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Cause ur SGR cargo trains move less than 70km/h, doesnt mean ours will move less than 120km/h! Just stop ur fantasy!
Boiling with hate! Since u started talking of Likoni bridge, at least 5 major bridges have been constructed! From Umoja to Mkapa to Kikwete to Nyerere to Magufuli n now Salender, Kirumi, Wami n soon Kigongo-Busisi! That is nearly 10:0! Boaaay I feel ur frustration!Miradi ya kujitutumua isiyokuwa na positive impacts kwa wananchi na nchi.Hasara juu ya hasara suck kind of madaraja can't elevate the country from ldc status
Cause ur SGR cargo trains move less than 70km/h, doesnt mean ours will move less than 120km/h! Just stop ur fantasy!
Excitement as Kisumu port's stalled MV Uhuru ferry roars back to life
- Kepher Otieno 25th Jun 2019 13:43:15 GMT +0300
MV Uhuru roars back to life after being abandoned for decades. This is after Kenya Navy and Kenya Railways engineers teamed up to repair and reignite the engine ready for take off again in the lake Victoria waters. Mv Uhuru used to ply Jinja, Mwanza, Musoma and Kisumu. [Collins Oduor/Standard]
One of East Africa's biggest cargo vessel-the MV Uhuru which broke down thirteen years ago has roared back to life and is set to resume voyages to Unaga and Tanzania ports.
Spot checks by the Standard at the Kisumu port on Tuesday revealed a heavy presence of Kenya Navy engineers and Railways Corporation engineers who have been working on the giant vessel for the past few months.
The state had deployed a team of Navy marine engineers and naval architects to repair the ship which was grounded in 2006.
One of the key tasks of the Kenya marine engineers is also to redesign and maintain offshore oil rigs at the port as they repair the 1,400 tonnes wagon ferry.
The absence of the ship in the lake had adversely affected trade between Kisumu, Mwanza and Port Bell ports in Tanzania and Uganda respectively. The MV Uhuru, which is owned by Railways Corporation was commissioned at Kisumu on 17 October 1966.
Sources at the port told the media that they will also repair alternative energy projects such as wind turbines located offshore and tidal power at the port.
But the largest water vessel that used to ply the route Jinja, Mwanza, Musoma and Kisumu along with its sister ship the MV Umoja has been lying idle for decades.
This is despite the fact that when it carries wagons to either port bell Jinja or Mwanza it is capable of making up to Sh4 million in the round trip.
The repair of MV Uhuru and the on-going work at the Kisumu Port come at a time the National government has shown renewed commitment and interest on the reviving Kisumu which suffered a setback after discontinuation of the Kisumu-Nakuru railway line more than ten years ago.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga have visited the port twice since the beginning of the year. Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi also visited the port last week to inspect the on-going works.
The state has now pumped in Sh3 billion to give the port a new facelift and to bring back its stalled operations to normalcy.
Matiangi promised that the works at the port will be concluded by August this year.
Today, National Youth Service personnel and Prison warders were busy clearing the bush around the port and security has also been tightened.
Sources told the Standard that five Presidents from the East African countries are set to witness the launch of a new-look Kisumu Port by August.
The Presidents are Yoweri Musaveni (Uganda), John Magufuli,(Tanzania), President Uhuru, Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and Congo's Felizx TiShekedi will take a ride on the MV Uhuru when they visit the port.
Already, preparations are in top gear for the planned relaunch of Kisumu port which is likely to spur the county's domestic growth and to create more wealth and jobs.
The ports used to employ thousands of people but these jobs were lost when it ceased active operations with nearly all ships that used to ply the Lake grinding to a halt.
But now in a fresh bid to tap and harness the blue economy as part of his legacy and handshake benefits, President Uhuru and Raila are keen to see the port roars to life.
On Tuesday, the MV Uhuru engine was ignited and let to roar for hours as the engineers fixed it again making it ready to ply the waters soon after the President's launch. It will be towing two tug boats once fully repaired.
Kisumu County Commissioner Pauline Dola told the Standard in her office that the Head of State is committed to ensuring that viable but stalled economic projects in Nyanza are revived.
