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Father and son killed as perimeter wall collapses onto their Mombasa home

A 42-year-old man and his 11-year-old son died when a wall belonging to a logistics firm collapsed onto their house in Kambodia, Jomvu, on the outskirts of Mombasa, early on Monday.

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Kenya's Sh7.28bn diplomatic property programme lags as costs overrun, watchdog finds

The Controller of Budget says Kenya has committed Sh7.28 billion to embassy and diplomatic property projects abroad, but several renovations are years behind schedule and one has cost more than its original budget.

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Squatters occupy 14 of 45 Gauteng housing projects as beneficiaries wait

Almost one in three major government-funded housing projects in Gauteng has been illegally occupied by squatters, with the provincial human settlements department confirming that 14 of 45 projects have been invaded over the past five years.

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Muturi warns against plan to convert 301,330-acre Galana Kulalu project into real estate

Former Attorney General Justin Muturi has warned against alleged plans to subdivide and convert part of the 301,330-acre Galana Kulalu agricultural project in Tana River into private real-estate holdings, saying the land must remain a strategic national asset.

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One dead, four rescued as uncompleted hotel building collapses in Enugu

An uncompleted four-storey hotel building under construction at Independence Layout in Enugu collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, killing one person and leaving four others hospitalised, officials said.

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Murtaqa Developments to launch 210-feddan villa project in Cairo

Murtaqa Developments is preparing a 210-feddan villa community in Cairo's New Sheraton and El Nozha areas, with 88% of the land set aside for green areas and open space.

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Ugandan developers back suspension of special land titles, seek Land Act reform

Property developers and landowners have welcomed Uganda's three-month suspension of special certificates of title but want Parliament and the Attorney General to tighten the Land Act against repeated land fraud.

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Kisumu lines up 6,487 affordable housing units, four markets and 4,400 student beds

Kisumu County is preparing 6,487 affordable housing units across eight projects alongside four Economic Stimulus Programme markets and five student-hostel schemes with a combined 4,400 beds.

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Ohiamadwen residents demand compensation before Big Push Road demolition

Residents of Ohiamadwen in Ghana's Western Region say the Takoradi-Cape Coast road was diverted through their homes and farms, and want all compensation settled before any demolition begins.