Kakamega-based Mwale Medical and Technology City (MMTC) has unveiled a plan to construct 2000 medical students housing units ahead of the establishment of a medical school.
The tendering process for the establishment of the units saw construction firms from four countries compete to win the contract.
“The construction of the units will begin later next quarter. Hoa Binh group, the Vietnamese global construction conglomerate won the competitive tender process which also included Turkish, Kenyan, Chinese and French construction firms,” MMTC said in a statement.
Eight global construction firms pitched tents at MMTC for four weeks to emerge winners of this transformative affordable housing project.
“Hamptons Hospital will open the Medical School next quarter with our partners and is expected to train more than 2,000 health care professionals per intake who will then be deployed to Hamptons hospital at MMTC and its subsidiaries globally,” MMTC stated.
The 2,000 apartment units include 700 studio apartments, 600 one-bedroom units, 400 two-bedroom units and 300 three-bedroom units.
Hoa Bihn group's delegation led by its chairman also won the tender for expanding Hamptons Hospital and MMTC in other locations on the continent.
US-based Kenyan businessman Julius Mwale last month led a group of investors in a two-day trade and investment forum at MMTC that saw 12 deals worth USD2.8 billion (Ksh360 billion) signed.
Hundreds of global and local investors and philanthropists converged at MMTC for a comprehensive trade and investment symposium, where they sampled various investment opportunities at MMTC.
“The finalized deals were in the expansion of Hamptons Hospital into 12 countries in Africa at a cost of US $ 1.3 billion (Ksh167 billion), and investment into solar power generation for the 12 new MMTC smart cities across Africa at a cost of $ 865 million (Ksh11 billion),” MMTC said in statement.
Other deals included agritech where farming for wheat, avocado, rice and fish amounted to $233 million (Ksh30 billion) in deals for MMTC projects in Kenya, Cameroon and Ghana.
