Geza Ulole
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still pushing a wheel chair up the ramp for someone disabled is a hill task!
still pushing a wheel chair up the ramp for someone disabled is a hill task!I will show by example, Na kwavile hua unapenda kushifanya haujaona kitu ukiletewa ushahidi, nimekuekea hadi alama ili usisumbuke kutafuta hizo ramps ambazo watu walemavu au watu amabao hawawezi au hawataki kupanda ngazi wanatumia
Suswa station, hio ramp ni ya gari kupanda
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Haya magari unadhani yalifikaje hapo juu kwa mlango wa stesheni?
Kwa upande wa kushoto pia kunayo nyengine ya wheelchair
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Hii ya Mtito Andei station inaonekana vizuri kabisa, katikati ni ngazi lakini huko kando kando unaona mahali pa wheelchair na wanao buruta mizigo (e.g suitcase) mikubwa
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Athi river station- unajionea mwenyewe, upande wa kushoto na kulia
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Voi ikiwa bado inajengwa
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Nairobi Station, upande wa kulia na kushoto ziko, na kuna nyengine tatu ziliongezewa baadae hapo katikati
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Tena stesheni kama Nairobi na Mombasa ambazo ziko na more than one floor ziko na lift za watu walemavu
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Tena ndani ya stesheni zote kuna viti maalum vya wakongwe, wanawake wajamzito au watu walio na ulemavu ... yani watu ambao kawaida hawawezi simama kama viti vyote vitakua vimejaa
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Sasa hebu niambie kivipi stesheni za Kenya haziko friendly to disabled people???? Alfu ukimaliza kunielezea unionyeshe vile za Tanzania ziko bora kwa hilo
na tractoc za kilimo sio? fananisha na revamp excercise hiiNairobi - Nanyuki (approx 200km) MGR rehabilitation begins in earnest!
Thats not a real reason!still pushing a wheel chair up the ramp for someone disabled is a hill task!
Hizo kokoto unafikiri zilifikaje hapo?? Sometimes upunguze ujingana tractoc za kilimo sio?
unajua MGR yetu pia imekuwa welded! Hebu nionyeshe welding huko kwenu maana hata SGR haina!Hizo kokoto unafikiri zilifikaje hapo?? Sometimes upunguze ujinga
U talk of standards as if the Chinese keep their promise! Haven't u learned till now?Thats not a real reason!
And besides, wheelchair ramps are not just built blindly, there are specific calculations and standards
ukarabati ndo umeanza leo! hakuna chochote zaidi ya hizo picha ambapo naweza kukuonyeshaunajua MGR yetu pia imekuwa welded! Hebu nionyeshe welding huko kwenu maana hata SGR haina!
Can you tell me what was in the ESIA and feasibility report, including the standards, in the Kenyan SGR that was not implemented ?U talk of standards as if the Chinese keep their promise! Haven't u learned till now?
huwezi kuona mana kupenda upofu ndugu [emoji116][emoji116][emoji3][emoji3][emoji3]Bebu nionyeshe wapi pamezeeka
Meanwhile [emoji116][emoji116][emoji3][emoji3]Mimi nishawahi kusema hapa.. As long as the SGR keeps increasing cargo every year then their is nothing to worry about, eventually itafikisha critical mass to break even (expenses vs revenue) and start making profits... this is only the second year of cargo operations! we have 98 years to go! watu waache pressure nyingi!
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Cargo handled at the Inland Container Deport-Nairobi(ICDN) grew 62.4 per cent in 2019, latest data show, buoyed by high train turnaround on the Standard Gauge Railway and improved port efficiency.
The ICDN operations performance report shows a total of 418,830 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUS) were handled in the year to December, 160,858 TEUs more than the 257,972 TEUs handled in 2018.
“This has been achieved as a result of improved efficiency along the logistics chain from Mombasa to ICDN,” Nairobi ICD manager Peter Masinde told the Star.
According to KPA, logistic improvement was realised mainly on modernized cargo handling capacity, growing rail freight services and reduced cargo dwell-time.
“This especially after head of public service circular of June, 2019 aligning government agencies involved in cargo clearance process,” Masinde says.
Highest volume was recorded in July-39,817 TEUs with the least being March when 30,958 TEUs were handled.
Imports registered 262,895 TEUs during the year under review compared to 177,652 TEUs realized in the previous year. This translated to an increase by 85,243 TEUS or 48 per cent, indicating Kenyans imported more last year compared to 2018.
