Funding for Naivasha Kisumu SGR ready

Funding for Naivasha Kisumu SGR ready

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SGR in Suswa, Narok County

Contractors at work on Phase 2A of the SGR in Suswa, Narok County. PHOTO | FILE | NATION
In Summary
  • On the future of the SGR and its status, Kenyans need to know that Phase 2A is 98 per cent complete and will be operationalised in September.
  • Eventually, the SGR will reach Kisumu and finally Malaba, only timing has change.
  • Mr Macharia said that he met the Chinese Minister for Commerce, Exim Bank officials, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday to conclude talks on securing funds for the project.
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By ONYANGO K’ONYANGO
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BEIJING, CHINA
Completion of Phase 2B of the standard gauge railway — from Naivasha to Kisumu — is still on course despite the government rehabilitating the metre gauge line, Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has said.
Speaking to the Nation Tuesday on the sidelines of the Forum for China Africa Cooperation (Focac) in Beijing, Mr Macharia said that since the SGR is a regional project, Kenya is aligning it with what its neighbour Uganda is doing.
He said that the time for completing the whole project might have changed but plans to extend it to Malaba have not, adding that China was in the final stages of realising funds.
“Kenya is the entry gate of the SGR, which runs from Lamu-Mombasa-Naivasha-Kisumu-Lake Victoria all the way to the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa. However, Kenya cannot develop it on its own because it will not be viable due to the fact that 30 percent of cargo from Mombasa is on transit, of which 85 percent goes to Uganda. There is need to harmonise the SGR with what countries in the region are doing,” said Mr Macharia.
“On the future of the SGR and its status, Kenyans need to know that Phase 2A is 98 percent complete and will be operationalised in September. Eventually, the SGR will reach Kisumu and finally Malaba, only timing has changed,” he said.
He downplayed fears that upgrading of the old railway could see an end to the SGR, arguing that the venture is an intervention as the country awaits funding from Beijing.
“Since by September we will start receiving goods at Naivasha from Mombasa and Naivasha-Kisumu is not yet ready — even if we start today it will take three to four years — we had to rehabilitate the old railway to Malaba so that while it will take nine hours for goods to arrive in Naivasha, it should take the same time for the goods to reach Uganda, which is our biggest client. Without modernising it, it might take two days,” said the CS.
ULTIMATUMS
Meanwhile, Uganda has invested $205 million (Sh20.7 billion) in restoring the old railway line linking Kampala to Malaba.
Mr Macharia said that he met the Chinese Minister for Commerce, Exim Bank officials, Uganda President Yoweri Museveni and his Transport minister on Tuesday to conclude talks on securing funds for the project.
“In fact the funds had been approved by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and are now with Exim Bank, which is looking into financial dynamics of lending according to the structure of each country,” Mr Macharia told the Nation.
He added: “SGR was conceptualised by heads of four countries; that is Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan and they signed a document called SGR Protocol, which contains commitments that require every country to complete its bit. However, Kenya is going on with completing its part and at no point did China give ultimatums that this country needs to do this and that to get funding.”
Mr Macharia dismissed claims that Kenya signed a secret agreement with China allowing a mystery company with unknown local shareholders to run the SGR.
He said that Africa Star Railway Operation Company Ltd, owned by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), will manage operations for 10 years.
“Let it be known that Africa Star Railway Operation Company Ltd is 100 percent a subsidiary of CRBC. In our registry it is the one operating the SGR, it has no local shareholders as reported by the media. We have only one signed contract and there is no way a contract could be signed freeing the operator from maintenance.’’
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Hahahaha, huyu James Macharia is a typical Kenyan, hajui lolote analozungumza, lolote linalotoka kinywani kwake yeye huropoka, Mara anasema wataweka UMEME kwa SGR ndani ya miaka mitatu, Mara anasema sasa hivi UMEME sio muhimu, Mara anasema SGR imepata faida katika mwaka wa kwanza, Mara imepata hasara, Mara aseme SGR itaishia Naivasha, badala take tutakarabati RVR, Mara aseme tunaendelea na SGR. Kenya is a confused country.
 
joto la jiwe said:
Hahahaha, huyu James Macharia is a typical Kenyan, hajui lolote analozungumza, lolote linalotoka kinywani kwake yeye huropoka, Mara anasema wataweka UMEME kwa SGR ndani ya miaka mitatu, Mara anasema sasa hivi UMEME sio muhimu, Mara anasema SGR imepata faida katika mwaka wa kwanza, Mara imepata hasara, Mara aseme SGR itaishia Naivasha, badala take tutakarabati RVR, Mara aseme tunaendelea na SGR. Kenya is a confused country.
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he he.. You sound confused but its OK.
 
