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Finally! Our SECOND machine is LIVE – for our Made in 🇰🇪 Kenya product line . 😁 We shall start producing high-end HDPE & PVC products to complete the full precast house ecosystem. Mid July production starts at our Gitaru industry park . ✅ Skirting baseboards ✅ HDPE Windows 🪟 – cheaper than aluminum ✅ HDPE Door frames – cheaper than mahogany ✅ Decorative Fluted panels ✅ Luku Safi wall sidings & cladding Strong, modern, affordable & 100% Kenyan-made!

Finally visited Kaloki Nyamai's studio, an architectural and structural masterpiece. Never seen rammed earth used on such a huge scale!

@1960dude I never buy the “people are the problem” argument. If laws were enforced indiscriminately you’ll see change of behavior in a month. When Michuki was a transport minister matatus rarely broke a traffic law even in my village.People everywhere will always test the law to its limits

There is alot that goes on behind the scenes of Kigali cleanliness. I dont think we Kenyans as the people are ready for that. We blame Sakaja for not cleaning it but will Nairobians accept to have every last sartuday of the month to do cleanliness? Will bodas not use pedestrian lanes ? Will you and your caretaker clean your environment around the apartments ? I am told here that initially walikuwa wanaamshwa kama Highschool masaa ya preps. So they got used to it.

@Tr3blig_ @Young_Pharmacie Do it like Denmark did the Copenhagen metro with a hybrid PPP model.

@Young_Pharmacie Acha ndoto za mchana, mkiambiwa mtaxiwe ndio iundwe mtalia yenu yote

About Nairobi metro .I believe this is exactly what we need to cross the $500B mark in GDP . The biggest mistake cities make with metro systems is going underground too much. Tunnelling is extremely expensive, sometimes costing up to three or four times more than building above ground. The secret to making a project like this work in Nairobi is simple: keep as much of it as possible above ground, either at street level or on elevated viaducts. Take the main Red Line from Wangige through the CBD to the airport. This is the backbone of the system and carries the highest demand. The good thing is that most of it can run along existing corridors like Waiyaki Way, Ngong Road, and Mombasa Road. That means large sections can be built at ground level or elevated. Only the CBD section would need to go underground, and even then, it should be kept very short. In reality, about three-quarters or more of this line can stay above ground, which dramatically reduces cost. The Blue Line from Ruaka through Westlands to Imara Daima is even more favourable. These are relatively open, well-planned corridors, especially in the north and south. Apart from a short stretch around the CBD, the rest can comfortably run above ground. This is the kind of line that gives you strong coverage without blowing up your budget. Then comes the Purple Line, which is actually the smartest part of this entire design. It runs along outer corridors like the bypasses and avoids the CBD altogether. This is exactly how you build cheaply and efficiently. Almost the entire line can be elevated or at ground level, making it one of the most cost-effective parts of the system. If anything should be built first, it’s this one. The Green Line, connecting Ruiru through Eastlands to Lang’ata, serves some of the most densely populated areas. That means high ridership from day one. The beauty is that it also follows road corridors where elevated construction is very possible. Most of this line can be built above ground, which keeps costs manageable while serving the people who need it most. The only truly expensive part of the system is the small Black Line loop around the CBD. This is where space is tight, buildings are dense, and disruption must be minimised. Here, some underground construction becomes unavoidable. But the key is discipline , keep it short, focused, and only where absolutely necessary. This section should not stretch beyond a few kilometres. When you step back and look at the entire network, the strategy becomes clear. Keep tunnels to a minimum, build along existing roads and transport corridors, and prioritise elevated and at-grade sections. Done this way, up to 80 -90% of the system can realistically be built above ground. That is what turns this from a “fantasy map” into a financially possible project. Designing a system with economic reality in mind.

@PrairieBuilders Bioclimatic architecture is foreign concept in Kenyan buildings construction industry. Why build like that in a climate where our ancestors built with steep roofs to drain water as quickly as possible?

We recently posted this photo and many of you didn’t understand what is wrong with it. Let me explain 🧵 While hidden roof designs look elegant and save costs, if you take shortcuts with them utalilia kwa choo. Here is a few issues with this roof you should avoid

@overlapKE @DehMao I have seen governments funding Architecture and Landscape Architecture firms to research and come up with a city’s design and identity, but here in Kenya landscape architects have to beg govt engineers for them to be involved in projects. They literally beg to be even recognized

Kenya lacks two professional skills in the delivery of roads and highways: urban designers and landscape architects. We only rely on civil engineering to deliver our roadways, and the result is the sterile outcomes we see! - A Kenyan architect.

