The Developer's Digest, January - March 2017 Issue

JANUARY JAN –– MARCH 2016 2017 ISSUE
Innovations in
Construction in 2017
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IN
THIS
ISSUE
Focus on Policy
Have Your Say
NCCG Building Permitting Approval Report

The Developer’s
Digest
A KPDA PUBLICATION
KPDA BOARD MEMBERS
Mucai Kunyiha
Chairman
Palkesh Shah
Board Director
Emma Achoki
Treasurer
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From the Secretariat
Hamish Govani
Immediate Past Chairman
Kenneth Luusa
Board Director
Gikonyo Gitonga
Board Director
Margaret Kibe
Board Director
Page 5:
Focus on Policy
Page 9:
Have Your Say
Page 13: KPDA Directory of
Members
Page 15: NCCG Building
Permitting Approvals
Ravi Kohli
Board Director
George Wachiuri
Board Director
Caroline Karugu
Board Director
KPDA SECRETARIAT
Anne Muchiri
Board Director
Chief Executive Officer – Elizabeth Mwangi – Oluoch
Membership Relations Officer – Liz Kayaki
Finance and Membership Support Officer– Rachael Muthama
Research and Development Intern – Mercy Ndung’u
Research, Administration & Membership Intern – Kennedy Titus
KENYA PROPERTY DEVELOPERS A SOCIATION
The Secretariat address is :
Fatima Flats, Suite 4B, Marcus Garvey Road off Argwings Kodhek
Road, Nairobi | Tel: + 254 737 530 290 | 0705 277 787
Email: admin@kpda.or.ke | Website: www.kpda.or.ke
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2017 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DATE EVENT DETAILS LOCATION
Tuesday, 17 th
January 2017
CEO Breakfast Forum (7.30am – 9.40am)
Theme: ‘Launch of the NCA Online Project
Registration Platform’
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi
Tuesday, 21 st
February 2017
Tuesday, 7 th
March 2017
22 nd – 24 th
March 2017
Friday, 31 st
March 2017
5 th - 6 th April
2017
Thursday, 27 th
April 2017
Tuesday, 23 rd
May 2017
13 th – 14 th June
2017
Tuesday, 4 th July
2017
9 th – 15 th
September 2017
Tuesday, 3 rd
October 2017
Friday, 27 th
October 2017
1 st – 3 rd
November
2017
Construction Health and Safety Breakfast
Forum (7.00am – 9.30am)
Theme: 'Occupational Health and Safety
Standards in the Kenyan Construction Industry’
KPDA Learning and Development
Symposium (7.00am – 9.30am)
Theme: ‘Understanding Construction Contracts’
Africa Green Building Summit
5 th KPDA AGM and Koroga Event
(6.00pm onwards)
East African Property Investment Summit
2017
KPDA/MRM Meet and Greet Koroga Event
(6.00pm onwards)
KPDA CEO Breakfast Forum (7.00am –
9.30am)
Theme: ‘Effects of the Elections on the Kenyan
Real Estate Industry 2017’
Sustainable Properties Africa Conference
and Exhibition SPACE Event
KPDA Workshop (9.00am – 2.00pm)
Theme: ‘Capital Funding and Structuring’
KPDA 2017 International Trip to UAE
KPDA Roundtable Meeting with Kiambu
County Government (9.00am – 11.30am)
KPDA End of Year Corporate Networking
Koroga Event (6.30pm onwards)
The Big 5 Construct East Africa
International Building and Construction
Show 2017
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nairobi
Bowmans (Coulson Harney) Advocates –
ICEA Lion Centre, West Wing
The UN Complex, Nairobi
Spice Roots Restaurant – Simba Union
Club, Nairobi
Radisson Blue Hotel
Koroga Country Club - Nyali, Mombasa
Hotel Royal Orchid, Nairobi
Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi
To be confirmed
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Kiambu County
Spice Roots Restaurant – Simba Union
Club, Nairobi
Kenyatta International Conference
Centre (KICC)
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HOW TO JOIN THE KENYA PROPERTY DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION
The Kenya Property Developers Association (KPDA) was established in Nairobi in 2006 as the
representative body of the residential, commercial and industrial property development sector in
Kenya. We are an emerging Business Member Organisation which works in proactive partnership with
policy-makers, financiers and citizens to ensure that the property development industry grows rapidly
but in an organized, efficient, economical and ethical manner.
Our current membership is a diverse make up of all industry players including property development
firms, real estate agents and managers, professional firms, industry suppliers, government agencies,
institutional investors and managers and financial institutions who are based both in Kenya and
globally. Principally, KPDA champions the interests of the industry to ensure a better business
environment.
Benefits of Joining KPDA
Become a part of an influential body representing major industry players. And help set our wideranging
and diverse agenda.
Join the conversation on policy reforms through our unique engagement with influential
government players that contribute to the overall success of your business.
Access to information on the latest issues affecting the industry, via regular publications,
newsletters, media reports and research;
Participate in networking events, putting you in touch with industry investors and potential
clients;
Attend professional development courses which reflect the changing nature of the property and
indeed building and construction industry as a whole;
Access marketing opportunities that will increase your business profits as you meet potential
clients and partners during KPDA events
While membership to KPDA is open only to registered companies or organizations, the benefits of
membership extend to all staff in our member companies or organizations.
Categories of Membership
1. Premium Membership (Open to Developers and Non Developers)
2. Corporate Membership (Open to Developers Only)
3. Associate Membership (Open to Developers and Non Developers)
CATEGORY ENTRANCE FEES ANNUAL
TOTAL
SUBSCRIPTION
Premium Member Kshs. 25, 000 Kshs. 60, 000 Kshs. 85, 000
Corporate Member Kshs. 12, 000 Kshs. 25, 000 Kshs. 37, 000
Associate Member Kshs. 12, 000 Kshs. 25, 000 Kshs. 37, 000
Membership Admission Requirements
In order to join KPDA, the following should be submitted to the KPDA Secretariat:
1) Fill the KPDA Membership Application Form
2) Sign the KPDA Code of Conduct
3) Attach a copy of your company's certificate of registration or incorporation and
4) Make the relevant payment
Submission may be made either physically or electronically. For more information, please contact:
Visit us online
FROM THE KPDA SECRETARIAT
“An entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a cliff and
builds a plane on the way down.” ~ Reid Hoffman
Welcome to the 2017 first issue of The
Developer’s Digest! In this issue we
are delighted to share with you the
Association’s achievements over the
last 10 years (we turned 10 in 2016!). We
will also bring you up to speed on the
first quarter of the year’s activities, it is
amazing how fast we have gotten to the
month of April.
