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CONSTRUCTION OF KENYA LARGEST CONTACT CENTRE KICK-OFF

Posted on 14 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of Kenya’s largest contact center that will employ thousands of young people has officially kicked off at Tatu City. The 4000-seat facility will open its doors at the end of next year to provide business process outsourcing that supports the whole customer lifecycle in both traditional voice interactions as well as digital. Operated by CCI Global, the largest international contact center operator in Africa, the new facility has broken ground on Eneo at…

CONSTRUCTION OF TEMA-MPAKADAN RAILWAY LINE TO BE COMPLETED IN DECEMBER

Posted on 14 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of railway lines from Tema to Mpakadan will be completed by the end of December 2022. The Minister for Railway Development, John-Peter Amewu, who gave this assurance when he toured the construction site from Tema to Mpakadan, said although the 97-kilometer project was delayed due to several setbacks, including COVID-19, it would be completed as scheduled. He noted that the traffic condition on the Tema-Afienya highway would reduce if the project is completed….

TANZANIA GOVT. TELLS CONTRACTOR TO SPEED UP MINISTRY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 14 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The Tanzania government has called on contractors working on the second phase of the Ministry’s buildings at Mtumba Government Town (Magufuli City) in Dodoma to speed up the project and complete it on time as stipulated in the construction agreement. The call was made by the Permanent Secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office accountable for Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, and Coordination, Dr. John Jingu, when he reviewed the advancement of the development. He said the development…

RWANDA AUTHORITY TO DEPOLY TECH TO MONITOR ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 13 June 2022 by Gambeta News

In Kigali, authorities are in the process of deploying an advanced aero-mapping technology that will be aligned with the Building Permits Management Information System (BPMIS) and the Online Kigali City Masterplan to monitor informal settlements; implying that any construction that is not within the BPMIS will be remotely identified. When the Senatorial Committee on Political Affairs and Governance, led by Senator Lambert Dushimimana visited the City Hall last week, some of the key issues raised…

LAGOS GOVT. BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF CULTURAL VILLAGE

Posted on 13 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The Lagos State Government has started the development of a cultural village in Iran, Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. Talking at the historic function of the cultural village on Saturday, Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, the commissioner for Tourism, Arts, and Culture, said the venture would enact the rich, different culture and legacy assets in Alimosho. Ms. Akinbile-Yusuf noticed that this would advance the reasonable improvement of the travel industry as a feasible area of the…

RHA SAYS AMAHORO STADIUM CONSTRUCTION TO COST Rwf 160BILLIONS

Posted on 10 June 2022 by Gambeta News

Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) acting Director-General, Noel Nsanzineza says it will cost the public authority over Rwf 160 billion to finish the redesign works with the Amahoro arena. The office, which has not facilitated football rivalries starting around 2021, is under redesign since March after a progression of defers that was brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic. Turkish worker for hire SUMMA has previously begun the works which will involve the development of various wings…

TANZANIA GOVT. SIGNED DEAL WITH CHEC FOR PORT CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 10 June 2022 by Gambeta News

Tanzania government has signed an agreement with China Habour Engineering Company (CHEC) for the construction of the long-awaited fishing port in Kilwa District, Lindi Region, as part of efforts to promote fisheries in the country. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Dodoma, on Wednesday, the Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Mr. Mashimba Ndaki, indicated that the project will spur the growth of the blue economy, and make a valuable contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic…

FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECTS ON TANA RIVER COUNTY

Posted on 9 June 2022 by Gambeta News

To protect ranchers and dealers from shifty money managers and to build the Own Source Revenue (OSR), the Tana River County Government is developing two weighbridges and markets at an expense of Sh120million in Kenya. The Department of Trade is wanting to utilize use the cash to resuscitate the Bura market and build new business sectors in Madogo and Kipini and furthermore do weighbridges. “As a Ministry, we are likewise liable for the unit of…

MALAWI GOVT. MAKING PLANS FOR MORE TOLL GATE CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 9 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The Roads Fund Administration (RFA) has revealed that three more cost entryways will be built for this present year in the focal and northern districts. RFA representative, Masauko Ngwaluko, let the neighborhood media know that Jenda in Mzimba, Mchinji, and Salima are the likely regions for the development of the new cost doors. He added that cash for the development of the three cost entryways is now accessible and that hardware was purchased a year…

JUMBO STEEL MILL TO INVEST SH2BILLON FOR KISUMU NEW PLANT FACTOR

Posted on 8 June 202210 June 2022 by Gambeta News

A Local steel producer, Jumbo Steel Mill, has put Sh2 billion in another bedding and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) water tank manufacturing plant in Kisumu. The plant which sits on 27 sections of land has been introduced with cutting-edge hardware running on 100% 700kw sun-based power. The speculation focuses to make more than 600 positions for local people. Large Steel Mills Managing Director (MD) Harsh Patel said the office situated at Korowe along the Kisumu-Kericho street…

