Prefabricated building technology is slowly taking off in Kenya as more property developers seek innovative ways to dodge the rising cost of construction.
Hong Kong Building Centre, a Chinese wall panels firm, has opened a prefab housing factory in Nairobi targeting builders keen on cutting construction costs.
Mabati Rolling Mills Ltd (MRM) has ventured into the low cost housing market by supplying prefabricated houses to low and middleincome Kenyans.
Kenyan builders are betting big on prefabricated technology as they seek innovative ways to address the country''s housing shortage in a costeffective way.