Kanya said:
he he.. You sound confused but its OK.
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Hahahaha, hili ndio tatizo la Ukabila, 80% ya viongozi wa serikali ya Kenya ni kutoka Kikuyu na Kalenjin, matokeo yake mnapata watu hovyo kabisa kama James Macharia na Kater, lakini Uhuru hawezi kuwafuta kazi kwa sababu ni kutoka big and noble tribes.
 
joto la jiwe said:
Hahahaha, huyu James Macharia is a typical Kenyan, hajui lolote analozungumza, lolote linalotoka kinywani kwake yeye huropoka, Mara anasema wataweka UMEME kwa SGR ndani ya miaka mitatu, Mara anasema sasa hivi UMEME sio muhimu, Mara anasema SGR imepata faida katika mwaka wa kwanza, Mara imepata hasara, Mara aseme SGR itaishia Naivasha, badala take tutakarabati RVR, Mara aseme tunaendelea na SGR. Kenya is a confused country.
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Actually since you have brought up the metre gauge, it is also going to be refurbished first from Naivasha to Malaba to make sure cargo gets to uganda very fast while sgr to kisumu is under construction, then from Mombasa to Naivasha will come in later, and the commuter rail in nairobi(U/C) already has 20 new stations built and commuter DMU's have been purchased. This will evacuate close to 90% of cargo from Mombasa port by Rail making sure within 24 hours goods are in Kampala or Mombasa from the hinterland, while enabling faster travel of 100km/h on metre gauge like in Malaysia.
 
joto la jiwe said:
Hungry brains can't think.
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Ha hahahahha, so says the man in a man eat nothing society. These retards! It is not a competition we have already won. The best you can do is follow what we do.
 
Kevin85ify said:
Actually since you have brought up the metre gauge, it is also going to be refurbished first from Naivasha to Malaba to make sure cargo gets to uganda very fast while sgr to kisumu is under construction, then from Mombasa to Naivasha will come in later, and the commuter rail in nairobi(U/C) already has 20 new stations built and commuter DMU's have been purchased. This will evacuate close to 90% of cargo from Mombasa port by Rail making sure within 24 hours goods are in Kampala or Mombasa from the hinterland, while enabling faster travel of 100km/h on metre gauge like in Malaysia.
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Hahahaha, blah..blah...blah...blah.. Sitaki kusikia.
1) Vipi kuhusu electrification of SGR
2)Vipi kuhuhus SGR kuishia Naivasha na kujenga 43km new rail kuunganisha na RVR?. Ndivyo alivyosema Macharia kwamba SGR itaishia Naivasha, iweje tena Leo anasema reli inaendelea?, is this man OK mentally?.
3)Vipi aliposema kwamba SGR kutoka Mombasa to Nairobi imetengeneza faida, ghafla taarifa rasmi zimethibitisha kwamba imetengeneza hasara tena kubwa?. Really this man is confused.
 
Kevin85ify said:
Ha hahahahha, so says the man in a man eat nothing society. These retards! It is not a competition we have already won. The best you can do is follow what we do.
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Hahahaha, may be we follow you in starvation, or in failed states list.
 
joto la jiwe said:
Hahahaha, may be we follow you in starvation, or in failed states list.
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Hmmmm. A failed state that
a) Has an economy that is 50% bigger than yours despite not having any minerals.
b) Has an economy larger than all eac countries combined
c) Has the largest manufacturing base in the eac
d) Has the third largest port in Africa
e) Is the second most important logistics hub in africa after south africa
f) Has the second most formalized retail sector after south africa
g) Is one of the most technically advanced in africa beating even giants like Nigeria in technology funding
h) Has the most skilled human resource in east and central africa and is ranked 4th in Africa
i) Has bigger purchasing power than any east african country
The list goes on but i am liking this failed state.
 
Kevin85ify said:
Hmmmm. A failed state that
a) Has an economy that is 50% bigger than yours despite not having any minerals.
b) Has an economy larger than all eac countries combined
c) Has the largest manufacturing base in the eac
d) Has the third largest port in Africa
e) Is the second most important logistics hub in africa after south africa
f) Has the second most formalized retail sector after south africa
g) Is one of the most technically advanced in africa beating even giants like Nigeria in technology funding
h) Has the most skilled human resource in east and central africa and is ranked 4th in Africa
i) Has bigger purchasing power than any east african country
The list goes on but i am liking this failed state.
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Hehehe this will definitely cause serious pain to some people....
 