Key to our members, we are proud to
announce the introduction of 2 new
Directors to the KPDA Board; Anne
Muchiri (Managing Director – Rozanna
Properties Ltd) and Ravi Kohli (Founder
and Managing Director – Karibu Homes).
Anne is ‘returning’ to the Board being one
of the founder members of KPDA who in
2006, gave free and legal support to the
Association. Ravi joins the Board with a
wealth of passion and experience in the
provision of affordable and dignified
housing for Kenyans. KPDA is embracing
the provision of affordable and low
cost/dignified housing as an advocacy
agenda this year and welcomes Ravi’s
contribution to see its fruition.
Also in this issue is our Focus on Policy
article whose focus is on the 2017 Kenyan
Budget. We have paid specific focus to
matters dealing with the building and
construction industry and hope that the
information will deem useful to you in
running your businesses. We are happy
to note that one of the issues we have
been lobbying for bore fruit. The 2017
– 2018 Budget Statement indicates the
commitment by the Government to set
up a ‘One Stop Centre’ for the payment
of all licences and fees effective April
2017, which is a move to ease doing
business in Kenya for investors. As you
are aware, 2017 is an election year for
Kenya and with it comes certain effects
to your businesses, but albeit it all, we
remain hopeful that our businesses can
continue to thrive. During the month
of May, we will be organizing a CEO
Breakfast Forum to specifically focus on
remedial actions that can be taken to
help our businesses ‘survive despite and
inspite of the elections.’ This invitation is
included in this issue..
Finally, we continue to share our
research reports with you and in this
issue you will find the Nairobi City
County Government Building Permitting
Approvals Report for the period January
to December 2016. Once again, I would
like to thank our members and partners
for continuing to support the KPDA
dream.
Viva KPDA!
KPDA wishes to welcome our newest members:
• Newline Ltd
• Kamhomes Investments Ltd
• Nomadic Tents (K) Ltd
• Diamond Property Merchants
• Heri Homes Ltd
• K.Mberia and Partners Advocates
• Green Kenya Corporation Ltd
• VAAL Real Estate Ltd
• Davis & Shirtliff Ltd
Elizabeth
• Africa Reit Ltd
• Ali Fabrication Solutions Ltd
• Emerge Developments
• Sterling and Wilson Private Ltd
• Leo Capital Holdings Ltd
• Dream Homes Construction Company Ltd
• Galaxy Heritage Ltd
• Paradigm Projects Ltd
Welcome to the KPDA Family!
The KPDA Membership Relations Officer, Liz Kayaki
Kenya Property Developers Association
Fatima Flats, Suite 4 B
Marcus Garvey Road off Argwings Kodhek Road, Kilimani Area
P. O. Box 76154 - 00508
NAIROBI, KENYA
Telephone: +254 737 530 290/0705 277 787
Email: e.kayaki@kpda.o.ke
Website: www.kpda.or.ke
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Welcome to the KPDA Family!
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FOCUS ON POLICY
SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET STATEMENT FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR 2017/2018
(1 ST JULY 2017 – 30 TH JUNE 2017)
BY MR. HENRY K. ROTICH, EGH
CABINET SECRETARY FOR THE NATIONAL TREASURY
30TH MARCH 2017
THEME: ‘CREATING JOBS, DELIVERING A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL KENYANS’
STATEMENT DELIVERED TO THE
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ON 30TH
MARCH, 2017 BY MR. HENRY K.
ROTICH, CABINET SECRETARY FOR
THE NATIONAL TREASURY, REPUBLIC
OF KENYA, WHEN HIGHLIGHTING
THE BUDGET POLICY AND REVENUE
RAISING MEASURES FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2017/18
© Budget Statement 2017
To obtain copies of the document,
please contact:
Public Relations Office
The National Treasury
Treasury Building
P. O. Box 30007-00100
NAIROBI, KENYA
Tel: +254-20-2252-299
Fax: +254-20-341-082
The full statement is also available on
the website at: www.treasury.go.ke
INTRODUCTION
It is my singular pleasure to present
the Budget for the FY 2017/18, the fifth
Budget under the Jubilee Government.
Mr. Speaker, this Budget is the first in our
history to be presented before the month
of June. Mr. Speaker, we have brought
forward the reading of the Statement in
order to allow the Honourable Members
to approve the Appropriation Bill in time
and focus on the elections scheduled for
August 8, 2017.
We have consulted our Partner States
in the East African Community (EAC) on
the timing of the budget presentation
and have agreed that Kenya can proceed
with an early presentation of the Budget
while the other Partner States will
present theirs at the same time in Mid-
June 2017.
Mid this month, we were reminded,
by His Excellency President Uhuru
Kenyatta during his 2017 State of the
Nation address in this Chamber, of an
extraordinary Kenyan journey of four
years of transformation, growth and
deepening democracy. Kenyans are
proud of these achievements as they
have happened through collective
participation, partnership and the usual
dynamism of our private sector.
Four years ago, the Jubilee
Administration inherited an economy
which although had achieved several
milestones, still had insufficient and
expensive power with limited access,
a century old railway, limited road
network and port capacity, poorly
equipped security forces, high maternal
and child mortality, a poorly managed
education sector, inadequate social
protection for the poor and vulnerable,
and disharmonized pay for public
servants, among others.
But today, and to use His Excellency the
President’s words again, “we celebrate a
transformed Kenya.”
This transformation is the culmination
of four years of working tirelessly to put
in place policies and reforms to foster a
rapid socio-economic transformation of
our country.
In this endeavour, I feel very encouraged
by the strong support we have received
from Kenyans of all walks of life. I am
happy to report to all Kenyans that we
have made significant progress towards
achieving our development goals.
Specifically:
At the macro level:
• The value of goods and services we
produce has risen from Kshs. 4, 745
billion in 2013 in to an estimate of
Kshs. 6, 951 billion in 2016. As a
result, our per capita income rose
from Kshs. 113, 210 in 2013 to an
estimate of Kshs. 152, 671. Making us
a lower medium income economy.
