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Nyayo House Torture Chambers ‘Were Not Designed as Such’
The Kanu regime converted the strongrooms at Nyayo House into torture chambers. The rooms were initially designed to store cash and sensitive and valuable documents from government departments, Ministry of Public Works architects told the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission on Tuesday. The ministry’s secretary of works, Mr Mutemi Muliungi, and the deputy chief architect, … Continue reading
Kibaki launches Sh3bn Kibera housing project
President Kibaki has officially launched the Sh3 billion Kibera People Settlement Development project that will result in the construction of 900 housing units. It also involves the construction of 230 business stalls, a nursery school, a social hall, a youth centre, three solid waste handling sheds, three toilet blocks and a boundary wall. Speaking during … Continue reading
‘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
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