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Ningependa kuona makazi ya huyu jamaa.... Angejua kuishi kibera haimaanishi wewe maskini WA kupindukia.. Some of them... Noo many of them earn more than you... Uliza na utaambiwa
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Relief for residents of Mbita as Sh817m bridge nears completion
By James Omoro | Updated Tue, February 28th 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3
A section of the Sh817 million Mbita Causeway connecting Rusinga Island and Mbita town. It will be launched in two weeks. [PHOTO: JAMES OMORO/ STANDARD]
An important bridge linking Rusinga Island and Mbita town will be opened in two weeks.
Cases of residents drowning while attempting cross back and forth by boat are expected to become a thing of the past thanks to the Sh817 million Mbita Causeway.
Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo is among those still mourning loved ones who have drowned while trying to cross Lake Victoria by boat due to lack of a bridge.
Her father, Harrison Odhiambo Opiyo, died in November 1973 while returning to his home on the island after a meeting in Mbita town.
“It was during election campaigns and my father was bidding to be the Mbita MP. He had just attended a political meeting in Mbita and was on his way back home when the boat he was travelling in capsized,” Ms Odhiambo said yesterday.
For many years now, residents have been pushing the national government to built a bridge or causeway linking the island and the town.
The only available means has been water transport, and many have died in the lake.
But now, residents can breath easy as the bridge, which is said to be 98 per cent complete, is sure to ease transport between the island and the mainland.
BITUMEN COURSE
Raphael Kabugu, one of the engineers building the bridge, said most of the work was done.
“The remaining work includes establishing a bitumen course on the bridge and putting up signs and guard rails. What is left will take two weeks after which we will open the bridge for use,” he said.
The bridge is 160 metres long, 10 metres wide and eight metres high.
The road joining the bridge to the island is 500 metres long; the one joining from town measures 250 metres.
It will still allow water vessels to cross from one side of the lake to another - all vessels up to 40 metres wide and less than eight metres high will be able to pass under the bridge.
“The bridge is designed in such a way that ferries and other vessels, except ships, will pass under it,” Mr Kabugu said of the project that has been funded by the Kenyan and Spanish governments.
Construction, which began in March 2013, was expected to end in August 2014, but was delayed by a change of design.
“Our initial design was a bridge that was three metres high from the water surface, which would have cost Sh657 million. But locals requested a higher bridge, which forced us to change the design. The cost also went up,” said Kabugu.
“Excavation and removal of murram and stones for use in building the current path will take some time but we will begin removing them once the bridge is operational.”
Ms Odhiambo said the bridge would improve the region’s economy.
“Environmentalists have also said the free flow of water from one part of the lake to another will improve its ecosystem. Generally, it (the bridge) has many benefits for the people,” said the MP.
By James Omoro | Updated Tue, February 28th 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3
A section of the Sh817 million Mbita Causeway connecting Rusinga Island and Mbita town. It will be launched in two weeks. [PHOTO: JAMES OMORO/ STANDARD]
An important bridge linking Rusinga Island and Mbita town will be opened in two weeks.
Cases of residents drowning while attempting cross back and forth by boat are expected to become a thing of the past thanks to the Sh817 million Mbita Causeway.
Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo is among those still mourning loved ones who have drowned while trying to cross Lake Victoria by boat due to lack of a bridge.
Her father, Harrison Odhiambo Opiyo, died in November 1973 while returning to his home on the island after a meeting in Mbita town.
“It was during election campaigns and my father was bidding to be the Mbita MP. He had just attended a political meeting in Mbita and was on his way back home when the boat he was travelling in capsized,” Ms Odhiambo said yesterday.
For many years now, residents have been pushing the national government to built a bridge or causeway linking the island and the town.
The only available means has been water transport, and many have died in the lake.
But now, residents can breath easy as the bridge, which is said to be 98 per cent complete, is sure to ease transport between the island and the mainland.
BITUMEN COURSE
Raphael Kabugu, one of the engineers building the bridge, said most of the work was done.
