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Race for the skies grinds to a halt in Nairobi’s high-rise hub

Hilton when completed, the skyscraper is expected to become the tallest building in Africa, and the third tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere, at 70 stories and over 1,000 feet in height. [Wilberforce Okwiri]

When the more than 60-metre helical spire at the top of Britam Towers finally appeared in the city skies, UAP Old Mutual Building ceded its position as East Africa’s tallest building.

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