September 11, 202413 min
EPISODE 23: The State of the Construction Industry in Kenya
It has been 8 months with 4 left to close the year. What is the state of our construction industry here in Kenya?
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Sep 2024
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A weekly podcast where astute Construction and Real Estate expert, Nashon Okowa, dissects, disabuses and unpacks Real Estate investment ideas, strategies and challenges
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August 1, 202416 min
EPISODE 22: Debunking Affordable Housing Jobs
Government says they have created over 140k jobs through affordable housing over the last two years. Is this true?
July 25, 202416 min
EPISODE 21: Concerns with the National Building Code 2024
The Kenyan National Building Code 2024 was launched recently. However, I do not find much that is 'National' about it. Here is my concerns with this code.
February 23, 202415 min
EPISODE 20: The various construction approvals in Kenya
What are the various construction approvals in Kenya? Who is involved and what is the process of obtaining them?
January 30, 202412 min
EPISODE 19: The Kenyan Construction & Real Estate 2024 Projections.
What to expect in the Construction and Real Estate industry this year. How is the year looking?
December 13, 202325 min
EPISODE 18: How to plan and execute a project within the set contract budget.
Today, we have normalized the abnormal, cost overruns on projects has become a norm. It is almost a 'criminal offence' to finish a project within the budget. How dare you? Projects are drowning in unbridled careless cost variations that is worse on the public sector. Nairobi is replete with stalled projects due to unabated cost variations. How do you manage to execute a project within the set budget? and is it even possible? I discuss that at length in this podcast.
October 31, 202324 min
EPISODE 17: How to manage a project within the set time.
Finishing projects within the set timelines has become an expensive luxury in our industry today. Why is it so? Why are we unable to finish projects on time? I explore this extensively in this episode.
September 29, 202322 min
EPISODE 16: The ONE CRITICAL thing to pay attention to when borrowing money to build your house.
Are you thinking of borrowing money from a bank or Sacco to build your house? Here is one of the most critical things to carefully pay attention to.
September 21, 202322 min
EPISODE 15: The Fallacy of Home Ownership: Why renting can sometimes be an incredible sensible financial decision
The society has somehow carefully conditioned us to believe that if you don't own a house then you are failure. Home ownership is somehow equated to arrival at the success summit. However, sometimes, renting instead of buying can be the most sensible financial decision. Listen in as we deliberate on this.
July 17, 202324 min
EPISODE 14: Review of the Kenya Kwanza Administration Affordable Housing Agenda.
The housing levy has been one of the most debate public issue probably in the last century. The government's intention is to have a 1.5% housing levy on the salaried citizens and use this money to fund the affordable housing agenda. In this episode I interrogate the potential success of this agenda and Levy.
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