The Developer's Digest, July to September 2018 Issue

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Message from the CEO
“We really do value you”
ABOUT US
KPDA Achievements
KPDA Corporate Member, Optiven Group have this as
their company motto, ‘We value you.’ It is short, catchy and
meaningful, I envy them for having coined it first before us!
I chose to use it in this message to you in this issue of The
Developer’s Digest however, because it is important that you
our members know just how important you are to us. Without
you, there would be no KPDA.
KPDA WINS, AUGUST 2018
The focus of the July to September 2018 Issue of this
newsletter is to connect with you dear member, and share with
you the various ways that we offer you value for your annual
financial investment in KPDA, and more so, how you can get
more active as a member.
Inside, you will be able to peruse through our achievements
over the recent few months as well as familiarise yourself with
the parts of the engine that make KPDA run; our committees.
I am calling upon you to volunteer to submit relevant articles
for publishing in our quarterly published newsletter, and also
consider advertising your businesses using this platform.
We have attractive advertising rates and our reach is wide
and wholesome in the real estate space both locally and
internationally.
KPDA MEMBER APPOINTED
AS A MEMBER OF THE
NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION
AUTHORITY BOARD
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure,
Housing and Urban
Development, Mr. James
W. Macharia on Friday 24th
August 2018 gazetted the
appointment of members of
the Board of the National
Construction Authority for a
period of 3 years with effect
from 1st July 2018.
Act, 2012 and Community Land Act, 2016. Mr.
Eric Nyadimo, Chairman GIS Chapter, will chair
the 15 member committee that includes 1 KPDA
Member, Mr. David Gatimu. Other nominated
KPDA members include Caroline Kihara of KCB
and Esther Omulele of MMC Africa Law who are
also members of KPDA.
“We offer
you value
for your
annual
financial
investment
in KPDA”
On 16th October 2018, we have organized for you a CEO
Breakfast Forum that shall center on how developers can
plan and manage their infrastructure costs, even as they
embark on building large, mixed used developments.
Please contact the secretariat to make your reservation.
As always, we are not a ‘stuffy’ lot and so to help you close the
year on a relaxed note, we will hold our End of Year Koroga
Event on Friday, 23rd November 2018 at the Spice Roots
Restaurant. There are sponsorship opportunities available
for you to market yourself to the close to 200 guests who we
anticipate to be in attendance. See you then.
I wish you all a very successful month of October.
Thank you for sharing our dream...
Elizabeth
KPDA Board Director,
Ken Luusa will represent
KPDA on the Board. This is a huge milestone for
the Association and we have every confidence
that Ken shall ably represent the interests of KPDA
members.
KPDA MEMBERS
APPOINTED TO THE
TASKFORCE ON
ELECTRONIC LAND
TRANSACTIONS AND
CONVEYANCING SYSTEM
The Cabinet Secretary
for Lands and Physical
Planning on Friday 3rd
August 2018 gazetted the
taskforce on Electronic Land
Transactions, Registration,
Conveyancing and other
related activities under Land
Registration Act, 2012; Land
Esther Omulele
Caroline Kihara
KPDA VISITS THE WATER
RESOURCE AUTHORITY
(WRA), 3 rd AUGUST 2018
On Friday, 3 rd August 2018 the KPDA Regulatory
Bodies Working Group were garciously hosted by
the Chief Executive Officer of the Water Resources
Authority, Mr. Mohamed Moulid Shurie. The group
was well received and praised for ‘their courage to
contact the regulatory body despite the somewhat
tumultous relationship that exists between WRA
and private developers.’
During the meeting, KPDA officials emphasized
that ‘KPDA members are keen to ensure close
and focused engagement with regulatory
bodies such as WRA who KPDA members
interact with whilst doing business in the
Kenyan real estate sector.’
David Gatimu
Towards Real Estate Development that is Value Driven, Sustainable and Socially Responsible
Towards Real Estate Development that is Value Driven, Sustainable and Socially Responsible