Bamwe mu baturage bo mu mujyi wa Kigali,baravuga ko mu gushyiraho igishushanyo mbonera cy’uyu mujyi bakwiye kubimenyeshwa bakagishwa inama cyangwa se bagateguzwa mbere y’igihe, kuko akenshi bahura n’imbogamizi z’uko batanyurwa n’ingurane bahabwa. Ni mu gihe kuri ubu umujyi wa Kigali ugaragaza ko mu ivugururwa ry’igishushanyo mbonera ibitekerezo by’abaturage aribyo bizagenderwaho.

Mu mwaka wa 2013 nibwo hashyizweho igishushanyo mbonera cy’umujyi wa Kigali, mu rwego rwo kugena no kugaragaza uko imyubakire mishya igomba kuba iteye, bijyanye n‘icyerekezo igihugu kiri kuganamo.

Tanzania to Build 200,000 Affordable Houses Each Year

By Yvonne Andiva

Tanzania, East Africa’s most populated country plans to build 200,000 affordable homes each year in bid to curb housing shortage in the country.

The country is currently having a number of major building projects with a total capital expenditure of US $40bn. The Tanzanian government has also introduced Mortgage for the public and each commercial Bank has been issuing mortgages for the past few years which aim is to deliver the 200,000 affordable homes each year.

The public has been cautioned of potential disasters that could come with the wet season ahead, especially lightning, landslides, floods, storms and hailstorm.

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Refugee Affair (MIDIMAR) says that, usually, chances of disasters increase during rainy seasons and calls on the public to be vigilant.

During this year’s first wet season, disasters claimed over 200 lives and hundreds injured while houses worth Rwf24 billion were destroyed, an amount higher that a whole district’s budget.

Downtown Kigali. The 10 percent growth in industry sector was mainly driven by manufacturing and construction activities. Sam Ngendahimana.

Rwanda’s economy grew by 6.7 percent in the second quarter of 2018, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning said yesterday.

The performance represents rebound from the 4 percent growth rate registered in the same period last year

Ubuyobozi bw’Umujyi wa Kigali buvuga igishushanyo mbonera cy’umujyi kivuguruye kizaba kigizwe n’ibitekerezo by’abaturage, berekana neza uko bifuza ko umujyi waba usa mu cyerekezo 2020-2050.

Igishushanyo mbonera cya mbere cy’Umujyi wa Kigali cyasohotse mu 2013, gusa nticyavuzweho rumwe kuko hari abavugaga ko ibyo giteganya birenze ubushobozi bw’umuturage cyane cyane ibirebana n’inzu zikenewe.

Experts push for restoration of degraded landscape to break cycle of disasters

Environmental experts are pushing for efforts to restore the county’s degraded landscape occasioned by cutting trees for firewood as well as paving the way for construction projects.

Restoration of degraded landscape, experts say, will go a long way in addressing the challenges related to soil erosion as well as breaking the cycle of natural disasters such as landslides and flooding during the rainy season.

A group of local and international players in the housing sector is set to spend $200 million on the construction of affordable housing units in Kinyinya, a project that will contribute to Rwanda’s efforts to address the shortage of accommodation in Kigali.

China’s Broad Homes Industrial International, Development Bank of Rwanda, Rwanda Social Security Board, BSMART Technology – a research and design firm – and the International Finance Cooperation (IFC) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop residential and commercial units.

CRJE (East Africa) Limited, previously known as China Railway Jianchang Engineering Company Limited and took part in the construction of the Tazara railway in 1970, We incorporated in Tanzania in 2000 and renamed as CRJE (EAST AFRICA) LIMITED in 2013. Nowadays, we have established four branches in Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda, and satellite offices settled in Malaysia and Zimbabwe.

The project promises to develop 1,750 housing units in the first phase. The cheapest property under the project is valued at Rwf27 million.

Rwanda Development Bank (BRD) this week unveiled a housing project, which promises to partly address the shortage of affordable housing in the country.

The bank called on the public to express commitment of interest in the Ndera Affordable Housing Project.

