The Nairobi landmark with a 28-story tower and rooftop helipad is the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, commonly called KICC.
Commissioned by Kenya’s first president, Jomo Kenyatta, KICC was designed by Karl Henrik Nøstvik with David Mutiso. Construction began in the late 1960s, and the complex opened in 1973. Its tower rises about 105 metres and forms part of a larger conference complex in Nairobi’s City Square.
The building is known for its distinctive modernist design, including a cylindrical tower, a broad podium, an amphitheatre, and a cone-shaped helipad. It was once Nairobi’s tallest building and remains one of Kenya’s best-known symbols of international business and diplomacy.
A common mix-up is the building’s floor count: references may describe its 28-story tower or the entire structure as having 32 floors. Britam Tower, Times Tower, and Nyayo House are separate Nairobi landmarks, not conference centres matching this description.