This reflects the improvement of
our business climate as indicated in
the move from position 136 in 2013
to position 92 in the World Bank’s
Doing Business Indicators;
• Revenue collection has increased
from Ksh 1,001.0 billion in 2013/14
to the projected Kshs. 1,515.5 billion
in 2016/17, a 51 percent increase;
• Since 2013, our economy has
generated a total of 2.3 million new
jobs. In 2015 alone, 841, 600 new
jobs were created with similar levels
expected in 2016;
• Kenyans and their properties are
more secure today following the
heavy investment in the security
sector – The number of police
vehicles has risen from 3,155 in 2013
to 6, 363 in 2017.
FOCUS ON POLICY
SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET STATEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2017/2018
With regard to infrastructure:
• The movement of goods and people
around the country has been made
cheaper and more effective through
expansion of most roads, seaports
and airports. On the SGR, after going
over a century without a modern rail,
we have in three years constructed
a modern railway that will have
significant positive spill-over effects
on the economy;
• Today, more than 5.2 million Kenyans
have been connected to electricity
compared to 2.3 million in 2013.
In four years, we have connected
more Kenyans to the grid than in all
years since independence! This is a
remarkable achievement.
At the sectoral level:
• More of our farmers now have
access to subsidized fertilizer and
seeds, enabling them to increase
productivity of their lands, earn
more incomes and indeed make
Kenya more food secure,
• Reflecting our investment in
security, the tourism sector, which
was shrinking by 4.6 percent in 2013
is now expanding by 15 percent
and creating jobs for our youth and
women.
We have also invested heavily in
critical social sectors as well as on the
less fortunate:
• We have equipped our hospitals
with specialized medical equipment,
and maternal health care is now free
in all public hospitals;
• More of our children go to school
without their parents worrying
whether they can afford the school
fees;
• Examination fees for both standard
eight and form four candidates have
been abolished; and thousands of
orphans and vulnerable children,
people living with disabilities and
the elderly in our society continue
to receive cash transfers through the
social safety net program.
• In order to empower Kenyans
without title deeds, the Government
has issued 2.5 million title deeds
which, among other things, will
facilitate access to capital. Going
forward, the Government will be
waiving land title search fees with
immediate effect.
On devolution:
• Since 2013, about Ksh 1 trillion will
have been disbursed by end June
2017 to all the Counties to enhance
service delivery. This is a clear
demonstration of the Government’s
commitment to a strong devolved
system of Government.
While we celebrate these remarkable
achievements, we should not be
complacent. Having laid a firm
foundation for businesses to thrive and
expand, our focus is now to invest in
accelerating job creation especially for
the youth.
This is why we have chosen as the theme
for this year’s budget, “Creating Jobs,
Delivering a Better Life for All Kenyans”.
This budget builds on the transformation
we have achieved so far and emphasis
the need to support the sectors with
a high potential for creating jobs for
our youth such as manufacturing and
agriculture.
Among the strategies to be employed
will include supporting domestic
production and value-chains, boosting
exports, encouraging entrepreneurship,
continuing with business climate reforms,
completing on-going infrastructure
programmes, modernizing agriculture
and agro-processing, protecting the
vulnerable and supporting emerging
growth sectors.
All this will be accomplished within
sustainable public finances in order
to continue securing macroeconomic
stability. In sum, the 2017 Budget is
about building on the recent successes
and delivering jobs and prosperity to
Kenyans.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BUDGET
1. This budget will continue to
empower businesses and
entrepreneurs to invest, grow
and create jobs. This budget
will continue to implement our
transformation agenda to build
new roads, railway and other
infrastructure that will generate
new growth opportunities. We will
also continue to prioritize social
spending in support of education,
health services and cash transfers
to vulnerable groups. This budget
will continue to support devolution
through disbursement of resources,
and maintaining transfers to County
Governments at levels well above
the constitutional threshold.
2. In this budget, we shall continue
to progressively reduce the fiscal
deficit and ensure the continued
sustainability of our debt. In this
regard, in the FY 2017/18, we project
the fiscal deficit to decline to 6.0
percent of GDP from an estimated
9.0 percent in the FY 2016/17.
The sharp reduction of the deficit
reflects reduced expenditures
owing to the one off expenditures
mainly those related to the General
elections and the drought which
are not expected to recur. Over
the medium term, the deficit is
expected to narrow to 4 percent of
GDP by 2019/20 which will further
lower our debt-to-GDP ratio.
3. To further accelerate growth, create
jobs and better the lives of Kenyans,
I will be proposing tax incentives to:
a) Support Growth and Domestic
Production;
b) Reduce Income Inequality;
c) Promote Job Creation;
d) Improve Tax Administration
and Compliance; and
e) Enhance Social Security and
Welfare.
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FOCUS ON POLICY
KPDA WINS
SUMMARY OF THE BUDGET STATEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2017/2018
AGENDA 2017/18 AND BEYOND:
CREATING JOBS, DELIVERING A
BETTER LIFE FOR ALL KENYANS
Continuing with Improving the
Business and Investment Climate
Macroeconomic Stability
To support an environment where more
jobs will be created, the Government
is strongly committed to pursuing
prudent fiscal and monetary policies
that support strong economic growth,
ensures price stability and maintains our
debt at sustainable levels.
Our fiscal policy will continue to focus on
prioritizing development expenditures
to support growth, while curtailing
growth of non-productive recurrent
expenditures.
Monetary policy will target to keep
inflation within the target range of 2.5
percent on either side of 5.0 percent.
To further reinforce price stability, our
proposed fiscal policy will help keep
interest rates low and stable and the
exchange rate broadly stable and
competitive to support our exports.
Business Regulatory Reforms
The Government has significantly
reduced the time and cost of opening
and operating a business, thus making
it easier for investors to start and run a
business.
This has been achieved as a result of the
implementation of measures initiated
by the dedicated Business Environment
Delivery Unit at the Ministry of
Industrialisation, and Enterprise
Development.
Kenya’s business environment has
improved remarkably. Over the past
three years, Kenya’s ranking in the
World Bank’s Doing Business indicators
has improved from 136 to 92, largely
due to reforms in getting credit,
getting electricity and ease of starting
a business.
In 2016, we were ranked third out of
the World’s top ten reformers. With the
objective of achieving a rank below 50
in the medium term, we have passed
appropriate legislations and processes
to reduce the time, steps and costs
associated with opening a business,
obtaining construction permits,
single business permits and property
registration.
