"I don't see the modernity that I was expecting!"~Oburu Oginga tells the head architect for the Proposed Raila Odinga Mausoleum. Tells him to use same design as former US President, the late JF Kennedy's
WHY ARE Kenyans withdrawing money from Boma Yangu affordable housing savings? What is happening? I have my theories but would love to hear what others think, more so those moving out.
NOT ONLY oversupply, a major problem we have is that we have commoditized apartment developments - they are a bunch of sameness. There is hardly any differentiation; we have made them homogenous like cooking gas. The only competition now seems to be on price.
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I SAY with a lot of trepidation, the professions of Architecture, Engineering and Quantity Surveying CANNOT/ WILL NOT progress in this country under the current state of EBK and BORAQS. They have a unique parochial and proprietary view of the professions coupled with an absurd utopia of the future. Woe to the upcoming professionals.
Apparently, Graduate Engineers are the saviours of engineering sector.
@edwinsifuna, there is a group of some office engineers who are blocking CHANGE within the engineering regulatory body. They have the money
THERE IS a quote by John Keynes that I use a lot when advising real estate clients, “Don’t fight the tape.” Simply means don’t fight what the market is telling you - listen. The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent. There is a bespoke high rate of real estate investment ‘finger burning’ in this country. Reason, most people don’t listen to the market, including the ‘super rich.’ In an article by Forbes titled: ‘Eight Reasons You Should Consider Real Estate Investing,’ the numero uno reason listed is that, it is one of the safest investments you can make. Nobody gets wealthy without having real estate in their investment portfolio. @The7Ruleso28321
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THIS IS what a Senior QS in the construction industry told me when I was just starting my own practice firm about 10yrs ago; “Don’t violate your values and principles for the sake of the company growth.” Honestly I have endeavored to live by it - daily. It doesn’t matter what kind of a project or how much it pays, I will walk away at any point and I have done so many times. Maintaining your integrity is always a winning strategy, and I dare say, a competitive advantage, especially in this sector.
LOOK AT it, the number of private buildings completed in Nairobi County has almost doubled over the last 5yrs alone; 13,350 in 2021 and 25,090 in 2025. Yet, there has not been commensurate infrastructure growth. There are no yins and yangs, we are choking this city, literally.