind throughout the year. However, LTWP has a 20-year deal to sell electricity at Sh8.6 per kilowatt/hour (kWh) to Kenya Power from its Marsabit wind farm.
The power will be evacuated and transmitted to the national grid through a double circuit 400kv, 428km transmission line currently being constructed by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco).
Other wind power projects that are in the pipeline include Kinangop Wind Park (Nyandarua County), Kipeto Energy Wind Park (in Kajiado County), and the planned Mount Meru Wind park (Meru County).
Nonetheless, KenGen is also undertaking expansion of its Ngong Wind Park. Some of these projects have faced delays due to a mix of challenges that include land acquisition. German development agency GIZ adds that inadequate transport infrastructure in areas with high potential for wind power plants has also slowed project implementation.
According to GIZ, high potential areas tend to be far from electricity demand centres. Security in reaching these areas can be of concern. The supply of auxiliary equipment, related services and the availability of technical know-how concerning wind generation is also limited.
Kenya relies heavily on renewables such as hydro-power and geothermal. However, the country aims to expand installed capacity to more than 6,000MW by 2017 through the commissioning of more power plants. Meanwhile, Kenya has installed power-generating capacity of 2,333 megawatts by the end of 2015, an increase from 1,800MW in 2013.
Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd (LTWP) has commence testing the turbines at its Marsabit wind farm for power generation. The company is gearing up to start feeding the national grid with electricity next year.
The wind farm is expected to generate an initial 90MW by the second quarter of 2016 before reaching full capacity of 310MW by June 2017. The wind farm is also expected to play a critical role in reducing power costs in the country by increasing the amount of cheap electricity generated from renewable energy sources.
According to Phylip Leferink LTWP’s General Manager, the company has installed 40% or rather 155 of the 365 turbines needed, and had started testing them. The project is however considered to be the largest wind farm in Africa once completed.
“The Vestas turbines are already being tested for power generation. We expect to complete the installation process of the full wind farm by June 2017, with a turbine being installed daily,” said Leferink.
“By managing to hoist these turbines within the stipulated time, the team has not only achieved a technological feat, but also navigated through a logistical challenge of getting all the turbines in Loiyangalani, which is 1,200km from the port of Mombasa. This is a clear demonstration that we are on course to launch the largest wind farm in Africa on time,” he added.
Marsabit wind farm, sits on a 40,000 acres of land and is located in an area that receives steady wind throughout the year. However, LTWP has a 20-year deal to sell electricity at Sh8.6 per kilowatt/hour (kWh) to Kenya Power from its Marsabit wind farm.
The power will be evacuated and transmitted to the national grid through a double circuit 400kv, 428km transmission line currently being constructed by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco).
Other wind power projects that are in the pipeline include Kinangop Wind Park (Nyandarua County), Kipeto Energy Wind Park (in Kajiado County), and the planned Mount Meru Wind park (Meru County).
Nonetheless, KenGen is also undertaking expansion of its Ngong Wind Park. Some of these projects have faced delays due to a mix of challenges that include land acquisition. German development agency GIZ adds that inadequate transport infrastructure in areas with high potential for wind power plants has also slowed project implementation.
According to GIZ, high potential areas tend to be far from electricity demand centres. Security in reaching these areas can be of concern. The supply of auxiliary equipment, related services and the availability of technical know-how concerning wind generation is also limited.
Kenya relies heavily on renewables such as hydro-power and geothermal. However, the country aims to expand installed capacity to more than 6,000MW by 2017 through the commissioning of more power plants. Meanwhile, Kenya has installed power-generating capacity of 2,333 megawatts by the end of 2015, an increase from 1,800MW in 2013.
Construction of Sh850m data centre in Nairobi begins
“The data centre will be built in two phases,” icolo.io Chief Executive Officer Ranjith Cherickel said yesterday during a media briefing. “The first phase will have a capacity of 42 racks, while the second will have 240,” he added.
A group of Kenyan investors under the trade name Icolo.io is building a Sh850 million data centre in Nairobi. The construction commenced last month and is set to be completed by the end of 2017. The data centre will be situated on land leased from Catholic University of Eastern Africa, and will span 27,000 square feet. “The data centre will be built in two phases,” icolo.io Chief Executive Officer Ranjith Cherickel said yesterday during a media briefing. “The first phase will have a capacity of 42 racks, while the second will have 240,” he added. This is the second centre after the firm last year broke ground in Mombasa in 2015, where it started the construction of another data centre worth Sh600 million. The Mombasa data centre is set to be completed by May 2017. Mr Cherickel said already, 40 companies have shown interest in taking space at the data centre once it is complete. “We already have three companies that have confirmed their interest and we will be negotiating three to five year contracts with them,” Cherickel said. “These companies are Aryaka, a company known for offering cloud caching solution, Node Africa, and a local bank that I cannot name due to confidentiality,” he added. In Mombasa, the icolo.io boss said they were targeting about 30 companies, but they have not registered any interests yet. He said that the Mombasa data centre has a capacity of 226 racks. Cherieckel explained that the reason his company was not interested in purchasing land for the construction of the data centres, was because the Kenyan land purchase system was filled with loopholes that made acquisition expensive and prone to court cases that could delay the project. “We have preferred to lease land for construction because we are an SME with little capital. Purchasing land in Kenya is expensive and you could face court cases that could stall your project,” Cherieckel averred. The CEO also said that icolo.io was especially targeting major banks in the country that found it difficult and expensive to construct their own data centres and preferred to outsource.
