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NAIROBI - The World Bank's private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), on Friday inked a new partnership with Chinese construction and engineering company to develop low-cost houses in three African countries. IFC and CITIC Construction Co., Ltd will set up a joint venture an . . .

 Cement production in Kenya is soon to see a new entrant. A new cement grinding plant is set to be constructed in Western Kenya on a 50 acre piece of land. It is projected to produce 730,000 tonnes of cement every year and hence enhance the competition in the industry.   “The plant . . .

 The construction of a super highway linking Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire is set to kick off and the project will be funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB). According to the AfDB outgoing President, Dr Donald Kaberuka the project will start soon since they are currently evaluat . . .

Deloitte East Africa has released a report showing that China is responsible for building 31% of all infrastructure projects in East Africa in 2014. This went up as compared to the 19% in 2013. The report was recently released during the third edition of the annual Deloitte African Construction . . .

 According to a study by the World Bank, Kenya’s economy will rise massively to 7 percent and public investments in infrastructure – especially from the standard gauge railway – and energy sectors will help in the growth in the medium term.   The current Kenya Economic . . .