@dnahinga It’s self hatred. I see it everyday here on twitter and it drives me crazy. Romanization of foreign professionals and disqualification of local professionals.

The built industry in Kenya is like a candle that burns from two ends. On one side technological innovation is taking away 80% of the consultation work. On the other, the Chinese and foreign interests are taking over public financed projects. There is danger ahead

Made in Konza-coming soon! The Manufacturing Band at Konza Technopolis is rapidly transforming into a center of industrial excellence. We are on track to begin operations in June 2026, creating immediate opportunities for 5,000 Kenyans in high-impact sectors. From the assembly of advanced solar equipment to high-quality textile manufacturing, we are proving that "Made in Kenya" is the reality. Get ready for a more productive #SiliconSavannah!

@AttackMissile @kenyasgossips Paying doesn’t absorb you from personal responsibility.

@murithitim @kenyasgossips Shida ya wakenya, mmezoea ku dinywa... x.com/i/status/20464…

Cars entering Tatu City are required to wash dirty tyres to keep the roads clean or pay a fine of Ksh5000.

@AttackMissile @kenyasgossips By who?

@kenyasgossips Kenyan capitalism is reaching robbery levels. The roads should be the ones to be washed. Wtf!!!

@letekipunguu @14Menengai @kenyasgossips Peculiar behavior. Any form of accountability is demonized.

@14Menengai @kenyasgossips Typical Kenyan behaviour. Wail about disorderly city then claim enforcement of rules to be imprisonment.

@Leonmuigz That’s what happens when Urban Design and Planning work is left to Engineers.

In Nairobi any road expansion project MUST first involve cutting down innocent trees.

@nairobi_rivers Comments section “Why are you starting with Eastlands apartments and not Westlands or Langata?” Why do the Eastland’s tenants feel like they own these apartments? Aren’t they owned by the people living in Westlands and Langata?

Recovery of riparian land in Nairobi River at Biafra area, Kamukunji sub-county.

@Mitz_KE @nairobi_rivers London doing it, doesn’t mean Nairobi should do it too. Just leave the riparian reserve alone, it’s not that hard. I would rather have a linear park along Nairobi river than that concrete.

Beautiful #London (and #Amsterdam) with well designed developments around a river. If they had stupid ancient thinking like all you corrupt dinosaur minds, it wouldn't look great. You'll destroy legitimately approved buildings from 1970s & 80s with excellent river channels below.

@dnahinga I agree. “Harming with a brain” for me means, serving a higher purpose than just aesthetics. If it creates better living spaces that’s the higher goal.

I agree withbthe teacher. But my QS side is in protest We are always trying to optimize for the best results within budgets For timber, the harm is greater since it is not flexible. Trees grow vertically and therefore most yards do not stock curved timber. That inflexibility is a cost But for bricks, this is not an issue. In fact, it has the opposite effect making roofs better living spaces.

Circular architecture is a visual masterpiece, but waste is a real issue. Here’s why: 1. Shaping materials for curves results in excess cutoffs 2. Custom frameworks for circles increase production waste 3. Repurposing curved leftovers is often impractical Maybe waste is the price to pay for beauty?🌿

@mwenjerere @dnahinga Circular huts are smart climate designs. Sq or rect rooms corners trap air. Curved walls hav better air circulation & with a conical thatched roof opened at the top, gives even better stack effects. Combine that with “earth walls” which regulates humidity and you have good IE.

@dnahinga Ndugu, Why did we live in circular huts? Could it be an intrinsic alignment with the flower of Life? The sacred geometry. Energy that flows in circular formation but gets caged in right angles. The difficulty in getting materials aligned to flower?

@shavnyuy My favorite Architect.

Francis Kéré is quietly changing how Africa builds.Not through manifestos. Through buildings that prove local materials, local hands, and local knowledge are enough and have always been enough. The Gando Library is one of his most precise arguments. The ceiling is locally crafted earthenware pots sawn in half, cast into a concrete slab. When removed, they left circular openings, sunlight falls through like constellations onto the floor below. That same pattern ventilates the entire space. The hot roof pulls cool air in through the windows and out through the perforations. No electricity. No imported parts. Every person he trained in Gando carried those techniques forward. The building taught the village. The village became the architect. That is how you change a continent. One community at a time. Architect: Diébédo Francis Kéré | Kéré Architecture 📍 Gando, Burkina Faso 🇧🇫