Kenya 🇰🇪 Teachers Are The Most Well Paid In East Africa

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ANALYSIS By Dorris Otieno Kenyan teachers are not only the best paid in East Africa, but also earn almost 12 times more than the country's average pay, a comparative study by Nation Newsplex and the Institute of Economic Affairs reveals. Even as teachers go on strike for the 12th time since their first industrial action in 1962, the analysis, which compares teachers' salaries in Kenya with those of their peers in select African countries , also finds that the lowest-paid teacher in Kenya earns more than the highest-paid teacher in Uganda. Uganda and South Africa were chosen as countries against which to compare wages of teachers because they have the most up-to-date data against which the comparison could be made. While Tanzania was not included in the comparison because only average pay for the year 2011 was available, even its figures indicated that Kenyan teachers earn more than their Tanzanian counterparts. The highest paid Kenyan teacher earns almost 12 times more than the
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Investment Opportunities On Construction Industry In Tanzania

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Investment Opportunities On Construction Industry In Tanzania

 With Tanzanians’ intent to improve roads, the demand for constructing roads is very high. Good trunk roads are needed not only to connect regions but also the demand is increasing in also connecting district headquarters.

 The demand, therefore, is huge in investment in road construction even if to facilitate transport of produce from rural to district markets, and to facilitate economic and social-political activities. 
 While the Government reserves a substantial amount of its budget for road construction each year, there is also a room for those construction companies that solicit funds in special arrangements from their native countries for that purpose. Civil construction is also booming for both commercial and residential buildings to accommodate the high demand of office premises as well as residential houses. Some specific investment areas in the construction sector involve to:

 • Construct tarmac and non-tarmac roads to connect districts, regions, and other
nations
• Build housing estates
• Construct residential apartments
• Build office buildings
• Construct conference and banquet facilities
• Build shopping malls
• Construct movie theaters and entertainment facilities
• Build hotels
• Construct mixed-use real estate properties
• Offer construction support services, such as financing and provision of
construction materials
Location: Tanzania

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