Real Estate

Property development in Kenya demands more than capital and vision. It requires disciplined coordination, risk control and professional oversight. This article explains why developers should hire a project manager as this role is critical for successful project delivery.

A building is a complex engineered structure that exists because of human planning, design and construction processes. When a building collapses, as we have seen in recent tragedies such as the South C and Karen incidents in Nairobi, the collapse is not an isolated event but a symptom of deeper corruption in Kenya’s construction ecosystem. These failures reflect systemic issues in regulatory systems, oversight practices and professional accountability rather than random accidents.