Bongolalas are very funny people after they get cornerd they result to failed state,kibera and Turkana.😂😂....if that doesn't work they start their usual insults
 
Kevin85ify said:
Hmmmm. A failed state that
a) Has an economy that is 50% bigger than yours despite not having any minerals.
b) Has an economy larger than all eac countries combined
c) Has the largest manufacturing base in the eac
d) Has the third largest port in Africa
e) Is the second most important logistics hub in africa after south africa
f) Has the second most formalized retail sector after south africa
g) Is one of the most technically advanced in africa beating even giants like Nigeria in technology funding
h) Has the most skilled human resource in east and central africa and is ranked 4th in Africa
i) Has bigger purchasing power than any east african country
The list goes on but i am liking this failed state.
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Hahahaha, huu ni mwendelezo wa ujinga wenu wa kujisifu bila ushahidi wowote ule, vyombo vyenu vya habari vimewajaza ujinga kiasi mumekua mazezeta, ukweli ni huu hapa https://www.nation.co.ke/news/polit...peaceful-poll/1064-1893004-j93e9vz/index.html

1) Kenya tops Africa in police killings
2) Politically unstable country
3) Insecurity
4)Hunger & Starvation
5) Unemployment 42%
6) Below poverty line 48%
7) Highest gap between rich and poor
8)Biggest slums in the world
9)High Debt/GDP ratio
10)Most corrupt country
11)Hot bed of terrorists
12)Tribalism

Those are factors made Kenya to be listed as a failed state.
 
joto la jiwe said:
Hahahaha, huu ni mwendelezo wa ujinga wenu wa kujisifu bila ushahidi wowote ule, vyombo vyenu vya habari vimewajaza ujinga kiasi mumekua mazezeta, ukweli ni huu hapa https://www.nation.co.ke/news/polit...peaceful-poll/1064-1893004-j93e9vz/index.html

1) Kenya tops Africa in police killings
2) Politically unstable country
3) Insecurity
4)Hunger & Starvation
5) Unemployment 42%
6) Below poverty line 48%
7) Highest gap between rich and poor
8)Biggest slums in the world
9)High Debt/GDP ratio
10)Most corrupt country
11)Hot bed of terrorists
12)Tribalism

Those are factors made Kenya to be listed as a failed state.
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Ig
joto la jiwe said:
Hahahaha, huu ni mwendelezo wa ujinga wenu wa kujisifu bila ushahidi wowote ule, vyombo vyenu vya habari vimewajaza ujinga kiasi mumekua mazezeta, ukweli ni huu hapa https://www.nation.co.ke/news/polit...peaceful-poll/1064-1893004-j93e9vz/index.html

1) Kenya tops Africa in police killings
2) Politically unstable country
3) Insecurity
4)Hunger & Starvation
5) Unemployment 42%
6) Below poverty line 48%
7) Highest gap between rich and poor
8)Biggest slums in the world
9)High Debt/GDP ratio
10)Most corrupt country
11)Hot bed of terrorists
12)Tribalism

Those are factors made Kenya to be listed as a failed state.
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ignorance
 
joto la jiwe said:
Hahahaha, huu ni mwendelezo wa ujinga wenu wa kujisifu bila ushahidi wowote ule, vyombo vyenu vya habari vimewajaza ujinga kiasi mumekua mazezeta, ukweli ni huu hapa https://www.nation.co.ke/news/polit...peaceful-poll/1064-1893004-j93e9vz/index.html

1) Kenya tops Africa in police killings
2) Politically unstable country
3) Insecurity
4)Hunger & Starvation
5) Unemployment 42%
6) Below poverty line 48%
7) Highest gap between rich and poor
8)Biggest slums in the world
9)High Debt/GDP ratio
10)Most corrupt country
11)Hot bed of terrorists
12)Tribalism

Those are factors made Kenya to be listed as a failed state.
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Now you are just embarrassing yourself.. Lol, you are too lazy to even get proper information or articulate your points in a cultured manner. I will leave you with a quote though

“Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.”
― Tchaikovsky
 
Kevin85ify said:
Now you are just embarrassing yourself.. Lol, you are too lazy to even get proper information or articulate your points in a cultured manner. I will leave you with a quote though

“Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy.”
― Tchaikovsky
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Why can't you stop tribalism first?
 
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