Construction regulatory Institutions – The foe in Kenya’s real estate demolition woes

In recent past, the construction industry has once again been on the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. From the collapse of buildings between February and June 2018, then came demolitions over grabbed…

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China’s Debt book diplomacy – The enveloping gag in Kenya’s real estate local contractorship

As Kenya aims to achieve the millennium sustainability development goals, much seems to be overlooked. In a recent interview with CNN’s Richard Quest, Kenya president defended the state of the country’s…

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Kenya’s real estate misfortunes – Debunking Kenya’s Interest Rate Cap two years on, and a look into the future.

Over the last two years, there has been a lot of discussion over the introduction of the cap on interest rates in Kenya and its effects on the real estate sector. Development and finance companies in…

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Mobile App launch set to boost the Referral and Loyalty Program

Buildafrique Consulting Group is set to launch a Mobile Application (Mobile App.) for its Marketing Referral and Loyalty Program, Buildafrique Partner Network, in January 2019. The Program, which is currently…

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Kenya’s quick tax gains that hurt the economy – A case of the headline maker; Low Cost Housing

Kenya’s low-cost housing scheme has been the talk of the town as many remain skeptical over its financial and operational feasibility. To a larger part of the population, corruption in our institutions…

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Kenya’s low cost housing agenda – National Housing development fund explained

Kenyans’ now have a new contribution to look forward to come January 2019 following the presidential assent to the Financial Bill 2018, now Financial Act 2018. The Act, which was approved on September…

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Protectionism at whose expense? – A review of Kenya’s timber Industry and its becoming

The growth of attention on the timber industry, over the course of 2018 has resulted in a range of issues for Kenya. When the nationwide logging ban was implemented in an aim to protect the fast depleting…

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