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THE SECTIONAL PROPERTIES ACT (No. 21 of 2020)
THE SECTIONAL PROPERTIES ACT (No. 21 of 2020) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 59 of the Sectional Properties Act,2020, the Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning makes the following Regulations─ THE SECTIONAL PROPERTIES REGULATIONS, 2021 Citation. These Regulations maybe cited as the Sectional PropertiesRegulations, 2021. Registrationof sectionalplans.LN 278/2017 2.(1) A person…
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Residents Associations role in Building Plan Approvals in Kenya
Residents Associations role in Building Plan Approvals in Kenya. Construction approval in Kenya is vested on Physical Planning departments within the County Government management. The Physical Planners at the employ of County Governments are the ones mandated to make the architectural plan approval or disapproval. Residents Associations. Some residential areas have organized themselves and petitioned…
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Architectural Design for Flats in Kenya. Requirements.
Architectural design for flats and apartment type buildings in Kenya starts when developer identifies the land that they would like to construct on. Plot size. Some plots are smaller, 30ft by 60ft , others are larger, 50ft by 1ft all the way to tens of acres. Change of User. Most land in Kenya is registered…
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Architectural design of Hotel and Mall Bathrooms
Architectural design of Hotel and Mall Bathrooms in Kenya. Bathroom facilities require to be positioned in locations where they can be naturally ventilated via a window to outside. In cases where electricity costs are not an issue, the toilets can be ventilated via Air Conditioning. Such air conditioned toilets can be seen in Karen crossroads…
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1 acre +1/8th acre for Sale, Ngong, Stage 46. kes 24m
https://goo.gl/maps/FU2PenMWkhENNMat5 1 acre +1/8th acre for Sale, Ngong, Stage 46. kes 24m Call 0721410684 for more details.
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Residential Apartment, Njiru, Nairobi
Residential Apartment, Njiru, Nairobi. The Apartment is built on a 1/8th acre land. There are 4 units per floor on 4 floor levels. The ground floor is raised to allow extra parking spaces. Bank financing options. Assuming an interest rate of 12% per annum, and 50% of construction cost borrowing from bank, at a duration…
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Foundations on Black Cotton Soil in Kenya
Foundations on Black Cotton Soil in Kenya. Areas such as Oloolua in Ngong have back cotton soils which require specialized foundation construction methods. Some areas like in theabove picture are old stone quarries which have been refilled with soil to ground level. The soil is usually loose hence propert engineering design is required for the…
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Primary School, Karen, Nairobi. Wood construction technology.
Wood is a good construction material for school type buildings. It makes the rooms warm and cosy, conducive for the learning environment. It is also easy to dismantle and rebuild elsewhere , similar to prefabricated buildings. Labour cost. Wooden construction is labour intensive. With logging bans in Kenya, wood is sourced from Tanzania and DRC,…
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Nairobi Foundation excavations. Eastleigh area
Nairobi Foundation excavations. Eastleigh area. Nairobi region foundation excavations generally reach stable rock at between 1.3 to 1.8m deep. Langata. Areas around Langata have a rock level of 1.5m deep but water logged. Same case with areas around Runda where water table is high and houses have to be built literally above swampy grounds. Excavations…
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Comparison of Maisonette row houses vs Apartment block on 50×100 plot in Njiru.
Comparison of Maisonette row houses vs Apartment block on 50×100 plot in Njiru. The plot measures 33meters by 21 meters and is located in Njiru, 1 km off main Kangundo road tarmac access. 2 bedroomed Apartment block. The plot can fit 4 units of 2 bedroomed typology per floor. The area has low rise building…