To further improve our ranking, I have
allocated Kshs. 250 million to support
initiatives to the ease the cost of doing
business.
Today, Kenya is a preferred investment
destination in Africa with many major
companies from across the globe
starting operations in the country. As a
result, foreign direct investment (FDI)
has risen from about US dollar 0.514
billion in 2013, to at least US dollar 2.3
billion in 2016.
In an effort to reduce obstacles that
hinder faster growth of investment, the
Government has established a One Stop
Centre (OSC) for investors which will be
operational by April 2017.
The Government has also established
e-regulation and will soon be
establishing the e-Opportunities to
enable investors interested in Kenya
to search for investment opportunities
available in Kenya from the comfort of
their homes.
These initiatives, in addition to the
existing Huduma Centres, will provide
comprehensive information to investors
on licenses, permits and approvals that
are currently offered in a multiplicity
of Government agencies located
in different parts of the city, further
sustaining increased FDI inflows in the
country.
We are aware of complaints from
our business community of double
taxation of their activities by County
Governments. This is not only bad for our
investment climate but is also a violation
of Article 209 of our Constitution.
Accordingly, I will be making legislative
proposals to Parliament that will set
out how County Governments may
raise revenues without violating the
Constitution and raising the cost of
doing business.
This budget will maximize social benefits
for all Kenyans. It will support industries,
create jobs and improve the quality of
life of Kenyans.
It will also help us realize a cleaner
environment; provide quality social
services (Health and Education), and
enhance access to efficient public
transport.
In sum, it is a budget that carefully
balances on the one hand the need to
reduce the cost of living for the poor
by enhancing social sector spending
while continuing to strengthen the
foundation for long-term economic
growth, job creation and provision of
incentives for rapidly moving towards
industrialization of our economy.
© Budget Statement 2017
To obtain copies of the document,
please contact:
Public Relations Office
The National Treasury
Treasury Building
P. O. Box 30007-00100
NAIROBI, KENYA
Tel: +254-20-2252-299
Fax: +254-20-341-082
The full statement is also available on
the website at: www.treasury.go.ke
BY MR. HENRY K. ROTICH, EGH
CABINET SECRETARY FOR THE
NATIONAL TREASURY
30TH MARCH 2017
THEME: ‘CREATING JOBS, DELIVERING
A BETTER LIFE FOR ALL KENYANS’
The Kenya Property Developers
Association was established in Nairobi in
2006 as the representative body of the
residential, commercial and industrial
property development sector in Kenya.
It is an emerging Business Member
Organisation which works in proactive
partnership with policy-makers,
financiers and citizens to ensure that the
property development industry grows
rapidly but in an organized, efficient,
economical and ethical manner.
1. The Association started with
a membership of less than 30
members and to date has now
grown to 150 members;
2. Following consistent and
combined lobbying with industry
partners and the National
Construction Authority (NCA) ,
the NCA Construction Levy was
scrapped off effective 1st January
2017;
3. Contributes to the excellence
within the industry through the
promotion of world-class practice
standards and sector-specific
educational programs;
4. Our collaboration with significant
market players in the establishment
of the National REITs Association
which will ensure the smooth
implementation of REITs in Kenya
as well market REITs to encourage
foreign investment in the Kenyan
property market;
5. Compiles and disseminates
focused research and analysis to
inform sound policy analysis and
public education;
6. Our strengthened collaboration
with the public sector resulting in
KPDA being nominated into the
Ministry of Land, Housing and
Urban Development Affordable
Housing Contact Group;
7. Committed service to policy
reforms through our participation
on the Kenya Private Sector Alliance
(KEPSA) Land, Housing and Urban
Development Sector Board;
8. Active and successful joint input
into the review of the Proposed
2014-2015 Finance Bill;
9. Established strong ties with
significant industry players
such as the Nairobi City County
Government, the National
Construction Authority, the
Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure,
Housing and Urban Development,
the Upper Hill District Association
(UHDA), the UN Habitat, the Kenya
Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA)
amongst others;
10. Demonstrated our commitment
towards Kenya having a
sustainable, green environment
by our continued collaboration
with the UN Habitat and the Kenya
Green Building Society;
11. The consistent and informed release
of data to our mailing list through
our Media Weekly Review Reports
and our bi-monthly e-newsletter,
The Developer’s Digest;
12. The successful organization of
several events both aimed at
providing professional networking
and educating platforms.
Our mission remains; ‘To promote the involvement of the private sector in
development through advocacy, education, research and ethical standards’
Thank you to the 150 members who continue to share our dream…
Kenya Property Developers Association
Fatima Flats, Suite 4 B
Marcus Garvey Road off Argwings Kodhek Road, Kilimani Area
P. O. Box 76154 - 00508
NAIROBI, KENYA
Telephone: +254 737 530 290/0705 277 787
Website: www.kpda.or.ke
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Profiles of KPDA Board of Directors
Appreciation to KPDA Sponsors
Mucai Kunyiha
KPDA Chairman
Palkesh Shah,
Vice Chairman for the Board
Emma Achoki
Treasurer
Ken Luusa
Board Director
Margaret Kibe
Board Director
Ravi K. Kohli
Board Director
A SINGLE BEAM CANNOT
SUPPORT A GREAT HOUSE
Mucai Kunyiha is an LL.B (Hons.)
graduate of the University of
Wales, Cardiff and an advocate of
the High Court of Kenya. He also
holds an MBA from Ashridge, UK.
Mucai is the General Manager of
Coopers K-Brands Ltd, an animal
health company in East and Central
Africa. He is also the Managing
Director of Kzanaka Ltd, a Kenyan
property development firm.
Palkesh Shah holds a Bachelor
of Science Degree in Business
Management from New
Hampshire College. He is a
Director at Chigwell Holdings Ltd a
property development company.
Emma Achoki is the Managing
Director of Oakpark Properties
Ltd. She holds a Bachelor
of Commerce Degree from
Kenyatta University and a
Masters in International Business
Administration from the United
States International University.
She has previously worked with
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in
Kenya and Tanzania for 13 years.
She is a Certified Public Accountant
(CPA-K) and also passed Level One
of the Certified Financial Analyst
(CFA) Examinations.