“The remaining work includes establishing a bitumen course on the bridge and putting up signs and guard rails. What is left will take two weeks after which we will open the bridge for use,” he said.
The bridge is 160 metres long, 10 metres wide and eight metres high.
The road joining the bridge to the island is 500 metres long; the one joining from town measures 250 metres.
It will still allow water vessels to cross from one side of the lake to another - all vessels up to 40 metres wide and less than eight metres high will be able to pass under the bridge.
“The bridge is designed in such a way that ferries and other vessels, except ships, will pass under it,” Mr Kabugu said of the project that has been funded by the Kenyan and Spanish governments.
Construction, which began in March 2013, was expected to end in August 2014, but was delayed by a change of design.
“Our initial design was a bridge that was three metres high from the water surface, which would have cost Sh657 million. But locals requested a higher bridge, which forced us to change the design. The cost also went up,” said Kabugu.
“Excavation and removal of murram and stones for use in building the current path will take some time but we will begin removing them once the bridge is operational.”
Ms Odhiambo said the bridge would improve the region’s economy.
“Environmentalists have also said the free flow of water from one part of the lake to another will improve its ecosystem. Generally, it (the bridge) has many benefits for the people,” said the MP.
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Kenya allocates US $ 97.1 million for Lamu port project
Feb 28, 2017
Construction of the first three berths in the Lamu port project has began.Kenyan Transport Principal Secretary Irungu Nyakera said 20 per cent of the work has been completed and the government will allot US $ 97.1 million to the port project in the coming fiscal year.
Also read:South Africa banks on Lapsset to boost relations with Kenya
He said the government has by now paid US $44.6 million to the contractor of the Lamu port project while another US 28.1million would be paid before the end of this year.
The PS said the Lamu port project would cost the exchequer a sum of US$ 466 million.
“We look ahead to the construction of the first berth of the Lamu port to be finished by June 2018,” he said.
In an interview with the Nation in Mombasa, Mr. Nyakera said construction of the second and third berths are projected to be finished in 2019 and 2020 correspondingly.
“The government is committed to finish the construction of a second port in Lamu to complement the port of Mombasa,” he said.
Also read:Kenya’s Lapsset project receives new breath of life
Other than the construction of the three berths, other work going on in tandem include dredging of the channel, land reclamation, the building of a cofferdam and a causeway.
He stated that the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) is one of the chief projects the government was executing to enhance trade between Kenya and neighboring nation of Ethiopia and South Sudan.
“Lamu port, will not only present services to the nation but also to landlocked nations of Ethiopia and South Sudan,” he said.
Mr. Nyakera said the government has also set aside US $ 97.1 million for the construction of the Lamu-Witu-Garsen road.
The PS said the 132-kilometer road would play a role in the hauling of goods and people between Lamu and Mombasa counties
He said the government is also building a nine kilometer road to link the US $1.9 billion coal powered plant at Kwasasi to the Lamu port.The coal power project, he added, would create 1,050 megawatts and increase power supply to the port through the national grid.
Feb 28, 2017
Construction of the first three berths in the Lamu port project has began.Kenyan Transport Principal Secretary Irungu Nyakera said 20 per cent of the work has been completed and the government will allot US $ 97.1 million to the port project in the coming fiscal year.
Also read:South Africa banks on Lapsset to boost relations with Kenya
He said the government has by now paid US $44.6 million to the contractor of the Lamu port project while another US 28.1million would be paid before the end of this year.
The PS said the Lamu port project would cost the exchequer a sum of US$ 466 million.
“We look ahead to the construction of the first berth of the Lamu port to be finished by June 2018,” he said.
In an interview with the Nation in Mombasa, Mr. Nyakera said construction of the second and third berths are projected to be finished in 2019 and 2020 correspondingly.
“The government is committed to finish the construction of a second port in Lamu to complement the port of Mombasa,” he said.
Also read:Kenya’s Lapsset project receives new breath of life
Other than the construction of the three berths, other work going on in tandem include dredging of the channel, land reclamation, the building of a cofferdam and a causeway.
