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MAJOR FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN SELECTION OF A BUILDING SITE.

 construction site Basically, Site selection is the process of examining multiple options and assessing their relative merits and demerits. It comes immediately after the completion of assessment. Natural defects of a site will involve considerable expenditure on construction and maintenance of the building. Therefore, the following factors should be considered while selecting a building site for your house: Type of ground soil Soil type is a core factor of holding the foundation of a house. Knowing the soil type and its ability to hold the foundation of a house is very important. Compact soil is ideal for a building site. In general, for most satisfactory constructions, the site should have rock, sand or dense soil below 60cm to 120cm layer of light soil or even black cotton soil.  The ground soil should be good enough to provide economical foundations for the intended building without causing any problems. Moist and loose soil is not suitable for holding a building foundation. Topogr

SOCIAL AMENITIES IN ELDORET TOWN

Aerial view of Eldoret Town Social amenities are places, buildings or infrastructural facilities which are meant to be shared and become convergence spots for the local and surrounding communities. The essence of these amenities is to facilitate the Public in conducting social functions and activities. Hence, it helps shaping a dynamic, harmonious, advanced, united and progressive society. In Kenya, a good number of these amenities are found in Eldoret Town. They include; 1.          Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. The hospital is situated along Nandi Road in Eldoret Town, Uasin Gishu Count.It is a Public Hospital with a capacity of over 1000 beds. Today, the Hospital offers outpatient, inpatient, and specialized healthcare services. Besides the hospital serving residents of Uasin Gishu County, it also serves people from Western Kenya, parts of Eastern Uganda and Southern Sudan. Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital Being a level six Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital

EFFECTS OF COVID 19 ON PROPERTY IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY.

Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic in Kenya, the Government   and the Ministry of Health has put in place various directives such as; social distancing directives, travel restrictions, curfews and lock downs in some counties. This has directly affected the different property sectors. As a matter of fact, the Pandemic has greatly hit down Hospitality sector in Uasin Gishu County. Other property sectors that have been affected in this county are; Residential sector, office sector, retail sector and lastly, construction sector. Hospitality sector. Occupancy of Hotels  have dropped drastically forcing the temporary  closure of some hotels in Uasin Gishu county.   This has been a very big blow not only to the Hotel owners but also to the employers of those hotels since most of them lost their jobs consequently. For those hotels which remained opened have currently been experiencing a big loss since the numbers of customers visiting the hotel has dramatically declined. Significantly, the governm

UASIN GISHU COUNTY WARDS.

  Fig 1.0: Map illustrating Uasin Gishu County Uasin Gishu County is located at the mid-west of Kenya Rift valley. It lies between Longitudes 34 0  50‟ East and 35 0  37‟ West and Latitudes 0 0  03‟ South and 0 0  55‟ North. The County’s code is 027 and it is under the governance of Governor Jackson Mandago.   The county is newly divided into sub-county and wards with current formation of IEBC (Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission). It has a total of six sub-county namely Turbo consisting of six wards, Kesses with a total of four wards, Moiben comprising of five wards, Kapseret is made up of five wards, Ainabkoi and Soy with a total of seven wards each. Every Sub County has an administrative office in charge of it from the county Government. Wards administrators are in charge of wards and Sub County administrators are in charge of the Sub Counties. Below is the list of the six sub counties with their wards;        i.             Moiben Sub County is made up of five w

NEW LEGAL PROCESS INVOLVED IN REGISTRATION OF PROPERTY IN KENYA.

Initially, The Ministry of lands and physical planning had nine steps involved in registration of new property. It was then simplified into three legal processes in order to make registration of property easy which was formerly tiresome. The three new legal steps include: Step 1: Procuring land rent clearance and consent transfer.  This  stage involves Procuring land rent clearance certificate and consent to transfer. Requirements needed in procuring and land rent clearance certificate are; Dully filled application forms, copy of titles and land lastly, land rent payment receipts for current year of payments made through RTGs and itax transfer. Under consent to transfer, the following are required: a copy of title and duly filled application forms, application letter from registered owners/authorized agent or even advocate. Maximum of five days is taken to conclude this stage. Step 2 : Valuation Requisition. Site visitation and report writing falls here. The stage is expected to

HOW TO SUCCEED AS A FIRST TIME REAL ESTATE INVESTOR IN ELDORET

Real Estate investment is one of the businesses that is very lucrative and gives long term profit. As a new investor in the market, you have to minimize risks and maximize profitability. Below are the ways you can achieve this: 1. Have a good plan. Good planning in Real estate is the backbone of the business. This is because it helps an investor to attain both short-term and long term goals. As a Real Estate investor, it is very important to approach activities involved in Real Estate Investment in order to succeed. A solid plan in the business ensures an investor is organized and on the right track. Moreover, a business plan gives room for investors to visualize hence maintaining focus on their goals. 2.   Networking. Build good relationships with the successful people who have been in business for quite some time. Building a network creates and provides crucial support for the new real estate investor. Joining a few local networking group and participate actively will consequ