CONSTRUCTION NEWS AROUND THE WORLD

Kenyatta International Conference Centre is a 30-storey building located in Nairobi, Kenya it is the largest building in the country.

It is located in the central business district of Nairobi. It is a venue for conferences, meetings, exhibitions and special events within a walking distance of several five star hotels. It has hosted many international conferences and seminars.

There are several well-equipped conferences and meeting rooms with the largest having a capacity over 4,000 delegates. It has Simultaneous Interpretation Equipment with capability up to seven languages, a modern business centre, a banking facility, tour and travel services, expansive grounds, ample and secure parking.

Mombasa, Kenya finally get's itself a university

Recently the Saudi Arabian government offered a little grant to start a university at the Coast. Reading from the latest Kenya’s government recommendations on improving higher education, I see several recommendations that appear confusing and what is in the works pertaining to the intended “Pwani University.”

I believe Coast province will get a fully fledged university soon. However, the recently recommended Pwani University College by the presidential commission on higher education as a constituent of another up-country university is unclear. The truth is this would have been confusing even if I was not in Washington DC. Either I am sensing a real disconnect in policy recommendations on this university or worse, there is a duping project underway by the government to swindle Coastals out of their university, again!

http://www.timesnews.co.ke/18may07/editorials/comm1.html

FIRST RAILWAY MODERNISATION PROJECT AERIAL SURVEY COMPLETED IN NIGERIA, AFRICA
Aerial surveys for the recently awarded contract for the modernisation of the Nigerian railway system - Lagos to Kano line - have been completed. Ground control survey is in progress and design work will commence shortly.

President Olusegun Obasanjo performed the ground breaking ceremony of the project at Kajola in Ogun State November last year.

The contract, which was awarded to Chinese Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CECC) as a turnkey package, entails the design, construction and maintenance of about 1,315 kilometres of standard gauge double track railway line from Lagos to Kano.

The railway line, which passes through eight state capitals and the Federal Capital Territory, is the first phase of the nation's 25 year railway modernisation programme. It is expected to be completed within 48 months.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200705250394.html

Ghana: Essipong Stadium Completed

Ahead of the CAN 2008 tournament, the Essipong Stadium, one of the four venues for the competition, constructed by the Shanghai Construction firm is ready for use.

A facility tour by some members of the National Sports Council (NSC) revealed that the Chinese contractors are home and dry."The contractors have done a yeoman's job, it is indeed, a beautiful edifice," the source told this paper after the trip

http://allafrica.com/stories/200705290885.html

Malagarasi bridge construction takes off (Tanzania)

PREPARATIONS for the construction of the Malagarasi Bridge that connects Kigoma and Tabora regions have started with technical appraisal of the project scheduled to start this week following arrival of Korean experts. Deputy Minister for Information Culture and Sports Daniel Nsanzugwanko said in Dar es Salaam yesterday eight experts from South Korea had arrived in the country and were today scheduled to travel to Kigoma to start the groundwork. "The government is about to embark on a major project that is significant for economic growth in Kigoma and surrounding regions," said Mr Nsanzugwanko.

Construction work will cost 25bn/- to be raised by the two countries. The South Korean President Rohn Moo-Hyun and his Minister for Foreign Affairs Baan Ki-Moon, who is now the UN Secretary-General, pledged their support to the project when they met separately with President Jakaya Kikwete after the opening of a historical Korea-Africa summit in Seoul last year. Speaking with President Kikwete at the country's State House known as Blue House, President Moo-Hyun said that his government had been monitoring the construction project of the bridge and that they believe it is crucial for the country's economic growth. Construction of the bridge across the river, the largest affluent of Lake Tanganyika, is expected to take one year.

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