kennedy0000
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The SGR is not complete. Saying it is uncompetitive is comparing apples to oranges.
And rail is the cheapest form of inland transport for bulk goods. Kenya will not be an exception.
A gok taskforce determined that SGR is uncomptetive, ugandan business men just like their kenyan counterpart detest the SGR due to high costs and inconvinience this is public knowledge
So uganda starts building an expensive structure (dry port) at Naivasha while the SGR will reach kampala in just 10 years? Why not build the dry port at malaba(construction takes atleast 4 years) and wait for the rail to come?The SGR is meant to last 100 years. In less than 10, it will have likely reached Kampala.
We're talking long term projects.
Containers direct from the ship to the tracks for handling in Naivasha.
Haha, so you disagree with a jubilee government taskforce?😂😂😂😂The SGR is not complete. Saying it is uncompetitive is comparing apples to oranges.
And rail is the cheapest form of inland transport for bulk goods. Kenya will not be an exception.
So uganda starts building an expensive structure (dry port) at Naivasha while the SGR will reach kampala in just 10 years? Why not build the dry port at malaba(construction takes atleast 4 years) and wait for the rail to come?
Museveni is not stupid, he knows the reason he is getting free land in naivasha is because kenya is experiencing problems taking the rail to malaba/ kisumu
So uganda starts building an expensive structure (dry port) at Naivasha while the SGR will reach kampala in just 10 years? Why not build the dry port at malaba(construction takes atleast 4 years) and wait for the rail to come?
Museveni is not stupid, he knows the reason he is getting free land in naivasha is because kenya is experiencing problems taking the rail to malaba/ kisumu
So uganda starts building an expensive structure (dry port) at Naivasha while the SGR will reach kampala in just 10 years? Why not build the dry port at malaba(construction takes atleast 4 years) and wait for the rail to come?
Museveni is not stupid, he knows the reason he is getting free land in naivasha is because kenya is experiencing problems taking the rail to malaba/ kisumu
Haha, so you disagree with a jubilee government taskforce?😂😂😂😂
Am glad the report is not from david ndii, we would not get any sleep here due to you and your ilk singing political bias
When China approves funding SGR sec 2B, the rest is hot air..As far as we know, China refused and ordered a feasibility study which has never been made publicHakuna kitu ngumu kama kuargue na somebody with a porous brain. Are now satisfied that SGR itapita Malaba hadi ifike Kampala?
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When China approves funding SGR sec 2B, the rest is hot air..As far as we know, China refused and ordered a feasibility study which has never been made public
😂😂😂😂 You now claim selective amnesia?👇👇👇👇Which task force are you talking about?
And if there was any such report, I'm sure you only picked parts selectively.
The rail is not even halfway done. Right now it is being used primarily for imports, yet it was built for exports.
The industrial and economic zones in Naivasha are not built.
Once all the cogs are in place, when trains start operating at full capacity uphill and downhill, then come back here and compare apples to apples.
Why is kenya buiding a port at lamu yet there is no complete highway(U/C) or rail?Why should you built dry port when there is no rail there? Kwani train ikifika Naivasha itaruka kama ndege hadi Malaba ama Kisumu? I always wonder if you normally re-read whatever you're writing.
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😂😂😂😂 You now claim selective amnesia?👇👇👇👇
https://www.jamiiforums.com/threads...ch-to-ferry-cargo-by-rail-than.1553701/page-1
The cost is double without factoring demurrage charges at NBI due to congestionYou are talking of simple logistics that can be fixed over a cup of tea.
"Additional costs are also met on the price of empty return by rail, shipping line margins and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) shunting of empties to container depots."
When the rail, dry port, and industrial zone are complete, it will operate at full capacity to and from Mombasa. No ferrying of empties.
What do you think will happen to the cost then?
Also, the Naivasha port is meant to take a lot of the work from Nairobi ICD. No more long storage.
As I said, wait for all the cogs to fall into place then compare apples to apples.