“The data centre will be built in two phases,” icolo.io Chief Executive Officer Ranjith Cherickel said yesterday during a media briefing. “The first phase will have a capacity of 42 racks, while the second will have 240,” he added.
A group of Kenyan investors under the trade name Icolo.io is building a Sh850 million data centre in Nairobi. The construction commenced last month and is set to be completed by the end of 2017. The data centre will be situated on land leased from Catholic University of Eastern Africa, and will span 27,000 square feet. “The data centre will be built in two phases,” icolo.io Chief Executive Officer Ranjith Cherickel said yesterday during a media briefing. “The first phase will have a capacity of 42 racks, while the second will have 240,” he added. This is the second centre after the firm last year broke ground in Mombasa in 2015, where it started the construction of another data centre worth Sh600 million. The Mombasa data centre is set to be completed by May 2017. Mr Cherickel said already, 40 companies have shown interest in taking space at the data centre once it is complete. “We already have three companies that have confirmed their interest and we will be negotiating three to five year contracts with them,” Cherickel said. “These companies are Aryaka, a company known for offering cloud caching solution, Node Africa, and a local bank that I cannot name due to confidentiality,” he added. In Mombasa, the icolo.io boss said they were targeting about 30 companies, but they have not registered any interests yet. He said that the Mombasa data centre has a capacity of 226 racks. Cherieckel explained that the reason his company was not interested in purchasing land for the construction of the data centres, was because the Kenyan land purchase system was filled with loopholes that made acquisition expensive and prone to court cases that could delay the project. “We have preferred to lease land for construction because we are an SME with little capital. Purchasing land in Kenya is expensive and you could face court cases that could stall your project,” Cherieckel averred. The CEO also said that icolo.io was especially targeting major banks in the country that found it difficult and expensive to construct their own data centres and preferred to outsource.
Work on Korean funded project at Kenya’s Konza Techno city to start
Nov 30, 2016
The construction of the second phase of the Korean funded project- Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) at the Konza Techno City is set to commence in the second quarter of 2017; this is according to the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat.
Julius Muia, Director General Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat confirmed the news and said that they have invested heavily in developing the master plan and critical infrastructure including roads, water and electricity, all of which are now at Konza city.
Also read:Construction of Konza techno city in Kenya boosts Nairobi image
“We want to move as quickly and as timely as possible to ensure that Konza City is a success. We had to get everything right, which is why we have invested heavily in developing the master plan and critical infrastructure including roads, water and electricity, all of which are now at Konza.
These fundamentals have enabled all envisioned development to now take off, with KAIST as the anchor tenant at Konza,” said Julius Muia, Director General Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat.
This initiative comes after the Kenyan and South Korean Governments agreed on the regulatory framework that will see the Asian nation put in approximately US$ 98m so as to set up the public research university at Konza Techno City.
Also read:Construction work on Konza technology city in Kenya to begin March
The establishment of the institution in Kenya will enhance the quality of higher learning while nurturing a technologically advanced population hence producing creative young talents and leaders.
Konza Technopolis Development Authority Chief Executive Officer, Engineer John Tonui laid out the progress of other critical support infrastructure that will establish Konza as an ICT hub and the driver of development in Africa.
Konza has already received over 400 expressions of interest from investors interested in setting up base at the Technopolis, some solicited while others have been solicited.
They include seven local universities; The University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Technical University of Kenya, Multimedia University and others.
KAIST is a public research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea and it is the first and top science and technology research university in Korea which has been the gateway to advanced learning, innovation, and a driving engine for the development of Korea for past four decades.
Nov 30, 2016
The construction of the second phase of the Korean funded project- Kenya Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) at the Konza Techno City is set to commence in the second quarter of 2017; this is according to the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat.
Julius Muia, Director General Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat confirmed the news and said that they have invested heavily in developing the master plan and critical infrastructure including roads, water and electricity, all of which are now at Konza city.
Also read:Construction of Konza techno city in Kenya boosts Nairobi image
“We want to move as quickly and as timely as possible to ensure that Konza City is a success. We had to get everything right, which is why we have invested heavily in developing the master plan and critical infrastructure including roads, water and electricity, all of which are now at Konza.
These fundamentals have enabled all envisioned development to now take off, with KAIST as the anchor tenant at Konza,” said Julius Muia, Director General Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat.
This initiative comes after the Kenyan and South Korean Governments agreed on the regulatory framework that will see the Asian nation put in approximately US$ 98m so as to set up the public research university at Konza Techno City.
Also read:Construction work on Konza technology city in Kenya to begin March
The establishment of the institution in Kenya will enhance the quality of higher learning while nurturing a technologically advanced population hence producing creative young talents and leaders.
Konza Technopolis Development Authority Chief Executive Officer, Engineer John Tonui laid out the progress of other critical support infrastructure that will establish Konza as an ICT hub and the driver of development in Africa.
Konza has already received over 400 expressions of interest from investors interested in setting up base at the Technopolis, some solicited while others have been solicited.
They include seven local universities; The University of Nairobi, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Technical University of Kenya, Multimedia University and others.
KAIST is a public research university located in Daedeok Innopolis, Daejeon, South Korea and it is the first and top science and technology research university in Korea which has been the gateway to advanced learning, innovation, and a driving engine for the development of Korea for past four decades.