SGR Construction in Tanzania - UPDATES

BlietzKrieg said:
Izo pillar zenu ni weak kwa muonekano....ndio maana mnajenga na less cash,kila kitu ni poorly done.
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Ni weak kwa muonekano!! Hahahaa, ata mjinga aki kaa kimya huonekano mwerevu. Bora unge kaa kimya msee, sasa hiyo minguzo yenu mirefu halafu ime nyooka kama fimbo then kwa juu ina wekwa beam 2! not to mention space in btn, full of corners, not only they look cheap but scary too. No wonder your train only goes for 110km/hr
 
BTW South Koreans have accepted to finance at least one phase out of the five phases for SGR.

Dar, Seoul take further steps to consolidate diplomatic ties
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July 23, 2018
According to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office, the signing ceremony in Dar es Salaam was witnessed by Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa and his visiting counterpart from the Republic of Korea, Lee Nak-yon.
The South Korean premier is on a three-day official visit to the country.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Augustine Mahiga, signed the agreement on behalf of the government while the Korean signature was appended by Lim Sung-nam, first vice minister of foreign affairs.
Addressing journalists after the signing ceremony, PM Majaliwa said the two country delegations discussed a number of issues aimed at enhancing diplomatic and economic ties.
“We looked into how to enhance our economic partnership for the benefit of both nations. We are also going to strengthen our relationship in other sectors such as education, science, information and communication technology (ICT)”, Majaliwa said.
The premier disclosed that that Korean government has promised a soft loan to accelerate the issuance of national identity cards through the National Identity Card Authority (NIDA), and construction of the 3,200-meter Kigongo-Busisi bridge.
He said the government of Korea will also support construction of the Kazirambwa-Chaya road (42 kilometres), expansion of Dar es Salaam’s Selander Bridge, part of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project, improvement of the Mloganzila health facility, and construction of five new zonal referral hospitals.
According to Majaliwa, in order to achieve Tanzania’s industrialization agenda and make it a middle-income nation by 2025, the government has invited Korean investors to establish businesses in various economic sectors.
He said a delegation of Korean business people will today participate in the Korea-Tanzania Business Forum organized by the Korea Business Centre, Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF), and Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) in Dar es Salaam.
“We have asked them to assist in promoting Tanzania’s tourist attractions”, he said.
Yesterday’s signing ceremony was also attended by Works and Transport Minister Isack Kamwele; Energy Minister Medard Kalemani; and the Zanzibar Minister for Trade, Industry and Marketing, Ambassador Amina Salum Ally, among others.
South Korean prime minister Lee Nak-yon is visiting Tanzania to bolster economic and diplomatic relations between the two nations that were first established on April 30, 1992.
Tanzania will be among African countries to benefit from a $5 billion bilateral financial assistance package for the continent that was announced by the government of Korea and the African Development Bank at the end of the Ministerial Roundtable of the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) in Busan, Korea in May this year.
Korea-funded projects include the improvement of health care services for mothers and newborns and construction of a mother-and-child hospital in Chanika, and construction of the new medical centre run by the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Mloganzila, Kwembe on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam.
Trade volumes between Tanzania and South Korea reached $84 million during the first five months of the current calendar year. In 2016, trade between the two countries reached almost $200 million.
 
mulisaaa said:
Mchina anatumia beam 2 sisi tuna tumia beam 4. What a big difference. Pia sisi bado kwa juu tunamwaga zege itapo pita train
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Wacha kua mpuzzi mbona pilar ya mchini ni refu kushinda yenyu kwa almost mara tatu? Alafu heti sababu ya kufanya beam moja kwa miezi tatu sababu kwasababu yenyu iko na beam nne? Wacha vijisababu mchina hacheki na kazi mturuki ni wa kuigiza tu alafu ata beam zake zinakaa tu cheap.
 
BlietzKrieg said:
Izo pillar zenu ni weak kwa muonekano....ndio maana mnajenga na less cash,kila kitu ni poorly done.
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Zinakaa cheap sana ebu angalia foundation ya pillar za mchina ni kama ya jengo la ghorofa, ingekuwa mchina hiyo daraja yote angefanya na na wiki tatu.
 
Mtu mwenye ako na akili timamu haezi ongea huo upuzi akiona hii foundationleta ya mturuki sasa tuone na ndio maana tunaziita cheap wacha povu
 
Moja iliuwa wakenya wawili juzi! Serikali ikapiga marufuku magazeti kupiga picha!


Winds brought down SGR bridge at Maai Mahiu, says Kenya Railways
Two people were killed and five injured.

Kenya Railways Corporation MD Atanas Maina. He said strong winds caused a culvert to collapse and kill two men working on the SGR extension in Mai Mahiu. PHOTO | SALATON NJAU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
By ELVIS ONDIEKI
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IN SUMMARY


    • The workers were constructing a bridge in the SGR project when the culvert collapsed and killed them.

    • China Road and Bridge Corporation will cater for the funeral expenses and foot the medical bills of those who were injured.