According to Rift Valley Railways Group chief executive officer Isaiah Okoth, gradual repair works began in 2009, three years after it was withdrawn from active water business.
It used to make about Sh17 million per month at the height of its operations, and it would cost Sh20 million to Sh30 million to repair the vessel.
The move comes at a time when Kenya is keen to tap in the blue economy and to harnesses the potential of oceans, seas, lakes and rivers to improve the lives.
Kenya wants to leverage on the latest innovations, scientific advances and best practices to build prosperity while conserving our waters for the future generation.
Excitement as Kisumu port's stalled MV Uhuru ferry roars back to life
MV Uhuru which broke down thirteen years ago has roared back to life and is set to resume voyages to Unaga and Tanzania ports.www.standardmedia.co.ke
Mwisho was hio reli kuna lower deck ambayo huioni from that angle ambapo ndo kontena zinapangwa juu ya nyengine.... That boat has a bigger capacity than yours!!!! It was the biggest b4 EAC collapsedIyo ni Meli or pick up?.Hiyo hata contena 7 haibebi.
Tell him Kafrican,Ni wa juzi huyoMwisho was hio reli kuna lower deck ambayo huioni from that angle ambapo ndo kontena zinapangwa juu ya nyengine.... That boat has a bigger capacity than yours!!!! It was the biggest b4 EAC collapsed
Damn..are u serious about ths au umeeandika kwa feelingsMiradi ya kujitutumua isiyokuwa na positive impacts kwa wananchi na nchi.Hasara juu ya hasara suck kind of madaraja can't elevate the country from ldc status
Having one big ship while ..we are constructing a new one ..plus reviving other 3 ..in terms of ship and marine vessels we are ahead of you...MV uhuru is almost same age as MV Victoria.we are builiding a new 21st centrury shipMwisho was hio reli kuna lower deck ambayo huioni from that angle ambapo ndo kontena zinapangwa juu ya nyengine.... That boat has a bigger capacity than yours!!!! It was the biggest b4 EAC collapsed
Give me the specs of the New Kisumu Expanded Port ?Hehehe expansion of Kisumu port ikiisha Mwanza will be functionless to KampalaView attachment 1166080
Even on wagon ferries there's no tie we have 2 while they have one!Having one big ship while ..we are constructing a new one ..plus reviving other 3 ..in terms of ship and marine vessels we are ahead of you...MV uhuru is almost same age as MV Victoria.we are builiding a new 21st centrury ship
MV Victoria is the largest passenger vessel carrying 1200 passengers and 200 tons of cargo it is almost 80m in length
MV Uhuru and MV Umoja have the same size in length both being train ferries ..the can carry upto 1180tonnes 22 wagons..so it means on train ferries we are tie..
We are also construncting a new passeneger ferry 1200 passengers 400 tonnes and can carry up to 20 cars ..meaning it will be the largest at 90meters
Tatizo hujui biashara na uchumi, unachojua ni porojo tupu. Mfanya biashara vitu anavyotaka ni gharama za usafirishaji kuwa chini, jambo ambalo bandari ya Mwanza kufikisha Dar ni cheap by 40% ukilinganisha na Kisumu Mombasa kwa kutumia Diesel SGR.Ukweli ni kwamba port ya kisumu ikipanuliwa na reli ikifika hakuna mganda atatumia njia ndefu ya Dar mwz unless huko Mombasa kuwe na shida,tena sio waganda tuu hata wafanyabiashara wa kanda ya ziwa watatumia Mombasa na kisumu maana ndio njia fupi.Tegemeo pekee la kufanya vizuri kwa bandari ya mwanza ni sgr ya umeme tu in terms of speed la sivyo itakufa
Niliwahi kusema kama serikali ya Magu ingetaka kupata walau 30% ya mzigo wa Uganda huku ikitegemea kutopokonywa na kulinda biashara ya kanda ya ziwa basi ilitakiwa kupanua bandari ya Tanga na kuijenga bandari ya musoma theni ijengwe reli ya sgr kati ya Tanga na Musoma lakini sio siasa za kupeleka sgr mwanza eti itacompete na route ya Mombasa thubutu
40% down kwa kutumia reli ipi hii ya kwenye makaratasi au? Wewe kiazi subiri muimalize if at all u gonna finish it ndo uje kuongea sio unaropoka feelings na wishful thinking hapaTatizo hujui biashara na uchumi, unachojua ni porojo tupu. Mfanya biashara vitu anavyotaka ni gharama za usafirishaji kuwa chini, jambo ambalo bandari ya Mwanza kufikisha Dar ni cheap by 40% ukilinganisha na Kisumu Mombasa kwa kutumia Diesel SGR.
