With shattered dreams of a Sh20 billion skyscraper in Nairobi that would have been Africa’s tallest building,pinnacle tower has become just a dream.

Had everything gone according to plan, construction of Pinnacle Tower, an envisioned masterpiece rising a breath-taking 300 metres in the skies, would have been completed last year, but today only a deep excavation is at the site in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area.

The Skyscraper Centre, which was maintained and updated by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, described the building function as residential, office and hotel.

The Pinnacle has heavyweight backing in the shape of Dubai-based investors Hass Petroleum and White Lotus Group, which was willing to invest around $200 million into the project.

The complex was expected to house a 255-room Hilton Hotel, the luxury chain’s third in Kenya and 50th in Africa.

The towers will also include elite residences, business and leisure facilities, and a helipad on the roof of the taller tower.

There was a palpable enthusiasm for what was to become Africa’s tallest building.

However Just few years later , the developers have been running in circles as authorities pursue them, the lofty dreams having stuck under the ground.