He stated that the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (Lapsset) is one of the chief projects the government was executing to enhance trade between Kenya and neighboring nation of Ethiopia and South Sudan.
“Lamu port, will not only present services to the nation but also to landlocked nations of Ethiopia and South Sudan,” he said.
Mr. Nyakera said the government has also set aside US $ 97.1 million for the construction of the Lamu-Witu-Garsen road.
The PS said the 132-kilometer road would play a role in the hauling of goods and people between Lamu and Mombasa counties
He said the government is also building a nine kilometer road to link the US $1.9 billion coal powered plant at Kwasasi to the Lamu port.The coal power project, he added, would create 1,050 megawatts and increase power supply to the port through the national grid.
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Kenya National Highway Authority invites bids for several maintenance road works
Mar 28, 2017
Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) has invited bidders from eligible contractors for several maintenance works for the third quarter for financial year 2016-2017 to be funded through the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF).
According to their website, there shall be a mandatory pre-tender site visits as detailed on the KeNHA and the Kenya supplier portal (IFMIS).
Eligible bidders and interested tenderers are advised to obtain a complete set of tender documents from the specified websites free of charge or also from the KeNHA Head office Procurement office, ground floor.
For those who would wish to obtain more information from the KeNHA Head office, you will be required to visit during normal working hours upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Kshs. 1000 in form of banker’s cheque only payable to Kenya National Highway Authority.
The tender closing sate will be on Thursday, 13th April, 2017 at 11.00 a.m.
KeNHA is a state corporation, established under the Kenya Roads Act 2007 with the responsibility of managing, developing, rehabilitating and maintaining international trunk roads linking centres of international importance and crossing international boundaries or terminating at international ports(Class A road), national trunk roads linking internationally important centres (Class B roads), and primarily roads linking provincially important centres to each other or two higher-class roads (Class C roads).
In undertaking this mandate, the Authority propels the country to achieve its infrastructure goals as championed in the vision 2030.
The road system in Kenya is the major mode of transport interconnecting the rural areas to urban centers and regional markets.
The road network accounts for about 93% of freight traffic. At present, the entire network is approximately 177,000 km out of which about 63,000 km are classified ,14,000 km are unclassified urban roads and the balance of about 100,000 km are unclassified rural road.
Mar 28, 2017
Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) has invited bidders from eligible contractors for several maintenance works for the third quarter for financial year 2016-2017 to be funded through the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF).
According to their website, there shall be a mandatory pre-tender site visits as detailed on the KeNHA and the Kenya supplier portal (IFMIS).
Eligible bidders and interested tenderers are advised to obtain a complete set of tender documents from the specified websites free of charge or also from the KeNHA Head office Procurement office, ground floor.
For those who would wish to obtain more information from the KeNHA Head office, you will be required to visit during normal working hours upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Kshs. 1000 in form of banker’s cheque only payable to Kenya National Highway Authority.
The tender closing sate will be on Thursday, 13th April, 2017 at 11.00 a.m.
KeNHA is a state corporation, established under the Kenya Roads Act 2007 with the responsibility of managing, developing, rehabilitating and maintaining international trunk roads linking centres of international importance and crossing international boundaries or terminating at international ports(Class A road), national trunk roads linking internationally important centres (Class B roads), and primarily roads linking provincially important centres to each other or two higher-class roads (Class C roads).
In undertaking this mandate, the Authority propels the country to achieve its infrastructure goals as championed in the vision 2030.
The road system in Kenya is the major mode of transport interconnecting the rural areas to urban centers and regional markets.
The road network accounts for about 93% of freight traffic. At present, the entire network is approximately 177,000 km out of which about 63,000 km are classified ,14,000 km are unclassified urban roads and the balance of about 100,000 km are unclassified rural road.
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Coast projects herald more cargo, more investors, less jams and faster business
Hordes of investors will soon stream to the coastal city of Mombasa after mega infrastructural projects are complete, with President Uhuru Kenyatta launching roads and the standard gauge railway on June 1.
