Kenya: Cost Pressures, Skills Gaps Weigh On Construction Sector

Nairobi — Kenya’s construction industry is facing mounting pressure from rising input costs, skills shortages and slow adoption of digital tools, issues that dominated discussions at the eighth edition of Big 5 Construct Kenya, which attracted 9,637 industry professionals to Nairobi.

Despite the strong turnout signalling sustained demand for building materials and project services, contractors and developers flagged high material costs, currency volatility and growing compliance requirements as…