Exports also grew slightly by 17.7 per cent or 2,076 TEUs to close at 13,777 TEUs compared to 11,701 TEUs in 2018, meaning the country grew its exports which are key in the balance of trade.
“Export (Empty) traffic registered 142,158 TEUs in 2019 compared to 68,619 TEUs realized in 2019, which is an increase by 73,539 TEUS or 107.2 per cent,” the report states.
In 2019 imports accounted for 62.8 per cent, exports 3.3 per cent and empties 33.9 per cent of the total traffic compared to 68.9 per cent, 4.5 per cent and 26.6 per cent respectively in 2018.
Cargo dwell time at the Embakasi facility, which heavily serves the vast Nairobi Industrial area and businesses in the capital and its surroundings, averaged eight days.
This is an improvement compared to previous years where it would take up to 14 days to clear a container from the facility.
The improved dwell time has been supported by automation of gates and increased cargo handling capacity at the facility, which is heavily fed by the SGR.
An average nine trains with 44 wagons move cargo from Mombasa to Nairobi every day with an average 900 containers landing at the facility daily.
During the year, operational train turnaround time averaged seven hours ten minutes.
The growth in ICDN volumes came on the back of growing volumes at the Port of Mombasa which hit an all-time high container handling capacity of 1.4 million TEUs last year, beating its 2018 record of 1.3 million TEUs.
KPA is currently putting in place structures to commence operations at the Naivasha Inland Container Deport, targeted for transit cargo to Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and parts of DRC and Burundi, key destinations for cargo through the Port of Mombasa.
“A team comprising KPA and the business community will be formed immediately to streamline all operational issues relating to using Naivasha ICD,” managing director Daniel Manduku said last week.
SGR, port efficiency boost Nairobi depot cargo 62%
kweli Tanzania baba lao, jirani wa hub kimya 😂😂😂
SGR: Exim Bank rejects Uganda loan request again
SATURDAY MARCH 7 2020
President Uhuru Kenyatta flagging off Kenya’s SGR phase 2A from Nairobi to Suswa on October 16, 2019 that was to terminate in Kisumu. FILE PHOTO | NMG
In Summary
- Exim Bank insists there must be clarification on whether Kenya’s SGR will terminate at the border to guarantee smooth connectivity.
- Uganda re-submitted the loan application after changing the scope of works and revising the cost for the 273km project reduced by $26 million to $2.269 billion.
- Uganda is keen to have SGR connection with Bukasa Port on Lake Victoria as this provides another route and option to transport imports and exports by ship and rail through Tanzania or Kenya.
By JULIUS BARIGABA
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China’s Exim Bank has once again rejected Uganda’s fresh application for a standard gauge railway loan, indicating a longer wait for Kampala’s dream of realising a modern transit system.
Exim Bank, in a response to Uganda’s application for financing re-submitted in September last year, insists there must be clarification on whether Kenya’s SGR will terminate at the border to guarantee smooth connectivity.
The Chinese responded to Kampala’s request in January this year.
Uganda re-submitted the loan application after changing the scope of works and revising the cost for the 273km project reduced by $26 million to $2.269 billion.
“The China Exim Bank has responded and sought clarification on the connectivity of Uganda SGR and Kenya SGR since Kenya has slowed down on the progress. Discussions are going on at a high level between Kenya and Uganda to agree on new timelines,” project co-ordinator, Perez Wamburu said.
Diplomatic ties
Kenya’s High Commissioner to Uganda, Kiema Kilonzo, said Nairobi remains committed to the project.
“Both Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Uhuru Kenyatta are keen to see the SGR running smoothly from Mombasa to Kampala, the only thing is that this will be achieved in stages. One of the things I did last year was to organise a state visit for President Museveni to Kenya and President Uhuru has also visited Uganda. Discussions are going on at a high level and right now the technical teams are engaging,” Mr Kilonzo added.
President Museveni in June last year, travelled to China accompanied by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport James Macharia, in an indication that the two governments are working together to deliver the multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project.
“So there is no doubt about Kenya’s commitment to see that all the sections are done but the priority is now the leg between Naivasha and Kisumu. Kenya is in advanced stages of negotiations [to secure financing],” Mr Kilonzo said in an interview last week.
The Uganda government and the SGR engineering procurement and construction contractor China Harbour Engineering Company last year reviewed the contract signed in March 2015 and slashed the project cost by an initial $120 million.