Unajua umuhimu wa miundombinu ya barabara za mikoani katika kujenga uchumi imara vijijini? Sio kukazania kujenga flyovers Nairobi wakati Wajir na Garisa hawahahi kuona lami.Miradi ya kujitutumua isiyokuwa na positive impacts kwa wananchi na nchi.Hasara juu ya hasara suck kind of madaraja can't elevate the country from ldc status
If u have strong economy with yr miundombinu mikoani what are doing in ldc dam?😀😀😀😀Unajua umuhimu wa miundombinu ya barabara za mikoani katika kujenga uchumi imara vijijini? Sio kukazania kujenga flyovers Nairobi wakati Wajir na Garisa hawahahi kuona lami.
Hahahaha, ninakumbuka nilipokua mdogo, mama yangu alikua ananiambia Maneno ya kuniliwaza pale alipokua anashindwa kunipa kitu nilichokua nikikihitaji, alikua anatumia msemo kama huu.Hata mkuwe na SGR enye inamove at a speed of 2000000km/s Uganda will still prefer Kenya and Kisumu port over Tz.
Well said mkuu. Ila kama unafatilia basi unajua kuwa serikali ina haha kutafuta financing ya SGR ya Northern circuit kuanzia Tanga port. Pia kuna SGR ya Mtwara kuelekea Mbamba bay. Hii nimeona kwenye bajeti ya mwaka huu imetengewa fedha ya upembuzi yakinifu na financial advisory.Ukweli ni kwamba port ya kisumu ikipanuliwa na reli ikifika hakuna mganda atatumia njia ndefu ya Dar mwz unless huko Mombasa kuwe na shida,tena sio waganda tuu hata wafanyabiashara wa kanda ya ziwa watatumia Mombasa na kisumu maana ndio njia fupi.Tegemeo pekee la kufanya vizuri kwa bandari ya mwanza ni sgr ya umeme tu in terms of speed la sivyo itakufa
Niliwahi kusema kama serikali ya Magu ingetaka kupata walau 30% ya mzigo wa Uganda huku ikitegemea kutopokonywa na kulinda biashara ya kanda ya ziwa basi ilitakiwa kupanua bandari ya Tanga na kuijenga bandari ya musoma theni ijengwe reli ya sgr kati ya Tanga na Musoma lakini sio siasa za kupeleka sgr mwanza eti itacompete na route ya Mombasa thubutu
Wewe hata huelewi kinachozungumzwa hapa, badala yake unazungumza vitu usivyojua. Wagon ferry haina kupanga containers, train inaingia kama ilivyo na kuvushwa ili kuendelea na safari ikifika port bell, Uganda.Mwisho was hio reli kuna lower deck ambayo huioni from that angle ambapo ndo kontena zinapangwa juu ya nyengine.... That boat has a bigger capacity than yours!!!! It was the biggest b4 EAC collapsed
Kumbe ni aina ipi ya madaraja yanayoweza amsha uchumi mkuu? Ungeelezea ni kwa vipi miradi kama hii haina positive impact kwa wananchi na nchi. Vinginevyo itaonekana unajadili usichojua.Miradi ya kujitutumua isiyokuwa na positive impacts kwa wananchi na nchi.Hasara juu ya hasara suck kind of madaraja can't elevate the country from ldc status
I wanted to tell this mburura the same unless wagon ferry can't dock at that bridge due to shallow waters meaning no train will board a ferry from that port!Wewe hata huelewi kinachozungumzwa hapa, badala yake unazungumza vitu usivyojua. Wagon ferry haina kupanga containers, train inaingia kama ilivyo na kuvushwa ili kuendelea na safari ikifika port bell, Uganda.