Ongoing mega projects in Kenya Have you ever wondered about the importance of
a project in a country? What do you always think about carrying a progect? Well, your questions
will be answered as we continue. The top ongiong mega construction projects in kenya that will
change the face of kenya, improve the country’s economy, develop the count’s infrastructure,
helping kenya to reach sustainable sevelopment goals un line with international agreements, and
last but not the least improving the standard of living of the locals in this country. Kenya is one
of the leading construction hubs in Sub Saharan Africa. BMI Research shows that mega construction
projects in Kenya will help boost the growth of the country’s construction industry by 8.7%
from 2017 and remain steady up until 2026. Konza Technology City-Kenya
Konza Technology City is a smart city project that is coming up in the eastern part of the country.
The project is part of the country’s Vision 2030 blueprint and is expected to generate about 17,000
direct high-value jobs, and a further 68,000 indirect jobs once completed. The project, which
is located 64 kilometres south of the capital Nairobi, is modelled on the US Silicon Valley,
hence the moniker "African Silicon Savanna". It targets business process outsourcing,
software development, data centres, disaster recovery centres, call centres,
light manufacturing industries, and research institutions. The project cost is US $14.5bn.
The LAPSSET Corridor Program The LAPSSET Corridor Program
is Eastern Africa’s largest and most ambitious infrastructure
project, bringing together Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan. This mega project consists of
seven key infrastructure projects and its total cost is approximated to be over13billion
dollars. Its main components include Lamu Port, the Lamu-Ethiopia-South Sudan highway,
the Lamu-Juba-Addis Ababa railway, an oil refinery and a 2,240km pipeline linking oil fields in South
Sudan to the refinery at Lamu Port. It also includes the construction of three resort
cities at Lamu, Isiolo and Lokichoggio, the construction of airports in the resort
cities and the development of a 1,100MW power line and a 185km water supply line.
Kenya Standard Gauge Railway Kenya is building a 969 km standard
gauge railway from Mombasa to Malaba at a cost of 9.9billion dollars. This has been billed as
one of the largest and most ambitious transport infrastructure projects in Africa. Phase one of
the project spans 472km from Mombasa to Nairobi and has been completed
at a cost of 3.27 billion dollars, while phase 2A from Nairobi to Naivasha (120km) was constructed
at a cost of 1.5billion dollars. The railway line is expected to move to Kisumu at a cost
of 3.7billion dollars. However, the project has since been put on hold due to lack of finances.
Nairobi Mombasa Highway expansion project (Kenya) The two-lane Nairobi-Mombasa Highway is being
converted into a dual carriageway to address the increasing traffic congestion between
Kenya’s capital city Nairobi and the country’s major port city, Mombasa. An estimated 95% of
cargo from the seaport of Mombasa is transported via the Nairobi-Mombasa motorway. The project is
expected to cost $3 billion. The highway, which is being built by China Road and Bridge Corporation
(CRBC), begins at Mlolongo, connects JKIA to the CBD, and then ends at James Gichuru
in Westlands. CRBC is building the road on a public-private partnership
(PPP) basis, with a concession period of 30 years – including three years of construction.
Mombasa port expansion
The project involves construction of the second phase of the second container
terminal at Mombasa port. The work was scheduled to start in January 2018. In late 2017, Kenya
Ports Authority (KPA) secured a US $339m loan from the Japanese government to support the project.
Phase one was completed in September last year and has a handling capacity of 550,000 TEUs.
The second phase of the container will provide an additional capacity of 450,000 Twenty-Foot
Equivalent Units (TEUs). Pinnacle Towers
The project is spearheaded by two large Dubai-based investors, Hass Petroleum and
White Lotus, the project is located on Upper Hill, which is a fast growing financial hub in Nairobi.
The 900-feet twin Pinnacle Towers will have 70 floors, including a 45-floor Hilton Hotel, 20
floors of offices, 200 residential houses, 3-floor basement parking, a gaming zone, a 3-floor luxury
mall, a helipad and Africa’s highest viewing deck. The total cost of the project is slated
to be 200million. In May 2017, the project will comprise a 5-star hotel and a 300-metre
high office block that will overtake Leonardo in Sandton, South Africa, as Africa’s tallest
building. The 255-room Hilton Nairobi Upper Hill will be hosted on the 45-storey wing, while the
70-storey wing will comprise Grade A commercial offices and a luxury shopping mall. The Pinnacle
Hilton has been put on hold after running into legal issues.
Kipevu Oil Terminal
The facility, whose construction is underway in Mombasa, will be ready by December – enabling
bigger volumes of fuel products to move in and out of Kenya. On completion, the New Kipevu Oil
Terminal will have four berths capable of handling the importation and exportation of crude oil,
heavy fuel oil, aviation fuel, petrol, and diesel.
Turkana-Lamu Pipeline British energy services firm Wood Group
Plc has completed design work for a massive pipeline that will move crude
oil from Lokichar fields in Turkana to the port of Lamu. The company, which was in March
2018 appointed by Kenya to undertake the Front End Engineering Design for the 824km pipeline,
has delivered two design options. The first option, comprising a pipeline with onshore
storage facilities, will cost Sh120 billion, while one with floating storage will cost Sh110 billion.
Dongo Kundu Bypass A Japanese consortium, Fujita
Corporation-Mitsubishi Corporation, is undertaking work on phase two of the
Dongo Kundu Bypass in Mombasa. The 8.96-km dual carriageway
project, expected to cost Sh25 billion, involves construction of an interchange at the Likoni-Lunga
Lunga highway and the erection of two bridges: one at Mwache, spanning 660 metres, and another
at Mteza, straddling 1,440 metres.
These are the ongoing mega projects in Kenya. I am sure it is no surprise for a country to
have mega projects, but those of this country show how in the next few years, the development of the
country will be more than our expectations. Please do well to hit our like button or better still,
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