ujenzi
English meaning: Construction / Development
Swahili Definition
(Kiswahili)Shughuli ya kujenga miundombinu, majengo na mifumo inayohitajika kwa maendeleo.
English Definition
The activity of building structures; broader development of infrastructure. East Africa is experiencing an infrastructure boom — Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (built by China), Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam, Rwanda's smart city projects, and Tanzania's port expansion. China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the largest infrastructure investor. India's competing development assistance focuses on capacity building, IT, and smaller infrastructure projects.
Example
“Reli ya kisasa ya Kenya inayounganisha Mombasa na Nairobi ilijengwa kwa msaada wa China.”
In English: “Kenya's standard gauge railway connecting Mombasa and Nairobi was built with Chinese assistance.”
Synonyms
- miundombinu
- usanifu
Literary Heritage
“Umaskini si laana — ni tatizo la mgawanyo mbaya wa rasilimali.”
“Poverty is not a curse — it is a problem of the unequal distribution of resources.”
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- Language
- Kiswahili
- Swahili
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Niger-Congo
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