Ken serves as the Managing
Director of Acorn Management
Services Limited. Prior to joining
Acorn Group, Ken served as
the Regional Chief Executive
Officer of Property Development
and Management Ltd (PDM),
an Aga Khan Development
Network Company where he was
responsible for managing and
developing the organization’s
commercial property portfolio in
East Africa. He is a Board Director
at KPDA.
Margaret is the Managing Director
at Bahati Ridge Development
Ltd. She has nearly twenty years
of experience in consulting,
production, logistics and event
management services. Her
primary areas of focus are in
real estate development and
property management. Margaret
holds a Post Graduate Certificate
in Film, Television and Digital
Etertainment and a BSc. In
Accounting with Honours.
Ravi is the Founder and Managing
Director of Karibu Homes, a large
scale affordable housing developer
of 1, 200 units under construction
in Athi River. He currently serves
as a member of the KPDA Public
Policy & Advocacy Committee. He
has 15 years working experience
in property development both in
Kenya and the United Kingdom and
holds a BA (Hons) in Economics and
Human Resource Management.
The Kenya Property Developers Association would like to appreciate
the financial and otherwise support that it has received from the
following companies:
• The National Construction Authority
• AskaDoc
• Coulson and Harney Advocates and
• Simba Corporation Ltd
• Davis and Shirtliff and
• Newmatic Africa Ltd
With you we were able to celebrate a successful first quarter of the year.
Asante sana…
Hamish Govani
Immediate Past Chairman
Hamish is the Executive Director
of Lantana Homes. He holds
a Bachelors Degree in Civil
Engineering, ACGI and a Masters
in Business Administration.
Hamish has diverse experience
in real estate development and
has overseen several construction
projects in the country.
Gikonyo Gitonga
Board Director
Gikonyo is the Managng Director
at Axis Real Estate Ltd. He is a
highly experienced and qualified
Real Estate professional services
expert and holds an MSc (Econs)
in Urban Development Planning
from the University of London
and a BA (Land Economics) from
the University of Nairobi. He is a
full member of The Institution of
Surveyors of Kenya (Valuation &
Estate Agents Chapter) and is a
Registered Estate Agent.
George Wachiuri
Board Director
George holds a Masters of
Business Administration from
University of Nairobi and a
Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing
Option) and is a Certified Public
Accountant CPA (K). He is the
founder and CEO of Optiven Group.
Caroline Karugu
Board Director
Caroline is a Senior Associate in the
Real Estate and Finance department
of Anjarwalla & Khanna Advocates
and focuses mainly on property
law, property development work,
real estate financing, property joint
ventures and structuring of mixed
use developments. She has handled
a variety of property transactions
including, structuring of property
joint ventures, property acquisitions,
residential and mixed use projects,
large scale commercial retail leasing,
property management contracts
and securities.
Anne W. Muchiri
Board Director
Anne acted as a legal adviser and a
founder Director of the then Kenya
Private Developers Association. She
is currently serving as a member of
the KPDA Public Policy and Advocacy
Committee. She is currently the
Managing Director of Rozana
Properties Ltd, a company engaged in
development and sale of residential
homes. Anne is a Certified Public
Speaker (Toastmasters International)
and the Board of Directors of KPDA
has 100% confidence in the positive
impact Anne will make on the Board.
Our goal has
always been to
meet the needs
of our members
by providing
current industry
information,
high standards
of engagement
and quality
networking
events.
Now
you can
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us at
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HAVE YOUR SAY
HAVE YOUR SAY
INNOVATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION IN 2017
Innovation is a wide concept that
includes improvements in processes,
products or services. It involves
incorporating new ideas which
generate changes that help solve the
needs of a company and so increase its
competitiveness.
Standardized management of
innovation can help a company reap
significant rewards:
• Improvement in organization of
activities;
• Improvement in the company’s
competitiveness in the medium
and long- term;
• Efficient exploitation of the
organization’s knowledge
particularly from its skilled
personnel;
• Systematization of processes and
product knowledge;
• Client satisfaction
SO WHAT ARE THE CONSTRUCTION
TRENDS IN 2017?
1. Collaborative Project Delivery
Methods: Experts expect collaborative
approaches to become more common
for projects. Design-build, public-private
partnerships and integrated project
delivery are three of the most oftencited
methods that are altering the
industry and are likely to gain ground in
2017.
Here construction is to be carried out
on a team basis amidst the stakeholders
involved in the construction project
such as engineer, architect, owner
and contractor to collectively design
project goals, costs, risk – sharing
and compensation. This promotes
achievement of a more sustainable
project that efficiently meets the needs
of the target market and also save on the
time taken in the project development.
Within the same collaboration, a
government entity may also hire a
group from the private sector to design,
finance and build a large project and
thereafter operate and maintain the
facility for years before handing it over.
2. Offsite/Modular Construction:
Offsite construction, also called modular
or prefab is aimed at condensing the
construction schedule of a project and
saving cost. This involves structures
known as prefabs been manufactured
offsite (in factories) in standard sections
that’s are then transported to the
construction site. This also helps in
ensuring quality control e.g. in the case
where you would not have to deal
with weather changes as it delivers
components as and when needed.
Contractors are finding that offsite
methods allow them to reduce hours
onsite, improve efficiency and perform
more subassemblies than in the past.
3. VR/AR Technology: Virtual and
augmented reality technology
enhances collaboration among project
stakeholders before building begins. VR
and AR allow the construction team to
detect errors ahead of time and avoid
costly mistakes. They also have the
potential to improve job site safety, such
as letting managers and workers view
job site conditions without subjecting
them to safety hazards.
HIGHLIGHTS ON TOP CONSTRUCTION
METHODS IN 2017
1. Self - Healing Concrete: Cracking
is a major problem in construction,
usually caused by exposure to water
and chemicals. Researchers at Bath
University are looking to develop a selfhealing
concrete, using a mix containing
bacteria within microcapsules, which
will germinate when water enters a crack
in the concrete to produce limestone,
plugging the crack before water and
oxygen has a chance to corrode the steel
reinforcement.
2. Photovoltaic Glazing: Building
integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) glazing
can help buildings generate their own
electricity, by turning the whole building
envelope into a solar panel. Companies
such as Polysolar provide transparent
photovoltaic glass as a structural
building material, forming windows,
façades and roofs.