Strong winds caused a culvert to collapse and kill two standard gauge railway workers in Maai Mahiu on Monday, Kenya Railways Corporation has said.
More than five others were injured and taken to hospital. The workers were constructing a bridge.
ACCIDENT
The railways agency also said the contractor, China Road and Bridge Corporation, will cater for the funeral expenses and foot the medical bills.
Kenya Railways MD Atanas Maina termed the accident “a terrible tragedy”.
In a statement sent to newsrooms on Friday, Mr Maina said the winds “caused the enforcement bars of the culvert under construction to collapse”, noting that investigations were ongoing to find out exactly how the accident happened.
“Our goal is to fully understand what happened and how we can prevent a similar tragedy from occurring in the future,” he said.
SAFETY GEAR
A worker at the site told the Nation on Tuesday that heavy rains weakened the section being constructed and that they did not have helmets and other protective gear at the time.
But Mr Maina refuted the claim about workers not having helmets.
“Since construction of Phase 1 of the project, [Kenya Railways has] strictly ensured the contractor abides to labour laws and safety procedures in all matters,” he said.
“Standard safety procedures have been laid down and the supervising consultant for the SGR project ensures that these are followed to the letter. Adjustments are made periodically to continue improving the safety of the employee.”
LEAVE
Besides catering for the medical bills of the injured, CRBC has been ordered by Kenya Railways to reorganise working shifts so that those affected by the accident are given time to recuperate.
Mr Maina said he has directed contractor to offer paid leave.
“Safety of our employees as well as passengers was, is and always will be our number one priority,” Mr Maina said. “The contractor will also initiate the compensation and claim process with the insurance providers.”
SAFETY COMPLIANCE
Another measure that will be taken after the accident is a safety compliance check on the sub-section offices of phase 2A of the standard gauge railway construction.
“The contractor will conduct a safety compliance check at all our sub-section offices to ensure that every section is adhering to the laid down safety procedures,” said Mr Maina.
Construction of the standard gauge railway from Nairobi to Naivasha is expected to pose several engineering challenges to the contractor as it passes through the Rift Valley, a feature that has many extraordinary landscapes.
Winds brought down SGR bridge at Maai Mahiu, says Kenya Railways
 
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BlietzKrieg said:
Izo pillar zenu ni weak kwa muonekano....ndio maana mnajenga na less cash,kila kitu ni poorly done.
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Toa evidence yakuonyesha pillars za Bongo ni weak. Do you know our cargo train will handle 10,000 tonnes compared to 4,000 tonnes for Kenyan SGR train??😁😁😁
 
Another accident

SGR workers killed after a section of railway collapsed in Naivasha
Author: Mbaluto Musili
UPDATED: 7 MONTHS AGO
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- A culvert collapsed on six Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) workers, killing two and injuring four in Mai Mahiu, along the SGR line on Monday

- Worker on the scene said the six had no protective gear on when the incident happened

- Rain and poor weather conditions were reasons suspected to cause the collapse of the culvert

- Survivors were rushed to Kijabe Mission Hospital

Two people have died following a harrowing incident that left four more injured when a culvert collapsed and buried them along the SGR line on Monday, December 18, at Mai Mahiu, Nakuru county.

Workers on site attempted to rescue their colleagues and managed to pull out four from the rubble.

A witness on the scene said the workers had no protective gear when the culvert collapsed on them.

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Officer Commander, Ezra Sambui said investigations were pending in a bid to establish whether negligence was to blame.

“Had the contractor provided safety gear, their lives would be saved,” one worker said.

Sections of the SGR have been deteriorating due to poor weather conditions and heavy rain across certain areas.

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The injured workers were rushed to Kijabe Mission Hospital where they received further treatment.

Worker safety seems to be a rampant issue trending as TUKO.co.ke uncovered that workers in the pipeline unit complained over lack of adequate safety equipment in their dangerous job.

SGR workers killed after a section of railway collapsed in Naivasha
 
Wewe ndo mjinga. Urefu wa beam unatokana na topography ya eneo. Sisi eneo zilipo jengwa ni tambalale. Unaona miinuko kwenye eneo letu??? Sisi tunapasua hadi milima.😂😂😂
 
mulisaaa said:
Oooh my God!.🤔🤔 Mchina anawajengea Pillar bila kufanya pilling?? Anaweka pile cap direct.😂😂😂😂😂
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Halafu hizo nondo mbona kama vile nyembamba saana?
 
mwathadan said:
maximum ni 158km/hr but operating speed inachezea averagely 120km/hr.......sasa nataka kujua hizi kelele zote kutoka kwa watanzania huwa za nini kama train yenyu itafanya max 160km/hr, obvious haiezi operate with max speed
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Wacha uongo 110km/h is the maximum speed n here we r talking of operating speed that incalculates the rail conditions that the locomotives will be moving on! Stop beating the bush what u tried to say is having a Lamborghini with 250km/h but moving on roads where conditions allows maximum speed 120 km/h. Uache ujinga!

Angalia upumbavu ulioandika mwaka jana ulisahau ku-factor in operating charges by Chinese.

East Africa Economic Report: Kenya's is the cheapest SGR in East Africa
 
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Madaraja ya SGR kenya train ikipita huwa yanayumba yumba
 
Madaraja ya SGR kenya train ikipita huwa yanayumba yumba
 
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