The mandate of the Ministry is spelt out in the Presidential circular No. 1/2008 published in May 2008.  According to the circular, the major policy areas for this Ministry are buildings and other public works.

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The construction industry is the engine of infrastructure development in the country.  The industry from independence has experienced substantial growth.  For example in the period 1998 – 2008 whereas the GDP grew by 135.1% the construction output grew by 406.1%. Despite such growth, major construction works in Kenya have been undertaken by foreign firms due to lack of adequate local capacity in the industry.

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