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HOW NATURE AND MODERN DEVELOPMENT ARE CLASHING IN KENYA

Posted on 9 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The tension between nature and modern development is being played out in Kenya. Along with Nairobi Expressway’s construction site, workers can be seen wrapping marigolds and other greenery onto industrial beams, a contrast to ongoing welding and excavation activities. “It’s been nice working with some greenery for a change,” said 32-year-old Julian Wandera, who has been working on the expressway since May 2021. “Especially as the weather gets hotter,” he added. Aside from the greenery,…

197YEARS OLD CONSULATE BUILDING RECONSTRUCTED IN NIGERIA

Posted on 9 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Rivers State Government in the south part of Nigeria has reconstructed the 197years old consulate building located in Bonny local government in the state. The reconstruction was done by a collaboration between Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) and Julius Berger Nigeria, a construction company. Speaking during the commissioning, Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Banigo, said the consulate had deepened the vision of making Bonny an investment and tourism destination. According to Dr. Banigo, “The…

BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN KENYA COLLAPSED

Posted on 8 March 2022 by Gambeta News

A four-story building under construction at Regen area within Kikuyu constituency Kiambu County in Kenya has collapsed. The building which collapsed in the late hour hours of Saturday night also leaned onto another Highrise affecting tenants. Speaking to the Media at the site, Kiambu County Lands and Physical Planning County Executive Eunice Macharia said that as per the preliminary report, it is evident that the foundations of the collapsed building greatly failed. According to Macharia,…

GHANA VP CUT SOD FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MODEL STEM SCHOOLS

Posted on 7 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Ghana Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has cut the sod for work to begin on the first of planned nationwide construction of model STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)-based Junior High Schools at Essikado in the Western Region. The Project which is known as the ‘21st Century schools’, is designed to equip the youth at their formative stages with the necessary foundation on which to acquire the skills and knowledge – at the Free SHS or…

NIGERIA GOVT. HAPPY WITH PROGRESS ON LAGOS-BADAGRY EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 7 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The Nigeria government has expressed it satisfaction with regards the ongoing construction of the lagos-badagry expressway project. Speaking over the weekend, Director of Federal Highways in South West, Adedamola Kuti said that the project, which is being supervised by the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, is going as expected. During a site inspection, Kuti said ”About 17 kilometres have been completed at various stretches on the Badagry bound lane, while measures are on to further…

ZINARA ALLOCATE ZW$300M FOR ROAD REHABILITATION

Posted on 5 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Bulawayo City Council says it has been allocated over ZW$300 million for this year’s road rehabilitation works by the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara). According to the Town clerk Christopher Dube who made the disclosure while updating residents on the city’s emergency road rehabilitation programme (ERRP). Dube said “The intervention seeks to improve storm water drainage, conduct premix overlay works, and reseal works as well as conduct reconstruction. The road rehabilitation works for the year…

ZIMBABWE FINALLY LAUNCH EMERGENCY ROAD REPAIR PROGRAM

Posted on 3 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Zimbabwe has launched an emergency road repair program after a public outcry over the high death toll on the country’s roads. The program is expected to ensure that the road challenge that has been facing the nation is seriously addressed. Under former leader late president, Robert Mugabe, the nation’s roads has been in bad shape after years of neglect by the government. A 46 years old man named, Misheck Rujada who was hit by a…

TANZANIA GOVT. TRIPPLE FUNDING FOR RURAL ROADS IN RUKWA

Posted on 3 March 20223 March 2022 by Gambeta News

In a bid to improve the Rukwa’s Tanzania Rural Agency (TARURA) operation, the Tanzania Government has tripple its funding. The fund is expected to enable TARURA undertake more road construction and maintenance in the region. According to report, the new fund will be worth 15.2bn as per the previous year of 5bn has led to shower of praises to the government led by President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Meanwhile, Rukwa Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Joseph Mkirikiti…

NAMIBIA CONSTRUCTION TO ENTER SEVENTH YEAR OF CONTRACTION

Posted on 3 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Experts say the Namibia’s construction sector is projected to remain in contraction during 2022 before recovering to growth in 2023. According to the Bank of Namibia (BoN) February economic outlook, it stated that the projected contraction in 2022, is a moderation from a deeper contraction of 19.2% in 2021, and marks the seventh year of consecutive contractions for the sector. That the sector is expected to contract by 2% in 2022 before expanding by 2.5%…

MUYEMBE-NAKAPIRIPIRIT ROAD CONSTRUCTION BEHIND SCHEDULE IN UGANDA

Posted on 2 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of Muyembe-Nakapiripirit Road is way behind schedule which is now a worry for residents in the area. The 92Km road has been affected by the covid-19 pandemic that rocked the world but that should not be an excuse anymore according to Minister of Works and Transport Gen Edward Katumba Wamala. Minister Wamala said that the government shall not entertain the contractor’s excuse and that the road should be completed within the 36 months…