3. Cloud Collaboration: Basestone is
a system allowing the remote sharing
of data on a construction site in real
time. It is predominantly a review tool
for engineers and architects which
digitizes the drawing review process
on construction projects, and allows for
better collaboration. The cloud-based
collaboration tool is focused on the
installation of everything from steel
beams to light fittings. The system is
used to add “snags”, issues that happen
during construction, on to pdfs, then
users can mark or add notes through
basestone. Trials have revealed possible
cost-savings of around 60 per cent
compared with traditional paper-based
review methods.
4. Asset Mapping: Asset mapping
focuses on operational equipment,
including heating and air conditioning,
lighting and security systems, collecting
data from serial numbers, firmware,
engineering notes of when it was
installed and by whom, and combines
the data in one place. The system
can show engineers in real time on a
map where the equipment needs to
be installed and, once the assets are
connected to the real-time system
using the internet of things, these can
be monitored via the web, app, and
other remote devices and systems. It
helps customers build databases of
asset performance, which can assist in
proactive building maintenance, and
also reduce building procurement and
insurance costs.
5. Alternative Construction Materials:
Other ways of meeting the demand
for cost-effective, yet environmentally
friendly homes is through the use of
alternate construction materials such
as recycled fly ash (a waste by-product
of coal combustion). This medium can
be utilized to build budget housing
of fairly high quality. Other alternate
construction media are interlocking
bricks, hollow concrete blocks, rubble
filler blocks, stabilized mud-based
blocks and funicular (or rope-like) shells.
By using alternative construction
materials and methods, construction
costs can be reduced by a minimum of
10 to 15% in terms of materials and up
to 20% in terms of skilled manpower
expenses and construction time.
What are the Building Blocks that set
the Foundation to Apply Innovation in
Construction?
1. People: There is need for a highly
skilled workforce, where there is diversity
of thought to promote collaboration
of this skills in innovations that
would eventually lead to a successful
construction project.
2. Strategy and Delivery: The
innovation process needs to be
systematized to ensure that the
innovation delivers an output.
3. Investing in Innovation: Investment
is a crucial input in innovation. Investing
in people and platforms, as well as
traditional Research and Development
initiatives, will create an environment
where innovation can thrive.
4. Knowledge Sharing: Traditionally,
the construction industry has not been
particularly proactive in sharing and
learning from its successes and failures.
The lack of knowledge capture from
previous projects results in ‘reinventing
the wheel’ and repeated mistakes.
5. Research and Development: The
construction industry does not invest
heavily in Research & Development.
This is proven at both a national level
where construction lags behind other
industries. Resources need to be
invested in the research sector to ensure
developers are better equipped with
knowledge.
6. Standards and Regulation:
Standards and regulations that are
highly prescriptive can stifle innovation.
There has been little incentive or
reward for exceeding or diverting from
standards, encouraging the same triedand-tested
solutions to be re-used to
meet requirements and prohibiting
advances in technology from being
driven forward, especially when not
supported in regulated industries.
7. Embracing Technology: Building
Information Modelling (BIM), sensors,
and smart construction technology will
transform the way we design, construct
and manage assets. With the rise of
the digital economy, embracing the
technology that is already available to us
in this industry will enable innovations
to move from concept to reality.
CONCLUSION
There is still a fair degree of resistance,
both from developers and buyers, to
projects built with alternate construction
materials.
In many developing countries, there
is still an erroneous assumption that
the use of cost-effective alternate
construction materials results in inferior
structures. Knowing that a building
has been built with anything but
conventional materials and technologies
cause potential buyers to have concerns
about its safety, durability and resale
value.
This lack of awareness can result in a
loss for developers who use them, since
it would impact the marketability of
their product. Alternative construction
materials have therefore not yet become
a very popular route among developers.
The primary challenge lies in convincing
buyers of the inherent value of such
projects, and also to educate developers
on the long-term business potential.
There needs to be a greater level of
awareness.
However, regardless of the above
mentioned challenges, the real estate
sector must support the use of cuttingedge
and environmentally sustainable
infrastructure, as well as commit to
working in collaboration with key
stakeholders to encourage innovation
and entrepreneurial thinking.
REFERENCES
1. DconstructionDive, Emily Peiffer, Jan 3
2017
2. Business/Future of Construction, Felicia
Jackson, June 14 2015
3. India Infoline News Service, Kishor Pate,
September 11, 2014)
4. Institution of Civil Engineers, Rob Curd,
February 15 2016
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KPDA DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS
KPDA DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS
KPDA DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING AS AT 12 TH APRIL 2017
Nanyuki Mall Ltd
Tatu City Ltd
DLR Group Africa Ltd
Nabo Capital Ltd
PREMIUM MEMBERS
Ali Fabrication Solutions Ltd
Synthesis Systems Ltd
Coral Property International Ltd
Ijenga Ventures Ltd
Natureville Homes
Tilisi Developments Ltd
Emerge Developments Ltd
Nanchang Foreign Engineering
Company (Kenya) Ltd
Bamburi Cement Ltd
Tandem & Stark Ltd
County Home Developers Ltd/Runda
View Ltd
INFPAC Ltd
Oakpark Properties Ltd
The Epic Properties Ltd
Galaxy Heritage Ltd
Nomadic Tents (K) Ltd
Britam
Diamond Property Merchants
Fusion Capital
HF Development and Investment Ltd
Vaal Real Estate Ltd
Yasian Technology Company Ltd
CORPORATE MEMBERS
Acorn Management Services Ltd
Cytonn Real Estate
Daykio Plantations Ltd
Dream Home Construction
Company Ltd
Jabez Properties
Kamhomes Investment Ltd
Karibu Homes
Kings Developers Ltd
Optiven Limited
Paradigm Projects Ltd
Parmalen Investments Ltd
Thika Greens Ltd
Unity Homes Ltd
Urban Nirvana Property Solutions Ltd
Global Property Advice
Green Kenya Corporation Ltd
Honeywell Technologies (K) Ltd
Kanaga & Associates
