Nairobi, Sept. 3 -- Kiambu County could have the tallest building outside Nairobi after Tatu City proposed two high-rise towers, the taller rising to 30 floors, in Ruiru, opening up a race to the skies beyond the capital.

The mixed-use high-rise development will be built on 9,518 square metres of land at Tatu Central's CBD in Ruiru, Kiambu County, at an estimated cost of Sh7.09 billion, according to regulatory disclosures.

Dubbed Jabali Towers, the taller tower will rise to a height of 136.8 metres with 30 floors, while the shorter one will be 99.1 metres high with 20 floors.

"The proposed Jabali Towers will feature two high-rise residential towers, one with 20 floors and the other with 30 floors," said the disclosures dated February 2...