Building of Sh160bn Nairobi-Mau Summit highway starts September
Friday June 04 2021
By BONFACE OTIENO
The construction of the Sh160 billion toll highway from Nairobi to Mau Summit is expected to begin in September, Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has said, raising hope of reducing traffic congestion on the northern corridor.
The 233-kilometre contract that was awarded to a French consortium made up of Vinci Highways SAS, Meridian Infrastructure Africa Fund, and Vinci Concessions SAS last year will see the road expanded into a four-lane dual carriageway through a Public-Private Partnership model.
The consortium is expected to design, finance, construct, operate and maintain the express.
Drone Space gets nod for commercial operations
Thursday April 22 2021
By FAUSTINE NGILA
A local drone training school is eyeing a slice of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) business after receiving the licence for commercial operations from the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA).
Drone Space, which opened in Nairobi in December, targets to use its drones for videography, geo-mapping and online delivery services, a move likely to heat up competition in the logistics sub-sector by leapfrogging infrastructure challenges.
“This landmark certification is a critical step in the use of drones to provide solutions to everyday challenges,” said Drone Space Chief Executive Officer Tony Mwangi.