The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has launched a multi-billion tender program for significant upgrades across various Kenyan airports and airstrips, including JKIA and Moi International Airport.

• The extensive tender programme signals a fresh wave of infrastructural and operational upgrades.
• The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) is seeking contractors for multiple development projects.
• Projects include environmental management services, digital transformation with an EDRMS, runway rehabilitation at Boma Airstrip, and cybersecurity enhancements.

The Kenyan government is seeking to acquire land in Gigiri, Nairobi, to construct a new multi-storey office block that will house United Nations agencies.

• The planned facility will accommodate the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
• Expressions of interest from landowners and developers were invited on April 28th by the State Department for Foreign Affairs.
• The land, ideally between 1 and 1.5 acres and within a 3-kilometre radius of the UN complex, is needed because current rented premises lack adequate space and amenities.

Kenya Railways has abruptly cancelled an international tender for 24 air compressors intended for its Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) trains. The tender was part of the World Bank-funded Ksh65 billion Kenya Urban Mobility Improvement Project.

• The tender cancellation occurred just 12 days before the May 11, 2026 submission deadline.
• Key organization involved: Kenya Railways.
• The cancellation casts uncertainty on the timeline for improving urban rail services, particularly for the Nairobi Commuter Rail service.