Kwasasa reli haifiki uwanja wa ndege wa JKIA, lakini KR wameweka mikakati ya wasafiri wa ndege kuweza kutumia hii NCR hadi kituo cha mwisho karibu na uwanja wa ndege alafu kutoka hapo unashuka kwa reli na kupanda bus la KR litakalo kupeleka handi ndani ya JKIA...
Kuhusu haya ma bus ya Kenya-Railways, mwaka wa 2016 kampuni ya Ashok Leyland ilijenga kiwanda cha mabus.....
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Ashok Leyland, India’s second biggest maker of trucks and buses, has said it will open a Sh1 billion (
$10.4 million) bus factory in Kenya this year. This will be its first wholly owned manufacturing plant in Africa.
The giant auto maker which is the fourth largest manufacturer of buses in the world and the 16th largest producer of trucks globally said the Kenya bus assembly plant would act as its regional hub, with an annual capacity of making 1,200 buses. Ashok Leyland will assemble both buses and trucks at the plant.
“We are setting up a bus assembly plant in Kenya through a wholly-owned subsidiary.
“This plant will have an annual capacity of 1,200 buses,” Ashok Leyland senior vice-president (Global Buses), Thyagarajan Venkataraman said in a statement.
As part of its bid to bolster its presence in the region’s automotive industry, Mr Venkataraman said the new plant would serve at least three East African countries, besides catering to local Kenya demand.
Ashok Leyland chief financial officer Gopal Mahadevan said the Kenya base would enable the auto maker entrench a foothold in the Kenyan truck market currently dominated by the Chinese.
“The African markets are at present being addressed mostly by Chinese players. Ashok Leyland has a strong potential to establish its presence with its new range of cost-competitive trucks and buses,” said Mr Mahadevan.
The Ashok Leyland brand is currently being assembled through local assembler Kenya Vehicle Manufacturer (KVM).
The KVM is owned 35 per cent by the government and 32.5 per cent each by DT Dobie and CMC Holdings.
The Kenyan market is estimated to account for 4,000 units of truck sales each year and is expected to double in the next few years.
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KAmpuni hii ndo imetengeneza ma bus haya yanayotumika na KR... body ya hilo bus limetengenezewa Kenya, lakini mambo mengine kama chasis, engine..etc yameletwa kutoka nje na kuunganishwa hapa Kenya. Tungependa equipments nyingi zaidi zingekua zinatengenezewa hapa hapa Kenya lakini tunaelewa ni lazima uanzie mahali ndo siku moja ufike huko...
Kwasasa faida ya local assembly ni kwa body fabrication, painting, assembling workforce, Electrical engineers, certified wielders, Assembly plant power usage, Seat making, tire manufacturing. Baadae tukipata uwezo wa ku manufacture from scratch, experience na availability ya hizi assembly plant zitakua muhimu sana ili ku complete value chain ya production..