RECONSTRUCTION OF DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE IN SA TO COST R500MILLION

Posted on 8 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has revealed a multimillion-rand project, which will prompt the redesign and recovery of vital streets harmed by the new floods. Sent off in Mbumbulu on Monday, the R500 million street project is essential for the commonplace government’s proceeded with work to revamp the transport framework that was harmed by the floods. KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, drove the send-off of the framework circle back plan which incorporates the redesigning of area P725…

HUYE STADIUM RENOVATION TO COST Rwf 10BILLION IN RWANDA

Posted on 8 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The continuous remodel works at the Huye arena are set to cost about Rwf 10 billion upon fulfillment, the Rwanda Housing Authority has affirmed. The arena has been under remodeling since April and the project work has been working constantly to get the scene finished quickly with the goal that Rwanda can have a portion of their AFCON qualifiers in the country. The setting was at first the main choice that Rwanda had if it…

CONSTRUCTION OF NAKAPANYA HEALTH CENTRE FUNDS ALLOCATED IN TANZANIA

Posted on 7 June 2022 by Gambeta News

Ministry of State in the President’s Office, Regional Administration and Local Government have said it has already allocated 200m/- for the construction of Nakapanya Health Centre in Kasulu District, Kigoma Region. The revelation was made in the august House on Monday by Deputy Minister in the ministry, Dr Festo Dugange when responding to a question from Muhambwe Member of Parliament, Dr Florence Samizi (CCM). In his question, the lawmaker had sought to know when the…

REHABILITATION OF MUHANGA-KARONGI TO BEGIN NEXT MONTH IN RWANDA

Posted on 7 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The third phase of the ongoing rehabilitation of the Muhanga-Karongi road is set to begin next month, according to the Rwanda Transport Development Agency (RTDA). Works on the road rehabilitation started in 2015 and are to be carried out in four phases: Karongi-Rubengera (17km), Rubengera-Rambura (19km), Rambura-Nyange (22km), and Nyange-Muhanga (24km). The Karongi-Rubengera phase started in October 2015 and was completed in June 2016, the Rubengera-Rambura started in October 2019 and is set to be…

HOW POTENTIAL INVESTORS ARE WEIGHING FINANCING SGR PROJECT

Posted on 7 June 2022 by Gambeta News

Potential investors are weighing income prospects in financing the implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Director-General for Eastern Africa, Nnenna Lily Nwabufo. Currently, Rwanda has two route options on the table, the Kenyan Standard Gauge Railway route for the northern corridor and Isaka-Kigali Standard Gauge Railway for the central corridor. The 521-kilometer Isaka-Kigali SGR is projected to cost an estimated $2.5 billion. She disclosed that investors…

COURTS EXTEND BUILDING DEMOLITION PLANS BY KCCA IN UGANDA

Posted on 6 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala has extended orders on plans by Makerere University, Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to demolish churches and buildings on Katanga Valley land near Wandegeya. Jameson Karemani the Deputy Registrar High Court Civil Division has issued a temporary injunction restraining Makerere University, KCCA Deputy Executive Director, David Luyimbazi from demolishing the said buildings until the main suit is determined by the court. “I do find that all…

ABIJAN-LAGOS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION TO BENEFIT ATLEAST 40MILLION WEST AFRICANS

Posted on 6 June 2022 by Gambeta News

When completed, the construction of the 1,028-kilometre Abidjan-Lagos highway would benefit at least 40 million West Africans, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), said at the weekend. The highway is estimated to cost $15.6 billion which is expected to have a significant impact on the economies of five regional countries, namely: Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria, said, remained firmly on course. Speaking at the 16th inter-ministerial meeting of the…

KENYA PRESIDENT SAYS INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT PART OF HIS PLANS

Posted on 3 June 2022 by Gambeta News

President Uhuru Kenyatta has described infrastructure development, digitization, and healthcare reforms as some of the major gains in his government. While addressing Kenyans during his last Madaraka Day Celebrations at the Uhuru Gardens, President Kenyatta said his administration has set the bar higher and it has built more roads than the last three regimes’ including the colonial government ever did “When My Administration took over the helm of leadership, we knew we had only a…

ETHIOPIA GOVT. REBUILT BRIDGE CONNECTING SOMALIA

Posted on 3 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The bridge connecting the Dawa zone of the Somali regional state with the Eastern Guji zone of the Oromia region has been rebuilt and inaugurated by high officials from both zones, reports said. The bridge was rendered dysfunctional due to damages caused by heavy rains that befell both zones in 2019, according to the report. Mohammed Qeyu, the Deputy Administrator of the Dawa zone, said that the reopening of the bridge would be significantly beneficial in…

MINSTER HANDOVER CONSTRUCTION OF COLD STORAGE IN GAMBIA

Posted on 2 June 2022 by Gambeta News

The Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Dr. Demba Sabally, recently handed over a site for the construction of cold storage in Soma, Lower River Region (LRR), costing approximately 2.85 million dalasis for a maximum period of six (6) months. The construction of this facility is under the project: Resilience of Organisations for Transformative Smallholder Agriculture project (ROOTS) which is under the Ministry of Agriculture and funded by IFAD and The Gambia government. Speaking at the event,…

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