Kenya: Sh12 Billion Power Plant Construction Underway - A power plant will be constructed at Rabai at the cost of Sh12 billion by an independent power producer and is set to be completed by December 2009. [AA Construction]

3,000 Evicted Squatters Appeal for New Homes - 3,000 Evicted Squatters Appeal for New Homes - More than 3,000 squatters from Laikipia East District want the Government to resettle them after being ordered out of private pieces of land they have occupied for nearly three decades. [All Africa : Kenya] [AA Kenya]

Kenya: Environment the Casualty As Need for Houses Soars - Several weeks ago, residents of a wealthy Nairobi neighbourhood along United Nations Avenue had an unpleasant surprise. [AA Construction]

East Africa: Belgium Pledges Support for EAC Infrastructure - Belgium has pledged to partner with the East African Community (EAC) in developing a vibrant infrastructure that would connect the entire Great Lakes Region. [AA Urbanisation]

Preparations in high gear for this year’s World Habitat Day celebrations - With just over two weeks left before the observance of this year’s World Habitat Day, preparations for the ceremony are in high gear across the globe.
From Africa through Asia to Europe and the Americas, governments, civic bodies as well as NGOs are laying out elaborate plans to mark this year’s event whose theme is ‘Harmoniuos Cities’ to be celebrated on October 6.
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Contractors Flush Taxpayers' Sh200 Million Down the Tarmac - Contractors Flush Taxpayers' Sh200 Million Down the Tarmac - Taxpayers lost Sh200 million when the tarmac on the Nakuru -Kianjoya road started warping after the contractor had built 25 kilometres. [All Africa : Kenya] [AA Kenya]

PDM Announces Construction is Underway at its Housing Developments in Kenya and Zambia - PDM Announces Construction is Underway at its Housing Developments in Kenya and Zambia - Pangaea Development Holdings Limited held its second Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 20 May at the Gaborone Sun Hotel. During the meeting, Mr. Barry Newton, Pangaea's Chairman, announced that house construction and sales were underway at its major housing estate developments in both Kenya and Zambia. [All Africa Zambia] [AA Zambia]

Thousands Still Stuck in Refugee Camps - Thousands Still Stuck in Refugee Camps - The Waki Commission on post-election violence was on Wednesday putting final touches to its report as it emerged that over 80,000 people who were affected were still languishing in camps around the country. [All Africa : Kenya] [AA Kenya]