By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Business Daily
Kenya’s National Treasury is considering toll concessions worth 42.26 billion shillings for two major bypasses in Nairobi and Mombasa. The contracts would cover these roads under private concessions, reports Business Daily, citing its correspondent Marion Sitawa.
The registration number of the collapsed building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, does not appear on the public portal of Kenya’s National Construction Authority. The authority had said the project was registered and identified its developer, while Governor Johnson Sakaja confirmed there was no certificate of occupation, reports Tuko.
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Kenya Railways is reorganising minibus matatu stops around Nairobi Central Station to free up space for the 30 billion-shilling Nairobi Railway City project. Eight drop-off areas and two dedicated lanes are planned, with the Green Park terminus serving as a waiting area, according to the railway company.
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Kenya’s National Land Commission says it has paid 99.99% of compensation linked to land acquired for the 82 billion-shilling Thwake Dam project. The remaining 0.01% concerns court cases and disputes, while construction is 94% complete, according to the commission and the Water Ministry.
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A collision between a passenger bus and a trailer truck has left several people feared dead on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, near Mtito Andei, Kenya. Rescue workers were taking injured people to nearby hospitals, while the exact death toll remained to be confirmed, Kenyans.co.ke reports.
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Kenyan Red Cross strengthens Ebola teams in NairobiThe Kenyan Red Cross is strengthening its teams’ preparedness in Nairobi after nine Ebola cases were recorded in the country, one of them fatal. The World Health Organisation considers the outbreak more complex since an imported case was detected in Nigeria, reports Africanews.
Ugandan minister urges Africa to process its raw materialsUganda’s Defence Minister Kiryowa Kiwanuka has called on African countries to process their raw materials on the continent rather than export them unprocessed. He made the case at the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, citing Ugandan copper, reports PMldaily.The week in Africa
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