However, after negotiating the price down, the Uganda government revised the scope of the project works to include a railway spur to Bukasa Port as well as fencing of the whole SGR line from Malaba to Kampala, at a cost of $94 million.
Because of these changes, Uganda needed to resubmit its application to Exim Bank, seeking an 85-15 per cent financing split between the Chinese lender and the government of Uganda.
SGR: Exim Bank rejects Uganda loan request again
MY TAKE
Ndoto za SGR Kenya kufika Kampala bado zipo?
CC: Zigi Rizla Kafrican Depay Teargass Tony254 pingli-nywee komora096
SGR: Exim Bank rejects Uganda loan request again
SATURDAY MARCH 7 2020
President Uhuru Kenyatta flagging off Kenya’s SGR phase 2A from Nairobi to Suswa on October 16, 2019 that was to terminate in Kisumu. FILE PHOTO | NMG
In Summary
- Exim Bank insists there must be clarification on whether Kenya’s SGR will terminate at the border to guarantee smooth connectivity.
- Uganda re-submitted the loan application after changing the scope of works and revising the cost for the 273km project reduced by $26 million to $2.269 billion.
- Uganda is keen to have SGR connection with Bukasa Port on Lake Victoria as this provides another route and option to transport imports and exports by ship and rail through Tanzania or Kenya.
By JULIUS BARIGABA
More by this Author
China’s Exim Bank has once again rejected Uganda’s fresh application for a standard gauge railway loan, indicating a longer wait for Kampala’s dream of realising a modern transit system.
Exim Bank, in a response to Uganda’s application for financing re-submitted in September last year, insists there must be clarification on whether Kenya’s SGR will terminate at the border to guarantee smooth connectivity.
The Chinese responded to Kampala’s request in January this year.
Uganda re-submitted the loan application after changing the scope of works and revising the cost for the 273km project reduced by $26 million to $2.269 billion.
“The China Exim Bank has responded and sought clarification on the connectivity of Uganda SGR and Kenya SGR since Kenya has slowed down on the progress. Discussions are going on at a high level between Kenya and Uganda to agree on new timelines,” project co-ordinator, Perez Wamburu said.
Diplomatic ties
Kenya’s High Commissioner to Uganda, Kiema Kilonzo, said Nairobi remains committed to the project.
“Both Presidents Yoweri Museveni and Uhuru Kenyatta are keen to see the SGR running smoothly from Mombasa to Kampala, the only thing is that this will be achieved in stages. One of the things I did last year was to organise a state visit for President Museveni to Kenya and President Uhuru has also visited Uganda. Discussions are going on at a high level and right now the technical teams are engaging,” Mr Kilonzo added.
President Museveni in June last year, travelled to China accompanied by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport James Macharia, in an indication that the two governments are working together to deliver the multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project.
“So there is no doubt about Kenya’s commitment to see that all the sections are done but the priority is now the leg between Naivasha and Kisumu. Kenya is in advanced stages of negotiations [to secure financing],” Mr Kilonzo said in an interview last week.
The Uganda government and the SGR engineering procurement and construction contractor China Harbour Engineering Company last year reviewed the contract signed in March 2015 and slashed the project cost by an initial $120 million.
However, after negotiating the price down, the Uganda government revised the scope of the project works to include a railway spur to Bukasa Port as well as fencing of the whole SGR line from Malaba to Kampala, at a cost of $94 million.
Because of these changes, Uganda needed to resubmit its application to Exim Bank, seeking an 85-15 per cent financing split between the Chinese lender and the government of Uganda.
SGR: Exim Bank rejects Uganda loan request again
MY TAKE
Ndoto za SGR Kenya kufika Kampala bado zipo?
CC: Zigi Rizla Kafrican Depay Teargass Tony254 pingli-nywee komora096
SGR ya Isaka-Mwanza, serikali ijitoe muhanga kuigharamia yenyewe ujenz wa hio reli (ili kuishawishi uganda wajenge yao ya kuja bongo).... tukisubiri mambo ya mkopo.. wakenya from no where watakuja kupata hela/mkopo kumalizia reli yao
Isaka-Mwanza si almost 220km.. hapa nadhan 1.5trillions ya ujenz inatosha (pls wakenya hizo km na gharama sina uhakika nazo, msije mkanishambulia hapo [emoji1])