Oraro & Company Advocates
Pam Goldings Properties Ltd
Paragon Architects
Property Link Africa Ltd
Imaran Real Estate Ltd
KCB Bank
Africa Reit Ltd
AMS Properties Ltd
Dunhill Consulting Ltd
Edifice Ltd
Kzanaka Ltd
Leo Capital Holdings Ltd
PDM (Kenya) Ltd
Pediment Developers
Pioneer Holdings (Africa) Ltd
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
Anjarwalla & Khanna Advocates
Axis Real Estate Ltd
Karanja Njenga Advocates
K.Mberia and Partners Advocates
KN Associates LLP
Questworks Ltd
Ratemo & Company Advocates
Re/Max Heritage
Mabati Rolling Mills Ltd
Bahati Ridge Development Ltd
Elm Ridge Ltd
Property Reality Company Ltd
Broll Kenya Ltd
Knight Frank Kenya Ltd
Saj Ceramics Ltd
State Department For Housing And
Urban Development
Mmc Africa Law
Blueline Properties Ltd
Boleyn Magic Wall Panel Ltd
Enkavilla Properties Ltd
Fedha (Management) Ltd
Lordship Africa
Manrik Group
Rozana Properties Ltd
Sayani Investments Ltd
Buy Rent Kenya Ltd
Cemex Holdings Ltd
Koto Housing Kenya
Laser Property Services Ltd
Secureman Services Ltd
ecureman Services
Limited
S
“ Your Security, Our Duty”
Soita & Associates Advocates
Newline Ltd
Newmatic Africa Ltd
Camelot Cosultants Ltd/Lantana Homes Ltd
Century City Property Ltd
Hass Consult Ltd
Heri Homes Properties Ltd
Mentor Management Ltd (Mml)
Mugumo Developments Ltd
Sigimo Enterprises Ltd
Simba Corporation Ltd
Spartan Developers Ltd
CFL and Company Advocates
Coulson Harney Advocates
Mahida And Maina Company Advocates
Mboya Wangong’u & Waiyaki Advocates
Murimi And Company Advocates
Spearhead Africa Ltd
Stanlib Kenya Ltd
Steel Africa Limited
Savannah Cement Ltd
Chigwell Holdings Ltd
Homescope Properties Ltd
Mwanzoni Ltd
Superior Homes Kenya
Davis & Shirtliff Ltd
Mehta Electricals Ltd
Sterling & Wilson Private Ltd
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NCCG BUILDING PERMITTING APPROVALS
NCCG BUILDING PERMITTING APPROVALS
NAIROBI CITY COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDING
PERMITTING APPROVALS ACTIVITY REPORT
JANUARY – DECEMBER 2016
of 1997, this report depicts permits
that were issued in the following
average percentages in accordance
to the named classifications below:
• 80.9% (809) - Domestic Class
(commercial developments,
domestic buildings and
offices)
• 10.4% (241) - Public Class
(social halls, religious
buildings, libraries, schools,
etc.)
• 8.7% (199) - Warehouse
Class (industries, factories,
and go downs)
The statistics show that in the year 2016
approved proposed developments of
the Domestic Classification, had the
highest level of approvals issued due to
the ever increasing need for housing by
Kenyans and initiatives put in place by
the real estate industry on ownership of
homes by the middle income earners.
A comparative analysis is provided for the performance of all 4 quarters of the year.
PERMIT APPLICATION ACTIVITY BY SUB-COUNTY
1. There are more development activities on the Western
side of Nairobi compared to the Eastern side probably
because of the extra space available and the demand
for housing. The highest permits were approved in the
areas of Karen, Westlands, Industrial Area, Parklands
and Eastleigh.
2. Karen has the highest percentage of permits localitywise.
This would be as a result of the ongoing
construction of the Southern Bypass connecting the
Nairobi - Naivasha Highway to Mombasa Road. The
bypass has also enabled easy and fast commuting
to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the
Wilson Airport. The neighbourhood has an organized
road network, with properly connected entry and
exit routes that lead to and from Nairobi’s CBD. This
would be one of the factors the developers might have
considered due to proximity and thus convenience. The
PERMIT APPLICATION ACTIVITY BY SUB-COUNTY
high number of permits in the Karen area are also very
likely due to the fact that rent or property owning in
Karen attracts high revenue. This is a likely factor that
developers considered in achieving better return on
capital;
3. Lavington has the least number of permits amongst
the top 10 areas of development regardless of being
very close to the CBD. Embakasi and Kilimani areas
attract fewer developments due to traffic and building
congestion. Lavington may be a discouraging location
for developers to set up office buildings as more and
more businesses are opting to be headquartered in the
Westlands are which has more space to accommodate
offices.
NB: Localities that do not appear in the graph had less than 2%
presentation.
Valley-View, Nairobi, Kenya
SOURCE
The 2016 KPDA Building Permitting
Activity Report provides a summary
of statistical information on planning
permitting activity in Nairobi from
January to December 2016. During this
reporting period, only statistics from
the Nairobi City County Government
are used as references. This report
uses standardized data submitted to
the Nairobi City County Government.
The report highlights information on
applications received, development
locations, types and values, department
revenue from applications and permit
processing performance.
INTRODUCTORY SUMMARY ON THE
REPORT
STATISTICS
A total of 2, 303 planning permit
applications were approved from
January to December 2016 with the
second quarter having the highest
number of approvals. Other key statistics
from this report include:
1. Value of approved permits
represents over Kshs. 117.9 billion
worth of development projects and
permitting fees collected were over
Kshs. 862.9 Million;
2. During 2016 the highest value of
buildings submitted for approval was
Kshs. 3, 000, 000, 000 (Kshs. 3billion)
by the Crossroad Ltd (Proposed
Shopping Mall) and the maximum
submission fee paid was Kshs. 186,
056, 000.
3. On average the estimated value of
building developments approved
was Kshs. 76, 233, 700 and that of the
submission fee was Kshs. 901,173.
4. Based on localities it was noted
from the statistics that most of the
developments were carried out in
Karen, Westlands, Industrial Area,
Kilimani and the Central Business
District.
5. Based on the Kenyan Building Code
While every reasonable effort is made to ensure that the information provided in this report is accurate no guarantee for the currency or accuracy of information is made. The
permitting data was provided to the Kenya Property Developers Association by the Nairobi City County Government Physical Planning Department.
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NCCG BUILDING PERMITTING APPROVALS
NCCG BUILDING PERMITTING APPROVALS
DWELLING RELATED ACTIVITY ACROSS NAIROBI
Buildings approved included domestic
buildings, commercial developments, offices,
religious buildings, social halls, libraries,
schools, factories, industries and go downs. The
following graph identifies permit applications
that relate to various building classes.
