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Watch where you build
Somewhere in Mlolongo on the outskirts of Nairobi, a major apartment block development is fast coming up only a stone-throw away from a recently completed bungalow. With hundreds of units envisaged, some of which have been sold on-plan, the housing development promises to be a major landmark in the area when completed. However, its completion … 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
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
Why local architects are losing jobs to their SA counterparts – Kathuli Patrick
During a recent regional conference held in Nairobi, my fears were confirmed that Kenyan architects were gradually losing jobs to fellow African competitors, especially South Africans. This is not a surprise as local architects seem to have resigned themselves to designing bad buildings. The days of good architecture in Nairobi and other towns are well … Continue reading
Developers ride roughshod over rules in hunt for profit
They say that in business, the customer is the king. But in Kenya’s booming property market, the opposite holds true, thanks to the biting housing shortage that has put potential buyers at the mercy of profit-minded developers. But it now seems that the developers’ profit motive is doing more harm than good to not only … Continue reading
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