Transport CS James Macharia says the projects will not only help ease the way of doing business but also put Kenya in the league of other countries with the best infrastructural developments.
On Wednesday last week, Macharia toured several projects at the Coast aimed at opening up the coastal city.
These include the second container terminal, the ongoing construction of airport road, standard gauge railway marshalling yard, Mombasa west terminal and the Dongo Kundu bypass.
Macharia says several airlines have shown interest in flying to the coastal city and as such, a well opened-up road and sea networks are critical.
The terminal cost Sh27 billion, while the airport road is on a Sh6 billion budget.
At the airport road, the CS pointed out that the road will ease entry and exit in Mombasa.
“One cannot talk about airport without roads. We have settled compensation worth Sh1.7 billion, while the remaining Sh800 million will be paid because we want to identify the right people,” he said, adding that compensation remains a headache.
“We cannot concentrate on the standard gauge railway alone as projects have to be synchronised,” he said.
The CS says for the Moi International Airport to sustain its status, it has to have the best roads linking it.
Macharia says investments in road, railway, airport and sea ports are interconnected.
Kenya Ports Authority managing director Catherine Mturi-Wairi joined Macharia at the second container terminal.
Facilitating business
The CS said roads, sea ports, railways and airports remain critical to easing the way of doing business.
Macharia said two years ago, 800,000 containers used to be handled per year, but now 1.6 billion are being handled, and with the anticipated completion of phase two, it is projected to hit 2.1 billion.
Phase I of the terminal cost Sh27 billion. Phase II is about to start, Macharia said.
Macharia said the country is now on top of the game, as it is ranked number four in Africa in the manner it handles cargo.
He said a special economic zone will be constructed in Naivasha to take care of cheap power to support hydropower industries.
Mturi-Wairi said the investments that have been done are strategic.
“We are handling 1,300 containers a day, and with SGR, we will handle more because one train will carry 423 containers, bringing much-needed efficiency,” she said, adding that robust measures are being put in place in collaboration with KRA to curb contraband goods.
The MD said they are making plans to ensure that once containers arrive at the port, they are declared at the sea before docking, and cleared if documents are in order to give room to other containers.
“Once the ship docks and documentation is in order, clearing is immediate because it only takes 30 minutes to process documents”, she says.
Mturi-Wairi dismissed reports that clearing agents might lose their jobs as dry port in Naivasha takes shape.
“That is a fallacy, because the port is in Mombasa. There is no way you can carry this ocean to Naivasha, so the clearing has to be done in Mombasa then the cargo will move into hinterland. This means there will be more activities happening in Naivasha, Kisumu or even Rwanda, but clearing has to be done in Mombasa,” she says.
The MD said if documents are not in order, clearing could take up to three days.
She said through the SGR, cargo will be moved quickly, freeing the yard for other activities.
The MD said KPA has procured more equipment to handle more cargo.
Macharia said an inland container depot, spending Sh20 billion so that some of custom work will be cleared in Nairobi to make sure we do not have containers lying around here waiting to be transported to Nairobi.
The CS said they are now focusing on power supply to SGR, water, expedition of land acquisition and security.
Macharia said the cost of using the SGR as means of transport will be dertemined soon.
Credit paying off
The CS dismissed claims that the country is over borrowing, saying the gains have already been felt.
Macharia said even though some quarters complain that borrowing has shot up, GDP is also going up many times.
He also dismissed claims that the SGR is too expensive compared to Ethiopia’s.
Phase I of SGR from Nairobi to Mombasa stretches for 472km at a cost of Sh327 billion, while the Ethiopia’s first fully electrified cross-border railway line in Africa, linking Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti — a stretch of more than 750km — cost the country Sh340 billion.
The CS said Kenya’s SGR is class one while Ethiopia’s is class two.
“We carry more load compared to our counterparts. The speed is also fast,” he said, adding that 60 students have been trained on SGR operations.
