Kenya bets on Colombia transport model to decongest Nairobi

[KichwaNgumu254]

thy cant just say congratulations Kenyans kwa kupiga hatua...lazima waanze kulalamika jinsi waafisa walivyoikosoa DART😀😀😀...

They're the type that cry louder and mourn more than the bereaved.

 

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They're the type that cry louder and mourn more than the bereaved.

Hivi kwanini ninyi wakenya mna roho mbaya kiasi hiki?, Kuna mwanafunzi wa nyeri University ameuliwa kwa kupigwa risasi kichwani na polisi, hakuna hata mtu mmoja aliyefungua uzi hapa JF, kama vile amekufa Mbuzi au panya, hakuna hata mkenya angalau anayezungumzia kitendo hiki, mbona sisi last week yule mwanafunzi alipouliwa tena kwa bahati mbaya, hapa JF palichafuka na Tanzania nzima ilipiga kelele na rais Magufuli alitoa tamko?, au kwenu ni vitendo vya kawaida kwahiyo hamshituki?

 

[game over]

Kenya is moving to borrow from Colombia’s bus rapid transit model in Bogota that will see construction of special lanes for high-capacity buses in efforts to decongest Nairobi roads.

The Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (Namata) said that the country is going for a more advanced system than what neighbouring Dar es Salaam has.

This came after the Authority visited Dar last December to study its bus rapid transit (BRT) system and noted several hiccups such as tardiness in bus arrivals and departures along with a “not-so-tight integration between roads and commuter rail stations.”

“We are working with the Bogota model which is advanced and better timed than Dar es Salaam is,” said Namata CEO James Ng'ang'a Tuesday.

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The BRT system is generally designed to improve a city's public transport network relative to a conventional bus system.

Bogota's TransMilenio system operates like an above-ground subway.

Special lanes

Under Kenya’s proposed BRT, special lanes will be created and dedicated to large-capacity buses that are expected to support public commuter services and ease congestion.

The transport agency has already mapped out five routes that will have the lanes reserved for buses, including Thika superhighway, Jogoo Road, Mombasa Road and Outer Ring Road.

“There will be feeder stations along the BRT corridors that ordinary matatus will drop off commuters from estates for them to be picked by large buses on the special lanes to Nairobi town,” said Mr Nganga.

In 2016, Dar became the first town in East Africa to launch a bus rapid transit system, which has helped ease public transport.

READ: Tanzania opens $290m bus network in Dar

Dar completed the first phase of the 21-kilometre rapid transit system, which has five terminals, 27 stations, seven feeder stations and three connector stations. About 140 buses serve thousands daily on the special motorway lanes.

Time wasted in traffic

Nairobi has in recent years witnessed an explosion of cars that is unmatched by the expansion of roads.

The World Bank estimates that Nairobi residents on average spend an hour to travel to work and another 60 minutes commuting back home due to traffic congestion.

Preliminary designs indicate Line one of the transit system - codenamed Ndovu - will run from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) through Mombasa Road, into the central business district (CBD) to Waiyaki Way.

Line two, dubbed Simba, will cover Rongai-Bomas-CBD-Ruiru-Thika and Kenol sections.

Line three (Chui), will run from Tala-Njiru-Dandora-CBD-Showground and Ngong.

The fourth line (Kifaru) will cover Kayole-Mama Lucy-Donholm-CBD-T/Mall-Bomas-Karen-Dagoreti and Kikuyu.

Line five (Nyati) covers Outer Ring.

READ: Traffic headache awaits City Hall chiefs after polls

Nairobi’s Mombasa Road upgrade to cost Sh59bn

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BRT again? Si mlisema hamna spaces for dedicated lanes na mkasema mnaenda kwa
Light Rail Transit? What happened ??
Aisee kweli Kenya is a failed state, A shit hole one, with no plans!.
Yaani wanasiasa wa Kenya wanaplani usiku halafu asubuhi wanaamka na kutangaza, na wajinga wengine humu wanawashangilia,
Halafu utasikia kesho wanakuja na cable busses. Wakenya bwana[emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1]

 

[game over]

Kenya is moving to borrow from Colombia’s bus rapid transit model in Bogota that will see construction of special lanes for high-capacity buses in efforts to decongest Nairobi roads.

The Nairobi Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (Namata) said that the country is going for a more advanced system than what neighbouring Dar es Salaam has.

This came after the Authority visited Dar last December to study its bus rapid transit (BRT) system and noted several hiccups such as tardiness in bus arrivals and departures along with a “not-so-tight integration between roads and commuter rail stations.”

“We are working with the Bogota model which is advanced and better timed than Dar es Salaam is,” said Namata CEO James Ng'ang'a Tuesday.

Also Read
COUNTIESBrookside urges coast farmers to milk more revenues
NEWSKenya’s public debt crosses Sh4.5trn mark - VIDEO

The BRT system is generally designed to improve a city's public transport network relative to a conventional bus system.

