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KENYA PIPELINE COMPLETE TAKEOVER OF KPRL FACILITY

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Kenya government has concluded the transfer of the Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited (KPRL) to Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has announced. Chirchir said the takeover will help improve the utilization of the assets of KPRL, which closed down its Changamwe refinery in 2014 after it became uneconomical to run the operations at the facility. The Energy CS who spoke in Mombasa on Wednesday explained the KPRL facility became unprofitable…

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NAMIBIA GOVERNOR CALLS FOR KATIMA MULILO BORDER PROJECT TO BE FAST-TRACKED

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Zambezi regional governor Lawrence Sampofu has called for the fast-tracking of plans to turn the Katima Mulilo border post into a one-stop border post (OSBP), as well as for it to start operating on a 24-hour basis. He made this call during his State of the Region address at Katima Mulilo on Thursday. Sampofu said the slow progress on the extension of operational hours and the establishment of an OSBP as a trade facilitation measure…

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KENYA GOVT. TENDER NOTICE FOR CONTRACTORS TO REHABILITATE FOUR STADIAs

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Sports Kenya has issued a tender notice calling for interested contractors to rehabilitate four stadia in Nairobi and Eldoret as Kenya waits for the answer to its bid for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations which it wants to co-host with Uganda and Tanzania. In an advert in today’s dailies, the body tasked with the construction and maintenance of sports infrastructures wants to rehabilitate the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani, Kasarani Annex, Nyayo Stadium, and…

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RWANDA SPORT INFRASTRUCTURE MAKING WAVES AFTER POST GENOCIDE

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Sports infrastructure is one of sectors that continue to make strides in Rwanda 29 years after the country was liberated. The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi left a number of major sports infrastructures destroyed and, just like other sectors, the country had to start from scratch in its rebuilding process and has since invested billions of Rwandan francs in constructing new facilities as part of promoting sports tourism. From football and basketball to Volleyball and…

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TANZANIA SGR PROJECT MAKING GOOD PROGRESS

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Recently media reports indicated that the Ugandan SGR project officers who visited their counterparts in Tanzania in April 20023 were stunned by the rapid progress that the Tanzania SGR had achieved. It was reported that 98.8% of the works on the initial phase of the Tanzania SGR project from Dar-er Salaam to Morogoro of 300km had been completed. It was also reported that the works on the second, third, and fourth phases of the project…

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KENYA AND THREE OTHER AFRICAN COUNTIRES MAKING PLANS TO CONSTRUCT TRANS-AFRICAN RAILWAY LINE

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Kenya is working with three African countries to connect the Indian and Atlantic Oceans through a trans-African railway line. President William Ruto said Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Congo (Brazzaville) will work on the project. The agreement will see each state put up a railway line connecting one nation to the other via border points. Ultimately, the line will start from the coast of Kenya and end on the Congo…

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CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD PROJECT LINKING MOMBASA TO KIGALI RESUMES

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Construction works on East Africa’s ambitious standard gauge railway line linking the port of Mombasa to Kampala and Kigali could soon be revived, following a deal inked between Uganda and Turkish firm, Yapi Merkezi. Yapi Merkezi is the same company contracted for the Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway. The planned 1,500 km-long railway from Mombasa to Kigali had fallen behind schedule, with only Kenya having completed the initial phase of the project from Mombasa to Nairobi….

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KWALA DRY PORT CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED IN TANZANIA

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A delegation of Customs Officers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) led by their Director of Customs and Excise Mr René Kalala Masimango has praised the sixth phase government led by President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) for the completion of Kwala Dry Port in the Coastal Region. Mr Masimango who is in charge of the Haut Katanga, Lualaba, Tanganyika, and Lomami provinces remarked on Friday when he visited the…

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TANZANIA GOVT. TO SIGN CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THREE SHIPS

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Deputy Minister for Works and Transport, Mr Atupele Mwakibete has said that the government will sign four contracts for the construction of three ships to operate in Lake Tanganyika and Victoria before the end of this fiscal year. Mr. Mwakibete informed the August House yesterday that two vessels will operate in Lake Tanganyika and one in Lake Victoria. The Deputy Minister was responding to a supplementary question by Kalambo MP Josephat Kandege who wanted to…

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TANZANIA GOVT ALLOCATE 2BN FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF ISOLATION CENTRE

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Tanzania government has allocated 2bn/- for construction of an isolation centre in Kagera Region that is expected to accommodate patients with emergency cases such as Ebola and Marburg virus disease (MVD). Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr. Albert Chalamila commended President Samia Suluhu Hassan for allocating such funds for the construction. Equally, he tasked District Executive Directors (DEDs) in Bukoba DC, Muleba, Missenyi and Karagwe to identify suitable land at least ten acres where the isolation…