Already, truck transporters fear the possibility of losing their jobs.
But Macharia says there is work for everyone as road networks improves.
“Both sectors are complementary. Some people will still prefer to move their goods through roads as we continue to open up road network,” he said, adding that Lamu-Isiolo is being constructed to provide opportunities for trucks.
Kenyans on social media have been criticizing SGR coaches, saying they look old.
The CS dismissed the claims, saying they are “brand new and that there is value for money”.
Macharia said a curriculum for railway training is being set.
The CS said 800 wagons and 40 passenger coaches have been received ahead of the June 1 launch.
The CS said there are plans to sing a document for China Road and Bridge Corporation and an Australian firm to maintain and operate SGR for 10 years.
Macharia assured trucks that they will not lose their business, saying the 580km Lamu-Garissa-Isiolo road provides them with opportunities.
“SGR will remove 40 per cent of cargo from roads, helping us with road maintenance,” he said, adding that 22 million tonnes will be carried using SGR every year.
The CS described the Mombasa SGR terminal, which is 14,000 square metres, as “extraordinary and gives a lot of pride, as it looks better than JKIA.”
The terminal, which handles 1,500 people at a go, cost Sh880 million. There are 33 other stations spread across the country.
Macharia says shops, hotels and other businesses will be set up at the terminals, allowing people to make a living.
The CS, who later toured Dongo-Kundu bypass, said KRA’s 3,000 acres are set to be an economic zone.
Coast projects herald more cargo, more investors, less jams and faster business
Hordes of investors will soon stream to the coastal city of Mombasa after mega infrastructural projects are complete, with President Uhuru Kenyatta launching roads and the standard gauge railway on June 1.
Transport CS James Macharia says the projects will not only help ease the way of doing business but also put Kenya in the league of other countries with the best infrastructural developments.
On Wednesday last week, Macharia toured several projects at the Coast aimed at opening up the coastal city.
These include the second container terminal, the ongoing construction of airport road, standard gauge railway marshalling yard, Mombasa west terminal and the Dongo Kundu bypass.
Macharia says several airlines have shown interest in flying to the coastal city and as such, a well opened-up road and sea networks are critical.
The terminal cost Sh27 billion, while the airport road is on a Sh6 billion budget.
At the airport road, the CS pointed out that the road will ease entry and exit in Mombasa.
“One cannot talk about airport without roads. We have settled compensation worth Sh1.7 billion, while the remaining Sh800 million will be paid because we want to identify the right people,” he said, adding that compensation remains a headache.
“We cannot concentrate on the standard gauge railway alone as projects have to be synchronised,” he said.
The CS says for the Moi International Airport to sustain its status, it has to have the best roads linking it.
Macharia says investments in road, railway, airport and sea ports are interconnected.
Kenya Ports Authority managing director Catherine Mturi-Wairi joined Macharia at the second container terminal.
Facilitating business
The CS said roads, sea ports, railways and airports remain critical to easing the way of doing business.
Macharia said two years ago, 800,000 containers used to be handled per year, but now 1.6 billion are being handled, and with the anticipated completion of phase two, it is projected to hit 2.1 billion.
Phase I of the terminal cost Sh27 billion. Phase II is about to start, Macharia said.
Macharia said the country is now on top of the game, as it is ranked number four in Africa in the manner it handles cargo.
He said a special economic zone will be constructed in Naivasha to take care of cheap power to support hydropower industries.
Mturi-Wairi said the investments that have been done are strategic.
“We are handling 1,300 containers a day, and with SGR, we will handle more because one train will carry 423 containers, bringing much-needed efficiency,” she said, adding that robust measures are being put in place in collaboration with KRA to curb contraband goods.
The MD said they are making plans to ensure that once containers arrive at the port, they are declared at the sea before docking, and cleared if documents are in order to give room to other containers.
“Once the ship docks and documentation is in order, clearing is immediate because it only takes 30 minutes to process documents”, she says.