SANRAL REOPENS R61 ROAD AFTER LAST YEAR COLLAPSE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on 1 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL) has reopen the R61 that was damaged to the public after the culvert was replaced at the Tsomo Junction in the Eastern Cape. During the reopening of the road, Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula said “Emboldened by tangible progress towards repairing and recovering this road, undertaken with a great sense of urgency and an unwavering commitment from our officials and contractors, we made a bold commitment on 4…

RRB MEMBERS UNHAPPY WITH DELAY IN TANZANIA SUMBAWANGA AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION

Posted on 1 March 2022 by Gambeta News

Members of the Regional Road Board (RRB) in Tanzania has been upset with the delay for the construction of Sumbawanga Airport in Rukwa Region. The project which is now in its tenth year has been on halt after Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA) allocated 20m/- for evaluation of 187 hectors of land for the construction of a new terminal at Kisumba village in Sumbawanga municipality. During a meeting, the members of the 44 RRB expressed dissatisfaction…

NIGERIA GOVT. COMPLETE 1KM ROAD TO JIGAWA POLY

Posted on 1 March 2022 by Gambeta News

The federal ministry of works and housing has inaugurated and handed over four link roads totalling 1 kilometre to the Hussaini Adamu Federal Polytechnic, Kazaure, in Jigawa state. The road project which is expected to benefit travellers and student will also see the area have good quality infrastructure that will help the enviornment. Speaking during the handover ceremony, Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) said “We have successfully intervened in the internal road…

RWANDA GOVT. TO FACILITATE INFRASTRUCTURAL PROJECT AHEAD OF CHOGM MEETING

Posted on 28 February 2022 by Gambeta News

Rwanda Government is working around the clock to ensure some of the major infrastructure projects are completed in the City of Kigali ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) slated in June this year. The highly held meeting is set to return after a two years absence due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, among some of the preparations being undertaken by the city include expansion of deviation roads with view…

GHANA HOUSING MINISTER ANNOUNCE PLANS TO REDUCE HOUSING DEFICTS

Posted on 28 February 2022 by Gambeta News

Ghana Ministry for Housing has noted that his ministry is making plans to reduce the deficit that is currently facing the nation when it comes to the housing sector. According to Francis Asenso-Boakye, he said that the government is committed to the full implementation of housing programmes to bridge the country’s housing deficit and challenges. Speaking during a presentation of the 2021 Population and Housing Census General Report on Housing Characteristics in Accra, the minister…

CONSTRUCTION OF U.S.$109M KUNZVI DAM GATHERING PACE IN ZIMBABWE

Posted on 24 February 2022 by Gambeta News

Construction work at the Kunzvi Dam in Zimbabwe is gathering pace as the excavation of the dam foundation has reached an advanced stage. The project located at Goromonzi district, which is worth US$109 million is now 8% completion with more work still left to be done after stalling for two decades. The progress was made known after a site visit by officials from the Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) and the Ministry of Local Government…

LACK OF ROAD ACCESS AFFECTING SCHOOL PROJECTS IN NAMIBIA

Posted on 23 February 2022 by Gambeta News

A proposed construction of a school project by the chinese government is set to be put on halt due to lack of access to the proposed site location. The project which is the construction work of Satotwa Primary School has made the Chinese government to request the Namibian government to ensure there is a gravel road for their trucks to be able to deliver construction materials. The agreement was signed between the chinese government and…

GOVT. TO FINALLY ASSIST NIGERIAN ENGINEERS IN INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT

Posted on 22 February 2022 by Gambeta News

Nigeria Government is now set to assist it’s engineers when it comes to the infrastructural development according to Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ogbonnaya Onu. The announcement was made by the ministry press and public relations unit, Afonja Ajibola, who noted that Onu made the promise when the ACEN members paid a courtesy visit in his office on Tuesday, in Abuja. According to the press release, the minister said one of the reasons executive…

GHANA DEPUTY EDUCATION MINISTER CUT SOD FOR STEM SCHOOL PROJECTS

Posted on 21 February 2022 by Gambeta News

Ghana Deputy Minister of Education, Rev Dr John Ntim Fordjour over the weekend perform the sod ceremony for the construction of two Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) schools. The both STEM school which is both located at Ashanti Region will be at Onwe-Abenase in the Ejisu Municipality and Juaben community in Juaben Municipality. Speaking during the ceremony, Deputy Minister said the project formed part of the government’s determination to implement Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics…

GERD CONSTRUCTION REACHED 84% COMPLETION

Posted on 21 February 2022 by Gambeta News

The construction of one of Africa most popular and talked about dam construction the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has passed 84% according to GERD Manager Kifle Horo. During the announcement, GERD Manager Kifle Horo said the success in generating power today after passing lots of challenges shows the invincibility of Ethiopia. According to him, the pace of the construction of the dam that has been slow since 2011 was re-invigorated after the new prime…

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