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‘Ultra modern’ Milimani court building – A Poster Project of Corruption and Failure of the Architectural Profession.
It has now emerged that the ‘ultra-modern’ Milimani Law Courts building unveiled by President Mwai Kibaki earlier this year is yet another white elephant that cost the taxpayer a staggering Sh1 billion. Barely 10 months after it was commissioned, Chief Justice Willy Mutunga has sounded alarm over the safety of judicial staff and Kenyans using … Continue reading
Kenyan property boom crumbling, warn analysts
Fraud, high mortgage interest rates, and the resultant inflated housing prices may soon burst the property bubble enjoyed by developers in the past 10 years. This alarming realisation comes in the wake of the recent demolitions of houses in Syokimau and Lang’ata over fraudulent land deals and the skyrocketing bank interest rates as a result … Continue reading
The Leaning Tower of Mombasa Pulled Down
The leaning Tower of Mombasa has been pulled down. Have a look at what the contractor had to say. Source: NTV
The Leaning Tower of Mombasa
The image on the above, sent to the newsroom last weekend by Mombasa-based photographer Gideon Maundu, was as shameful as it was provocative. Somewhere in the Spaki neighbourhood of Mombasa a building under construction had given up a corner of its foundation and leaned precariously on one side, endangering the lives of both construction workers … Continue reading
A Stoned History of Nairobi by Kamau Mutunga
Architecture is said to be a societal affair. And good architecture can make a building appear as if it was planted, like it just sprouted. Think of the High Court, the All Saints Cathedral, City Hall and the Kenya Railways headquarters in Nairobi. Or the iconic Parliament Building with its English-style clock tower. It was … Continue reading
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