Mturi-Wairi dismissed reports that clearing agents might lose their jobs as dry port in Naivasha takes shape.
“That is a fallacy, because the port is in Mombasa. There is no way you can carry this ocean to Naivasha, so the clearing has to be done in Mombasa then the cargo will move into hinterland. This means there will be more activities happening in Naivasha, Kisumu or even Rwanda, but clearing has to be done in Mombasa,” she says.
The MD said if documents are not in order, clearing could take up to three days.
She said through the SGR, cargo will be moved quickly, freeing the yard for other activities.
The MD said KPA has procured more equipment to handle more cargo.
Macharia said an inland container depot, spending Sh20 billion so that some of custom work will be cleared in Nairobi to make sure we do not have containers lying around here waiting to be transported to Nairobi.
The CS said they are now focusing on power supply to SGR, water, expedition of land acquisition and security.
Macharia said the cost of using the SGR as means of transport will be dertemined soon.
Credit paying off
The CS dismissed claims that the country is over borrowing, saying the gains have already been felt.
Macharia said even though some quarters complain that borrowing has shot up, GDP is also going up many times.
He also dismissed claims that the SGR is too expensive compared to Ethiopia’s.
Phase I of SGR from Nairobi to Mombasa stretches for 472km at a cost of Sh327 billion, while the Ethiopia’s first fully electrified cross-border railway line in Africa, linking Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, to the Red Sea port of Djibouti — a stretch of more than 750km — cost the country Sh340 billion.
The CS said Kenya’s SGR is class one while Ethiopia’s is class two.
“We carry more load compared to our counterparts. The speed is also fast,” he said, adding that 60 students have been trained on SGR operations.
Already, truck transporters fear the possibility of losing their jobs.
But Macharia says there is work for everyone as road networks improves.
“Both sectors are complementary. Some people will still prefer to move their goods through roads as we continue to open up road network,” he said, adding that Lamu-Isiolo is being constructed to provide opportunities for trucks.
Kenyans on social media have been criticizing SGR coaches, saying they look old.
The CS dismissed the claims, saying they are “brand new and that there is value for money”.
Macharia said a curriculum for railway training is being set.
The CS said 800 wagons and 40 passenger coaches have been received ahead of the June 1 launch.
The CS said there are plans to sing a document for China Road and Bridge Corporation and an Australian firm to maintain and operate SGR for 10 years.
Macharia assured trucks that they will not lose their business, saying the 580km Lamu-Garissa-Isiolo road provides them with opportunities.
“SGR will remove 40 per cent of cargo from roads, helping us with road maintenance,” he said, adding that 22 million tonnes will be carried using SGR every year.
The CS described the Mombasa SGR terminal, which is 14,000 square metres, as “extraordinary and gives a lot of pride, as it looks better than JKIA.”
The terminal, which handles 1,500 people at a go, cost Sh880 million. There are 33 other stations spread across the country.
Macharia says shops, hotels and other businesses will be set up at the terminals, allowing people to make a living.
The CS, who later toured Dongo-Kundu bypass, said KRA’s 3,000 acres are set to be an economic zone.
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"Road to no Where" Mt Ololokwe in the background
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wanjala our film producers could make a kill if a movie could be shot there....world class scenery"Road to no Where" Mt Ololokwe in the background
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The film industry is growing rapidly and they sure must be noting this places, this are superb locations for movie production
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Beautiful roads in Kenya!
"Road to no Where" Mt Ololokwe in the background
Boooy.... Aaaw! Aaaaaw!...... Tusker Malt Baridi Please.I wish there was a button for a double like.
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Tullow to begin work on 890km Kenya oil pipeline
Tullow to begin work on 890km Kenya oil pipeline
Seems we might have sufficient reserves
Tullow to begin work on 890km Kenya oil pipeline
Seems we might have sufficient reserves
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Clarification its in migori county none in narok though plans are to join kehancha and kilgoris as an alternative route to NairobiMasara-Suna-Kehancha rds in Migori and Narok counties
