Real estate resource centre
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Real estate resource centre
The Kenyatta National Hospital(KNH) is planning to build a hostel for cancer patients from all over the country but with the help of Kenyans. In a donation plea to Kenyans, KNH proposed the Ksh. 230million hostel building project that will require a maintenance fund of about the same value. ”KNH is calling upon all people…
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It is 4.30am. As the rest of the city drags itself from sleep, Kiamaiko Market in Nairobi is abuzz with activity. At an open field, business is booming and around 20 trucks are parked. On one side, women with makeshift eateries are busy making tea, chopping vegetables and preparing for the long day. On the…
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DusitD2 Nairobi is re-opening today in an elaborate ceremony that marks a new beginning after the January 15 terror attack that left 21 people dead. Events lined up in a programme released by the establishment shows that a flag was set to arrive at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in the morning to be received…
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If there is one thing I will never do no matter how moneyed I am, it is to employ two house girls. That is a recipe for chaos and drama. What I am talking about is unfolding in the house of a close friend. Now let us call her Mama Wendy. Mama Wendy who was…
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Construction is complete on Beijing’s new mega-airport. This is what it looks like.
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There has been a strange infestation of fruit flies recently due to the high heat and there is no better word to describe them other than annoying. These little gnats become a nuisance flying across your face and feasting on your ripe fruits. Fruit flies are tiny quick-reproducing flies that sneak into your house through…
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You have probably heard of or walked by Lord McMillan’s legacy – the McMillan Memorial Library in the CBD. Erected by his widow in his memory in 1931, the library is the landmark most commonly associated with the McMillans. McMillan was a steel heir born in 1872 in the United States. He came to East…
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All Nairobi households will for the first time be required to pay for fire certificates, garbage collection and inspection of the health of their pets in a raft of new taxes proposed by Governor Mike Sonko’s administration. The Nairobi City County’s Finance Bill 2019 proposes that all households in the city pay a fire certificate…
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The planned auction of houses in Athi River’s Sunset Boulevard Estate over a defaulted loan has been stopped amid a court order handing reprieve to more than 200 home owners. Leaky’s Auctioneers, appointed to oversee the sale of 204 houses 390 units on the estate said the principals — I&M Bank and Sunset Boulevard Limited…
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See some amazing conveniences if folding furniture
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The UN-Habitat has unveiled a house prototype for affordable green building aimed at addressing housing shortage in densely populated urban areas. Dubbed Tiny House, the model is expected to address the problem of affordable housing in Kenya and tackle climate change. Unlike conventional houses, the ‘tiny’ house occupies smaller space and makes maximum use of…
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More than 200 home buyers in Athi River’s Sunset Boulevard Estate are facing eviction from their houses, following a dispute between the developer and I&M Bank. Auctioneers Monday advertised for auction 204 houses whose value is estimated at about Sh2 billion, putting the home buyers at risk of losing their investment over a loan that…
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Example suppose we have a column. The height of the column is 4 m and having a cross-sectional area is 300 x 400 mm and having a 40 mm of clear cover. Six bars are going to use having a diameter of 16 mm. The diameter of the stirrup is 8 mm and having a…
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Whether you’re new to the business or a seasoned professional, making the decision to adopt a new technology can be challenging. But once you have determined that adding a precast line to your existing production is the right move, keep the following tips in mind to make establishing your precast plant as smooth as possible:…
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This Alberta company blends hemp, lime and water to create eco-friendly building blocks that can be used a bit like giant lego — and the building material is fire resistant.
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The troubled empire of late politician and business tycoon Njenga Karume is facing a litmus test with the planned auction of the prime Jacaranda Hotel in Nairobi to clear a bank loan. The hotel, which is among the few surviving businesses that the late politician left behind, has been earmarked for sale to recover a…
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City Hall will have to pay a couple whose properties were demolished last year without notice Sh60 million as compensation. The County Assembly Planning and Land Committee, which heard petitions from victims of the demolitions in Kariobangi South, found that Silas Njeru and Florence Gatari Njeru had been allocated the plots regularly, put up the…
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Kenya is an agricultural economy. Even with the advances and aspirations of being a manufacturing-driven economy, agriculture will continue remaining a key component in supplying raw materials, or at least food. However, it is also not possible to talk of food security without mentioning land tenure which is directly correlated with economies of scale and…
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The recent fires at Moi Girls School, Nairobi and St Georges Girls shifted focus to secondary schools, the mental health of students and their safety away from overtaxed parents. But the two are not as old as Nairobi School, which was established in 1902 as European Nairobi School comprising of a few rooms around what…
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Talk about ‘leading by example complete with teaching aids. Member of Parliament Kuria Kimani showed up for a meeting drunk. Ironically, the meeting had been called to address the rise in consumption of illicit brew in the area.
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