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