Infrastructure
Nairobi News
Nairobi battles water shortage
Wells and dams to increase Nairobi's water supply.Nairobi County will have at least one borehole sunk in each of its 85 wards in a bid to end a perennial water shortage, according to plans by the newl...
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Kenya-Ethiopia border post nears completion
Border post set to help trade between Kenya and Ethiopia.
A border post between Kenya and Ethiopia is expected to boost trade and facilitate fast clearance of goods between both countries after its...
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Nairobi water vending machines
Nairobi's water board, in partnership with the Grundfos Group, owned by the Danish Poul Due Jensen Foundation, is providing four water vending machines for easy access to clean and cheap water around...
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Nairobi severs illegal water connections
The Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC) is in the process of severing illegal water connections throughout the city as part of its ongoing crackdown aimed at improving the flow of treated...
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Nairobi-Thika superhighway opens
A new eight-lane highway connecting Nairobi with the capital's north-eastern municipality of Thika, was inaugurated by the nation's president Mwai Kibaki on 9 November.
The 50km-road – Kenya&...
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Nairobi’s Ngong Road gets Japanese funds
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has granted Nairobi funding of £20 million to transform the city's Ngong road into a dual carriageway.
The upgrading works are expected to be...
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Major water shortage in Nairobi
Nairobi is expected to endure a significant decrease in water supply until the end of May after floods washed away one of the city's principal water sources in the Gakoe forest in Gatundu, 80 km north...
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The Kenyan government has commissioned a feasibility study to develop alternative water sources for Kenya
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Major water project underway in Nairobi
A Sh1.5 billion water and sewerage project to increase water supply and reserves in Nairobi has been commissioned by Athi Water Services Board (AWSB). The plant is being funded by the French Developme...
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Property prices soar along Nairobi's Northern Bypass
In what has been described locally as a scramble, Kenyans have been jostling to set up new homes and businesses alongside the northern Nairobi bypass which is currently under construction.
The pro...
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Nakumatt supermarket on Thika road is one of a number of buildings to have been demolished as the long-awaited road expansion project gets underway.
The bulldozers set to work early in the morning of...
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Street lighting has returned to the town of Ruiru on Thika Road 16 km northeast of Nairobi after the local council cleared an outstanding bill of $1,500, local sources report. Local residents had been...
