Month: February 2012

Cypress: 2×2: KES 25 per foot. 4×2: KES 60 per foot. Mukima: 2×2: KES 20 per foot. 4×2; KES 40 per foot. Cpress: 6×1:KES 36 per foot. Mukima: 6×1: KES 23 per foot Plywood: KES 300 per m2. Barbed wire: 610m@ KES 5,000 480M@ KES 3,800 Barbed wire Nails @ KES 200 per kg. Iron…

Why the Mwiki,Kasarani Building collapsed and how to prevent this. In February 2012, a building collapsed while under construction in Mwiki,Kasarani. Following a visit to the site, the causes can be deduced as follows: 1. Lack of proper consultancy from the design team. Local Authority bye-laws require that any site in construction should display publicly…