Bogota's TransMilenio system operates like an above-ground subway.

Special lanes

Under Kenya’s proposed BRT, special lanes will be created and dedicated to large-capacity buses that are expected to support public commuter services and ease congestion.

The transport agency has already mapped out five routes that will have the lanes reserved for buses, including Thika superhighway, Jogoo Road, Mombasa Road and Outer Ring Road.

“There will be feeder stations along the BRT corridors that ordinary matatus will drop off commuters from estates for them to be picked by large buses on the special lanes to Nairobi town,” said Mr Nganga.

In 2016, Dar became the first town in East Africa to launch a bus rapid transit system, which has helped ease public transport.

READ: Tanzania opens $290m bus network in Dar

Dar completed the first phase of the 21-kilometre rapid transit system, which has five terminals, 27 stations, seven feeder stations and three connector stations. About 140 buses serve thousands daily on the special motorway lanes.

Time wasted in traffic

Nairobi has in recent years witnessed an explosion of cars that is unmatched by the expansion of roads.

The World Bank estimates that Nairobi residents on average spend an hour to travel to work and another 60 minutes commuting back home due to traffic congestion.

Preliminary designs indicate Line one of the transit system - codenamed Ndovu - will run from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) through Mombasa Road, into the central business district (CBD) to Waiyaki Way.

Line two, dubbed Simba, will cover Rongai-Bomas-CBD-Ruiru-Thika and Kenol sections.

Line three (Chui), will run from Tala-Njiru-Dandora-CBD-Showground and Ngong.

The fourth line (Kifaru) will cover Kayole-Mama Lucy-Donholm-CBD-T/Mall-Bomas-Karen-Dagoreti and Kikuyu.

Line five (Nyati) covers Outer Ring.

READ: Traffic headache awaits City Hall chiefs after polls

Nairobi’s Mombasa Road upgrade to cost Sh59bn

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BRT again? Si mlisema hamna spaces for dedicated lanes na mkasema mnaenda kwa
Light Rail Transit? What happened ??
Aisee kweli Kenya is a failed state, A shit hole one, with no plans!.
Yaani wanasiasa wa Kenya wanaplani usiku halafu asubuhi wanaamka na kutangaza, na wajinga wengine humu wanawashangilia,
Halafu utasikia kesho wanakuja na cable busses. Wakenya bwana[emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1]

 

[Mkikuyu- Akili timamu]

Hivi kwanini ninyi wakenya mna roho mbaya kiasi hiki?, Kuna mwanafunzi wa nyeri University ameuliwa kwa kupigwa risasi kichwani na polisi, hakuna hata mtu mmoja aliyefungua uzi hapa JF, kama vile amekufa Mbuzi au panya, hakuna hata mkenya angalau anayezungumzia kitendo hiki, mbona sisi last week yule mwanafunzi alipouliwa tena kwa bahati mbaya, hapa JF palichafuka na Tanzania nzima ilipiga kelele na rais Magufuli alitoa tamko?, au kwenu ni vitendo vya kawaida kwahiyo hamshituki?

Jubilee paid Keyboard warriors cannot talk about this, Hii Kazi ya Kustiri Uchi wa Jubilee wakitumia vichupi vimeraruka raruka ni ngumu aisee. Haya fanyeni hima, Funikeni kabisa kinembe kipo njee

 

[game over]

This is the best news, yaani Kenya wangeiga BRT ilivyo Tanzania yaani ingekua ovyo sana, nimetumia hiyo ya Tanzania mara kadhaa, sio kabisa.
Bora hivyo Wakenya walienda Dar na kujionea kwa macho.

Mpango wa Light rail mmefikia wapi?

 

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Jubilee paid Keyboard warriors cannot talk about this, Hii Kazi ya Kustiri Uchi wa Jubilee wakitumia vichupi vimeraruka raruka ni ngumu aisee. Haya fanyeni hima, Funikeni kabisa kinembe kipo njee

Kwahiyo hata ubinadamu wa kuthamini maisha ya mkenya pia umekwisha?. Sasa wakenya mnajisikiaje, kwasababu wiki mbili tu zilizopita mliona ni kwa kiasi gani watanzania walivyoungana kwa pamoja kulaani na kushughulikia msiba wa yule mwanafunzi aliyepigwa risasi, tena kwa bahati mbaya, rais wa nchi na mawaziri wote walitoa tamko la kulaani na wale polisi walikamatwa, karibu serikali yote alihamia katika familia ya yule mwanafunzi.

