Construction begins for Wangari Maathai Institute in Kenya
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The construction of an ultramodern centre at the University of Nairobi in memory of Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai has kicked off in Kenya.The Institute estimated to cost US$1.4 billion. Local consultants led by Scope Design Systems are behind the project
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta this week laid the foundation stone for the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies at the university.
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Watumishi Housing Company to construct 500 housing units in Dodoma
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Watumishi Housing Company (WHC) is planning to build 500 housing units for public servants in Dodoma as the government relocates there.
The public entity which is a licensed fund manager for management of the WHC Real Estate Investment Trust (WHC-REIT) has already bought 50 acres and expects to start with 100 houses in the current financial year, according to the company’s chief executive officer Fred Msemwa.
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Volkswagen targets wider East Africa with car assembly plant in Kenya
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Car maker Volkswagen(VW) has announced a major comeback into the wider East Africa market with the establishment of a car assembly plant in Kenya to resume producing cars by the end of 2016 four decades after it paused operations in Kenya.
Volkswagen South Africa’s Chief Executive confirmed the news and said that VW will establish a car assembly plant in Kenya to primarily produce its new Vivo model
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Construction work on US$ 150 health university in Rwanda begins
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Construction of a health university in Rwanda worth US$ 150m has kicked off in Burera district, Northern Province Governor, Mr. Aime Bosenibamwe has confirmed.
Mr Bosenibamwe said that construction works to set up the institution dubbed the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda has commenced.
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