About Mizani
Mizani Projects Consultants is a Nairobi construction consultancy. We manage construction projects, administer contracts, prepare and evaluate claims, and help parties resolve disputes.
Our story
Mizani was founded in 2026 by two registered quantity surveyors, QS. Huria Karugu and QS. Serah Mwende. Together they have more than 20 years of experience on commercial, residential, institutional, industrial, healthcare and hospitality projects in Kenya.
In their careers, they saw the same pattern on many projects. Delays and cost overruns lead to claims, and claims that are not managed well lead to disputes. Most clients must then hire separate firms for project management, for claims and for dispute resolution.
Mizani brings these services together in one firm. The same team that manages your project understands your contract, your programme and your costs. When a problem comes, we act early, and we resolve it fairly.
The name
Mizani is the Swahili word for scales, or balance. It describes how we work: we balance time, cost and quality on a project, and we look for a fair balance between the parties when they disagree.
Mission
To help our clients deliver construction projects on time, within budget and to the agreed quality, and to resolve construction disputes fairly and efficiently.
Vision
To be a known construction consultancy in Kenya and East Africa for project management, construction claims and alternative dispute resolution.
Our values
- Fairness
- We look for the result that the contract and the facts support, for any client.
- Precision
- We work from records, programmes and figures, not from opinion.
- Excellence
- We hold our work to the standards of our professional bodies.
Why clients choose Mizani
Registered professionals
Both partners are registered quantity surveyors with BORAQS and professional members of IQSK. Your project is in the hands of qualified people who answer to their professional bodies.
One firm, from start to settlement
We combine project management, contract management, claims and dispute resolution. You do not need to brief a new firm each time the project changes stage.
Experience on large projects
The partners have managed projects valued up to KES 4.4 billion, from inception to close-out, across many sectors.
Fair and independent
We act for developers and for contractors. Our advice is based on the contract and the facts, so it stands up in negotiation, mediation and arbitration.
Early action on problems
We track notices, variations and delays from day one. Most disputes are cheaper to avoid than to resolve.
Clear reporting
You get regular written reports on time, cost, quality and risk, in plain language.
How we work
Every assignment follows the same four stages.
- 1
Listen and review
We meet you, review the documents and agree the scope of our work and the fee in writing.
- 2
Plan
We set the programme, the budget, the reporting format and the key risks for the project or the claim.
- 3
Deliver and report
We do the work and report to you at agreed intervals. We tell you early when something changes.
- 4
Close and hand over
We close the project, the claim or the dispute, and we hand over complete records.
Registrations
Our partners are registered with these professional bodies.
| Body | QS. Huria Karugu | QS. Serah Mwende |
|---|---|---|
| BORAQS | Q840 | Q1167 |
| IQSK | 808, Professional Member | 1487, Professional Member |
| CIArb (Kenya) | 6202511, Associate Member | – |
Sectors
Our partners have delivered projects in these sectors.
- Commercial and mixed use
- Offices, retail and mixed-use developments.
- Residential
- Apartments, estates and private homes.
- Institutional
- Schools, colleges, churches and public buildings.
- Healthcare
- Hospitals, clinics and medical facilities.
- Hospitality
- Hotels, resorts and serviced apartments.
- Industrial
- Factories, warehouses and logistics facilities.
- Technology and data centres
- Data centres and technology facilities.
- Interior fit-outs
- Office, retail and hospitality fit-outs.
Discuss a project
Tell us about the project or the dispute. We reply within one working day.