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Finance ministers from Kenya and Uganda are set to travel to China at the end of this month to negotiate financing for the construction of a cross-border railway.   In a move that would transform the East African infrastructure landscape, the delegation - which will include the transportation . . .

Nairobi — A National Spatial Structure (NSS) expected to guide physical planning in the country has been unveiled.   The structure which is contained in the National Spatial Plan (NSP) for the 2015-2045 period was launched on Wednesday by the Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Lands a . . .

Building of the first three berths in Lamu port has started.   Transport Principal Secretary Irungu Nyakera said 20 per cent of the work has been done and the government will allocate Sh10 billion to the port project in the next financial year.   He said the government has already paid . . .

Nairobi — Thirty-five Kenyan students will depart to China at the end of February on a scholarship program to prepare them for Kenya's new railway.   Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said the students will receive undergraduate education at Beijing Jiaotong . . .

Kenyatta University is on the verge of constructing a whopping US$ 48m hostel that will see the invention of 6, 000 rooms.   The project is set to be developed by a New York-based private equity firm Africa Integras which confirms that it is now ready to proceed with the project after conclud . . .