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HOW EGYPT SUCCED TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC PLAN ON TRANSPORT SECTOR

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Minister of Transport Kamel El Wazir asserted that Egypt’s success in implementing strategic projects and its great achievements in the various transport sectors over the past phase amounted to EGP 2 trillions from June, 2014, till June 2024, in addition to establishing the new Suez Canal to allow ships’ transit in both ways and decrease the passage time to 11 hours only. Addressing the 2nd Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure Development (DFS-2) on Thursday…

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SOMALIA REJECT OIL PERMISSION CLAIM FROM SOMALILAND

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Somalia rejected on Wednesday what it called an “illegal claim” by Genel Energy (GENL.L) to oil exploration and exploitation rights in the country’s northern breakaway region of Somaliland, the country’s oil ministry said. Somaliland claimed independence from Somalia in 1991 and has been largely peaceful while the rest of the country has grappled with three decades of civil war, but its leadership has failed to gain widespread international recognition. In a statement, Somalia’s oil ministry said it…

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WHY DAR PORT NEEDS STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS TO BOOST EFFICIENCY IN TANZANIA

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The Dar es Salaam Port has a huge potential to become the regional powerhouse and substantially contribute to the country’s economic growth if it gets the right and strategic investment to improve and boost its operations. From the strategic point of view, the Dar es Salaam port is well positioned to serve more land-linked countries at cost-efficient services thus giving it a high comparative advantage over its peer ports. However, failure to get the right…

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EUROPEAN UNION TO SIGN MoU WITH MOROCCO TO ACCELERATE ENERGY TRANSITION

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The European Union has reported plans to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Morocco on the supply of critical raw materials to accelerate the energy transition.  A recent report on the Africa-EU Green Energy Initiative that is part of the Global Gateway Investment Package noted that the union has signed an MoU on critical raw materials with Namibia on the sidelines of COP 27 in Egypt. Other signings with Morocco, Uganda, South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Zambia,…

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150 LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION BRANDS TO CONVENE AT THE BIG 5 CONSTRUCT KENYA NEXT MONTH

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Confirmed exhibitors hail from 17 countries worldwide, including official pavilions from Italy, Egypt, Germany, United Arab Emirates and Turkiye Italy serves as the ‘Country of Honour’, representing 62 companies in the building materials, machinery, and technology sectors Aalberts integrated piping systems, headquartered in Dubai, is the event’s Gold Sponsor – formerly known as Pegler Yorkshire   Nairobi, 31 October 2022: All international industry eyes are fixed on Kenya’s leading building and construction trade show The…

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AFRICA: ENERGY TRANSITION POLICIES AND REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS LIGHT UP ACROSS THE CONTINENT

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Across the continent, countries in Africa are gearing up for the energy transition by implementing policy and legislative frameworks that take into account the energy crisis and the need for a renewable, decarbonized, decentralized energy supply that addresses climate change and the commitments made under the Paris Agreement. Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 27, in Egypt in November this year, lawyers in Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania…

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FLOOD CONTROL INFRASTRUCTURE: WHY AFRICA NEEDS TO INVEST

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The world today is experiencing devastating weather events that are leaving our infrastructure, facilities, and humanity vulnerable.  We see stormwater overwhelming drainage facilities. Aging buildings are also giving way in heavy storms. As you know, many of the facilities and infrastructure that serve us today were designed and constructed many years ago. So, we believe that many of the facilities have served up their service lives. Thus, it is about time to start planning for…

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KENYA PORT AUTHORITY TO BOOST TRADE WITH MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS

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The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has pledged to continue supporting the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) in upgrading port infrastructure to accelerate the growth of the East African regional economies. JICA has been a close partner of KPA, having funded the construction of the Sh32 billion second container terminals at the Port of Mombasa. The Mombasa Port’s second container terminal, which is set on 100 acres at Kilindini Harbour, is projected to ease congestion at…

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CONSIDER TAX RELIEF FOR BUILDING MATERIAL, RC TELLS TANZANIA GOVT.

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Kagera Regional Commissioner (RC), Albert Chalamila, has appealed to the government to consider granting tax relief on essential building materials to help residents in his region which is over 1,000 kilometres far away from Dar es Salaam. ” I appeal to the government to consider giving tax relief on essential building materials taking into consideration that the region is far away from Dar es Salaam (over 1,000 km),” he said at the climax of National…

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KENYA TRANSPORT MINISTER SAY MINISTRY INHERITE Sh140B IN PENDING BILLS

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Transport and Public Works nominee Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that the ministry has inherited Sh140 billion in pending bills. Murkomen made the revelations before the National Assembly Appointment Committee, where he pointed out that the situation has led to stalling of the ongoing road construction works as the government has no funds to pay contractors. “The reason why the roads have stalled is that we are unable to pay the contractors and the money to…

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