1. It can be noted that 80.54% of the
planning submitted under the building
class category were domestic class which
includes domestic buildings, commercial
developments and offices. This indicates
a major shift for developers to provide
residential infrastructures as well as the
growing desire for Kenyans to own a
home. There is also the case of emerging
businesses, including but not limited to
foreign investors and SMEs which have
increased the demand for offices;
2. Over the past three years there has been a rapid urban population growth and therefore this could result to
development of dwelling facilities which is in accordance to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics 2015 –
2016, Kenya National Housing Survey Basic Report whereby urban population is projected to grow by 50% by
2030. The increased development of domestic facilities has a direct influence on public infrastructures which
may have resulted to Public class having the second highest percent in developments within Nairobi.
BUILDING CLASS BY LOCALITY
routes that lead to and from Nairobi’s central business
district hence most of the developers shifted to
this locations. Also the value of land in these areas
is relatively high and this proves the nature of land
having an inelastic demand where the higher the value
may result to a higher demand.
3. The areas have closer proximity to Nairobi’s central
business district hence most convenient to most
Kenyans specifically for the middle income earners. The
NUMBER OF APPROVALS BY ZONAL USER DENSITY
1. The Residential Class
accounted for 75.41% of the
approvals due to an increase
in the middle aged working
population who consider
owning a home more crucial
than renting one and also high
demand by Kenyans to own
homes. Most of developers
have invested more on
Residential developments
which are more profitable due
to the growing demand. There
has been an improvement
in security within the nation
which has resulted in an influx
in foreign residents in Kenya
thus increasing the demand for
residential houses (in particular
well-furnished residential
infrastructures) mostly in the
high end areas.
2. Commercial Class buildings
accounted for 10.59% of the
approvals.
high number of permits approved in residential zones
like in Karen area is also likely due to the high capital
returns in rental and ownership income to be received
by developers as the area is considered high-end.
4. Due to increased population growth in Nairobi and
the growth of entrepreneurship, there has been a
huge demand for offices within the city and therefore
Westlands has been a favourable location for this
facilities over the year.
1. The highest development permits in the year 2016
were approved in Karen, Westlands, Kilimani, C.B.D
and Industrial Area with domestic infrastructures
dominating in these areas except from the Industrial
area where most of them were factories and
warehouses.
2. These neighborhoods have an organized road
network, with properly connected entry and exit
THE VALUE TREND OF DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED BY THE NAIROBI CITY COUNTY GOVERNMENT
37% of the buildings presented for approval were valued between ten million and fifty million. Over seventy percent of these
buildings are domestic facilities rather than public, warehouses or commercial developments. This can be attributed to the high
demand of residential buildings.
Graph... next page
While every reasonable effort is made to ensure that the information provided in this report is accurate no guarantee for the currency or accuracy of information is made. The
permitting data was provided to the Kenya Property Developers Association by the Nairobi City County Government Physical Planning Department.
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NCCG BUILDING PERMITTING APPROVALS
NCCG BUILDING PERMITTING APPROVALS
ESTIMATED COST OF APPROVALS ISSUED BY THE NAIROBI CITY COUNTY GOVERNMENT
PERMIT PROCESSING PERFORMANCE
1. The Month of May had the highest number of
approvals, with 618 approvals.
2. March recorded the highest number of approvals in
the first quarter. This was due to a high demand for
residential property. The planning system plays an
important role in improving the lives of the modern
society. It is meant to protect social amenities and the
environment for the public’s interest. How we live our
lives is shaped by where we live and therefore our
planning regulations have to cover many different
situations that influence the shape of lives of every city
resident and help protect the urban environment.
3. In the last quarter of 2015, Kenya experienced high
interest rates leading to a decrease in the number of
developments hence the low development rate in
January 2016.
4. Thereafter, in the first quarter of 2016, inflation came
down by 6.5% stabilizing the Kenyan shilling and
therefore increasing investors’ appetite for the property
market.
AVERAGE APPROVAL RATE BY THE NAIROBI CITY COUNTY GOVERNMENT
TO CARRY OUT BUILDING PERMITTING
PERMIT PROCESSING PERFORMANCE
1. Most of the permits took more than one month to
be approved. This accounted for 61.77% of the total
percentage. This delay in the approval process is
a cause for concern and the Nairobi City County
Government needs to offer sufficient explanation as
to the reasons behind this delay.
2. Permits that took less than one month to be
approved accounted for 38.24 % of the total
approvals. There was a great improvement on
approval time as compared to 2015. Some of the
factors leading to this improvement on approval
time could be as a result of the following factors:
• Most of the developers could meet the minimum
approval requirement
• Transparency in the urban and housing
department.
• Adequate support from professionals
throughout the entire plan preparation process.
There were very few disapproved plans therefore
this indicates that most of the plans met the
conditions for approval.
• Reduce land ownership conflicts over the period.
While every reasonable effort is made to ensure that the information provided in this report is accurate no guarantee for the currency or accuracy of information is made. The
permitting data was provided to the Kenya Property Developers Association by the Nairobi City County Government Physical Planning Department.
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NCCG BUILDING PERMITTING APPROVALS
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN THE FOUR QUARTERS OF 2016
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The highest average value of estimated cost was incurred during the October to December quarter of the year with the
least average value being January to March Quarter.
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Residential buildings
had the highest
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which has been the
trend for the over the
whole year.
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Half (1/2) page: Kshs. 45, 000
Full page: Kshs. 60, 000
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REQUIREMENTS — BANNERS
300dpi resolution; colour calibration RGB;
not larger than 20 MB; jpg format OR pdf
PRESS QUALITY format with outlined text.
NOTE: PDF/X 1-A or Adobe® Acrobat® distilled
PDFs. PDFs exported from Photoshop are
discouraged and can lead to less than
desirable results.
DIGITAL INPUT/MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS — ADVERTS
SIZE WIDTH DEPTH
1/4 page (horizontal) 184.5mm 65mm
1/4 page (vertical) 90mm 125.5mm
1/3 page (horizontal) 210mm 90mm
1/3 page (vertical) 68mm 270mm
1/2 page (horizontal) 210mm 139mm
1/2 page (vertical) 105mm 265mm
Full page (theme colour) 210mm 247mm
Full page 210mm 297mm
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for the desired advert and NOT a flat image PDF exported from Photoshop.
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space is limited, banner ads are sold on a first come, first served basis. All advertising is accepted
subject to the publisher’s approval upon determination that the products or service advertised are
in keeping with The Developer’s Digest’s philosophy.
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