As at the year 2023, Kenya ranked amongst the leading construction hubs in Sub Saharan Africa. BMI Research, a firm that provides macroeconomic; industry & financial market analysis, shows that Kenya’s mega construction projects will help boost its construction industry by 8.7% from 2017 and remain steady through 2026. As of 2023, following are the country’s top ongoing mega projects.

• Konza City – This is a ‘Vision 2030’ project dubbed ‘Africa’s Silicon Savannah’. Its projected development at full build stands at Kes. 1.5 trillion.
  
  
• Nairobi – Mombasa Highway Expansion Project – This is a 473km motorway initially planned to be built by the American contractor, Bechtel. However, following disagreements on its funding model, the project stalled. It’s good to note its construction plan as at the year 2022, had been taken over by the ‘Korean Overseas & Urban Development Corporation Africa’. The current plan is to have it developed at an estimated cost of Kes. 273billion.
  
  
• Kenya Standard Gauge Railway – Construction of the Mombasa-Malaba railway was launched on November 28, 2013. Phase 1 of the project from Mombasa to Nairobi, was completed in 2017 at a cost of Sh327 billion. Phase 2A from Nairobi to Naivasha, was concluded in 2019 at a cost of Kes. 150 billion.
  
  
• Mega Dams –As of year 2023, several mega dams are currently under construction at an estimated cost of Kes. 143 billion. These include Kes. 37 billion Thwake Dam in Kitui/Makueni counties, Kes. 28 billion Itare Dam in Nakuru County, Kes. 24 billion Karimenu Dam in Kiambu County, and Kes. 5 billion Siyoi Muruny in West Pokot County.
  
  
• Mombasa Port Expansion – The port of Mombasa ranked Africa’s fifth busiest harbor after Morocco’s Tangier Med, Egypt’s Port Said, South Africa’s Durban Harbour and Nigeria’s Lekki Deep Sea Port. Mombasa port is eyeing position three. Further, the Kenya Ports Authority has floated a Kes. 20 billion plan, to upgrade four berths at the port to handle cargo which is not packed in containers.
  
  
• Kipevu Oil Terminal – On completion, the New Kipevu Oil Terminal will have four berths capable of handling the importation and exportation of crude oil, heavy fuel oil, aviation fuel, petrol, and diesel.
  
  
• The LAPSSET Corridor Program – The Kes. 2 trillion Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport Corridor project, is Kenya’s most ambitious project that aims to double the country’s GDP. Its main components include Lamu Port, Lamu-Ethiopia-South Sudan highway, Lamu-Juba-Addis Ababa railway, oil refinery and a 2,240km pipeline linking oil fields in South Sudan to the refinery at Lamu Port