Leo ameuliwa mkenya lakini hakuna mtu yoyote anayeshughulika wala kulizungumza japo kulaani, je mnadhani maisha ya mkenya yana thamani sawa na mtanzania?, yaani mimi inanishangaza sana kwakweli.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Hivi kwanini ninyi wakenya mna roho mbaya kiasi hiki?, Kuna mwanafunzi wa nyeri University ameuliwa kwa kupigwa risasi kichwani na polisi, hakuna hata mtu mmoja aliyefungua uzi hapa JF, kama vile amekufa Mbuzi au panya, hakuna hata mkenya angalau anayezungumzia kitendo hiki, mbona sisi last week yule mwanafunzi alipouliwa tena kwa bahati mbaya, hapa JF palichafuka na Tanzania nzima ilipiga kelele na rais Magufuli alitoa tamko?, au kwenu ni vitendo vya kawaida kwahiyo hamshituki?

Nitawafungulia

 

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Nitawafungulia

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[mulisaaa]

A 2mins clip taken at one intersection and you've already concluded Dar/Bogota no difference?

Tupe ya kwako kenge

 

[bagamoyo]

 

[Jay456watt]

kwa hiyo mko level moja na Japan na USA!! nyinyi ni kama ma zombie, juz mliambiwa BRT haifaia Nai mka kenua! leo mme ambiwa ina faa mnakenua tena

usijali ya Kenya hayakuhusu ndewe wala sikio...jali la kwako😀😀😀BRT tukitaka hata kuiweka msituni, majini au jangwani haikuhusu hata chembe😀😀😀

 

[Jay456watt]

BRT again? Si mlisema hamna spaces for dedicated lanes na mkasema mnaenda kwa
Light Rail Transit? What happened ??
Aisee kweli Kenya is a failed state, A shit hole one, with no plans!.
Yaani wanasiasa wa Kenya wanaplani usiku halafu asubuhi wanaamka na kutangaza, na wajinga wengine humu wanawashangilia,
Halafu utasikia kesho wanakuja na cable busses. Wakenya bwana[emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1]

middle income country Kenya ni shithole sawa...sembuse tanzania LDC country?😀😀😀😀kenya huwa tunaplan sio kukurupuka...light rail na BRT zote zipo kwenye plan...

 

[Jay456watt]

Kwahiyo hata ubinadamu wa kuthamini maisha ya mkenya pia umekwisha?. Sasa wakenya mnajisikiaje, kwasababu wiki mbili tu zilizopita mliona ni kwa kiasi gani watanzania walivyoungana kwa pamoja kulaani na kushughulikia msiba wa yule mwanafunzi aliyepigwa risasi, tena kwa bahati mbaya, rais wa nchi na mawaziri wote walitoa tamko la kulaani na wale polisi walikamatwa, karibu serikali yote alihamia katika familia ya yule mwanafunzi.

Leo ameuliwa mkenya lakini hakuna mtu yoyote anayeshughulika wala kulizungumza japo kulaani, je mnadhani maisha ya mkenya yana thamani sawa na mtanzania?, yaani mimi inanishangaza sana kwakweli.

kaulize aliyemchinja diwani kwa panga...wakenya roho mbaya😀😀😀 nyie ndio malaika sasa hahahaha...meanwhile, Lissu yupo hospitalini na risasi mwilini, mwingine diwani wa Mola mlimchinja kwa upanga juzi..picha za maskini wa Mola nimezitazama nikapigwa na butwaa.RIP to diwani

 

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middle income country Kenya ni shithole sawa...sembuse tanzania LDC country?😀😀😀😀kenya huwa tunaplan sio kukurupuka...light rail na BRT zote zipo kwenye plan...

Kenya is poorer than Tanzania. Nasema hivi sababu 60% ya wakazi wa Nairobi wanaishi kibera kwenye Slums, People living below poverty line ni 43% na pia 4M Kenyans are starving to death, And in fact a Shithole one,

nasema hivi sababu Nina ushahidi,

Rais Wa Marekani, Donald trump alivyoita Shithole Africa nzima ni Kenya pekee ambayo Viongozi wake walitoka hadharani na kukubaliana na hiyo kauli kuwa kweli Kenya ni Shithole,
Lakini pia yanapotoka Maamuzi ya kukurupuka namna hii, halafu pia tunapoona mambo kama vile 50% ya pato la taifa kutafunwa na 2% elite Kenyans, and the remaining 50% kugawanywa kwa 98% kenyans hapo pia tunathibitisha kuwa Kenya ni Shithole, lakini pia nchi inayokopa pesa kulipa madeni nchi ya namna hii ni Shithole,
Na pia nchi ambayo imetawaliwa na kabila moja, na kabila hilo pamoja na wazungu kushika 90% ya uchumi wa nchi basi tunahitimisha kuwa nchi hii ni Shithole,
Na pia nchi ambayo inajinasibu kuwa Middle income, na kudai kuwa serikali ina pato kubwa wakati huohuo serikali haina uwezo wa kujenga 10KM road kwa makusanyo ya ndani hadi mkopo toka uchina nchi hiyo ni Shithole,
Lakini pia nchi ambayo ina ukabila uliopindukia, nchi ambayo watu hudharau Lugha yao ya asili na kujivunia kingereza nchi hii ni Shithole,