IN SUMMARY: The prospects of owning a house in Rwanda are real for many with selling prices being comparatively lower than Nairobi

Rwanda’s real estate is booming taking advantage of the country’s good performance in the aggregate economic growth over the past five years.

The sector contributes more than seven percent to the national GDP, and the sector has been growing by 9.5 percent annually because of sustained expansion in private construction and public works.

The Rwandan government has revised a property tax law informed by recommendations of the 12th National Leadership Retreat which proposed the review of land tax law to promote the efficient land use and increase district revenues to enable them to provide basic infrastructure and other services to citizens.

Kigali has higher rental yields than any other key cities in the residential and retail sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, a recent study shows. Rental yield is the rate of income return over the cost associated with an investment property, typically expressed as a percentage.

Kigali has higher rental yields than any other key cities in the residential and retail sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, a recent study shows.

Rental yield is the rate of income return over the cost associated with an investment property, typically expressed as a percentage.

According to the draft law, the tax rate on a parcel of land varies between zero and Rwf300 per square meter from between Rwf30 and Rwf 80 previously.

The Government has raised taxes on land. The new prices are contained in the new bill determining the sources of revenue and property of decentralized entities.

According to the draft law, which was passed by Parliament on August 2, the tax rate on a parcel of land varies between zero and Rwf300 per square meter from between Rwf30 and Rwf80 previously.

The geographical positioning of KBC is so central that it strategically fits between CBD and the major middle & high-income residential neighborhoods. KBC has the privilege of being a walking distance from all embassies including British, Dutch, Japanese, American, Kenyan, Ugandan, South African, Egyptian, etc.

Other major offices in the environs include the Office of the President, most Government Ministries, African Development Bank, UN Agencies, and the like.

Technology is changing the world faster than ever, and Commercial Real Estate (CRE) is no exception! To understand the change that will impact the way we occupy, lease, use, manage and interact with CRE, the following 6 technology trends are important to watch:

1 - Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Ubuyobozi bw’Umujyi wa Kigali, bwatangaje ko buteganya kwimura imiryango ibihumbi 13 ituye ahantu hashobora gushyira ubuzima bwayo mu kaga.

Byatangajwe kuri iki cyumweru n’Umuyobozi w’Umujyi wa Kigali, Marie-Chantal Rwakazina, mu nama y’abanyamuryango ba RPF Inkotanyi muri uwo mujyi.

Iyo nama yanemerejwemo ko Rwakazina aba Umuyobozi Mukuru wa RPF Inkotanyi mu Mujyi wa Kigali, agasimbura Nyamulinda Pascal, uheruka kwegura.

You earn a decent living, probably in a solid relationship and what is left is to get a house you can call your own.

A home is usually the single largest investment that a person makes. And so the debate is, what is better — an established house or building from scratch?

Valens Mugabo says it is important to consult extensively before taking a decision.

“Sometimes people rush into decisions but it is always wise to talk to other people, especially those who have been there before,” he says.

Officials in the City of Kigali have invited city residents to use the time after doing community work (Umuganda) today and share their ideas about what should be considered in the city’s new construction Master Plan.

The officials want residents to play a central role in the ongoing process of updating the city Master Plan in order to ensure the city growth in the future takes care of residents’ needs.

Real estate sector is a key sector and a potential driver of future economic growth. There is a high demand for both residential and commercial buildings. The annual demand for residential houses is increasing at a rate of 25,000 per year. Investment in the sector has grown from US$ 100 million to US$ 480million in the last 13 year and this is driven by population growth, an emerging and growing middle class, increased Diaspora investment in Rwandan property markets and the government investment in infrastructure expansion and modernization of urban and rural infrastructure

Green building is gaining rapid momentum in Africa with office buildings in Rwanda and Namibia both receiving 6-Star Green Star ratings.

In Kigali, Rwanda, the Nobelia Office Tower has achieved the very first Green Star rating in the country – a 6-Star Green Star SA-Rwanda - Office v1 Design rating for shell and core.

While in Windhoek, Namibia, Emcon Consulting Group’s offices received a 6-Star Green Star SA-Namibia - Existing Building Performance Tool v1 rating, becoming the second Green Star certified building in the country, and the first to attain a 6-Star rating.