Na pia Nchi ambayo wanasiasa na wazungu wanamiliki ardhi yote na kuwaacha wananchi hawana hata 20m × 20m nchi hiyo ni Shithole,

Nchi ambayo kwa makusudi inaenda kukopa pesa (Mabilioni ya dola) kwa wachina na kujengewa bandari kama ile ya Lamu huku ikifahamu haitaleta tija, (Tembo mkubwa mweupe) nchi hii ni Shithole,
Nchi ambayo haiwezi kuwahakikishia u salama raia wake ni Shithole,
Nchi ambayo inanunua trains za karne ya 17 kwa gharama za bullet trains ni shithole

Nchi ambayo wananchi wake husujudu ubepari na kuuponda ujamaa kutwa kucha wakati huohuo nchi ya kijamaa ndiyo inayofadhiri miradi yao yote ya Maendeleo nchi hiyo ni Shithole,
Nchi ambayo watu kwa makusudi, tena mchana kweupe hujiapisha kuwa marais na hawafanywi chochote na serikali nchi hiyo ni Shithole,

Ushahidi huu unabainisha kuwa Kenya ni Shithole country.

 

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kaulize aliyemchinja diwani kwa panga...wakenya roho mbaya😀😀😀 nyie ndio malaika sasa hahahaha...meanwhile, Lissu yupo hospitalini na risasi mwilini, mwingine diwani wa Mola mlimchinja kwa upanga juzi..picha za maskini wa Mola nimezitazama nikapigwa na butwaa.RIP to diwani

Watu kumi waliohusika na hayo mauaji tayari wameshakamatwa, sababu ya kufanya hayo mauaji imeshajulikana ni maugomvi ya ardhi, serikali imefanya kazi yake, hata wale askari waliompiga risasi kwa bahati mbaya yule mwanafunzi pia nao wsmekamatwa.

Tofauti kati ya Kenya na Tanzania ni kwamba, angalau Tanzania wananchi wana upendo, vifo vikitokea wanapaza sauti, lakini ninyi ni kama wanyama wa porini, mwenzetu anauliwa, ninyi wala hamjali, eti mnajali Lisu aliyejeruhiwa lakini wenzentu mamia ya wakenya wanaouliwa kila siku hamsemi lolote, stupi Kenyans.

 

[bukoba boy]

outer ring road has BRT lanes we mbona unatapika upumbavu?😀😀😀kenya huwa tunafanya mambo kwa plans...sio kuharakisha...subiri nikuleetee picha ya BRT lanes outer ring...hapo palipo na nyasi ndio BRT itakuwa...ama ulidhani ni pa kulisha ng'ombe?😀😀😀

Itakua itakua itakua,iko wapi wewe nyang'au?njoo dar uone....

Halafu hao watu eti wataiga ya Bogota,sasa kwani ya dar na Bogota ina tofauti gani?yaani same thing sema wanaona tu wivu/aibu kusema tutaiga ya watz.

 

[thisdayes]

usijali ya Kenya hayakuhusu ndewe wala sikio...jali la kwako😀😀😀BRT tukitaka hata kuiweka msituni, majini au jangwani haikuhusu hata chembe😀😀😀

inanihusu sana mkuu.. Kama ambavyo hii njaa inayo wakumba ina tuhusu. Huwezi ukala ukavimbiwa uku jirani yako anakufa kwa njaa. Nina jamaa zngu Nai. We are like brothers, we grew up together. Nisingependa waendelee kuibiwa na Uhuruto

 

[Niksta254]

haiwezi kosa changamoto on phase I. Na Kwa taarifa yako imeshinda award. Kinachoendelea watarudi na lugha za 1st class BRT Bogota n paap u end up paying three times the price! U wait the tenderentrepreneurs know ur illiteracy to play with at their advantage. Keep condoning them..!☝

This thread and the feasibility mbuzi experts are back in full force

 

[Niksta254]

Hivi kwanini ninyi wakenya mna roho mbaya kiasi hiki?, Kuna mwanafunzi wa nyeri University ameuliwa kwa kupigwa risasi kichwani na polisi, hakuna hata mtu mmoja aliyefungua uzi hapa JF, kama vile amekufa Mbuzi au panya, hakuna hata mkenya angalau anayezungumzia kitendo hiki, mbona sisi last week yule mwanafunzi alipouliwa tena kwa bahati mbaya, hapa JF palichafuka na Tanzania nzima ilipiga kelele na rais Magufuli alitoa tamko?, au kwenu ni vitendo vya kawaida kwahiyo hamshituki?

21km peke.. rest of the money to the TZ "SGR"