World bank ranks: Kenya second on logistics

I'll agree with you on majority of things you mentioned, but I won't agree with you that Kenya will be getting more visitors than all other EAC combine. Anyone who follows the trend of tourism in the world will categorically disagree with you on that statement. Rwanda is increasing its own capacity, Uganda the same, Tanzanian also doing the same. And you think Kenya will remain to be the number one tourists destination in EAC? Ethiopia without any tourism attraction is ahead of Kenya and they haven't even open up other areas of pilgrim, and historical sites.
 
Its january 2017 and ur still reasoning as u were in 010
 
The one that I said Kenya could be earning more than the combined tourism eaening of EAC I was talking about conference tourism...there is a country I think its Singapore, they earn as much as $15B oh hosting conferences and exibitiins alone...Kenya has the potential, last year we lead Africa by hosting more international conferences... These guys spend three times than an average tourists, and MICE tourism doens have high or low seasons, its throughout the year, if we take care of business we can have a lager share of the worlds MICE meetings happening in Kenya earning is more money than beach or safari tourism
 
Good, and I hope Kenya will comes up with the formula to revive its tourism. But the biggest single organization which organises conferences in the world is UN, and if I remember correctly, Kenya "P" them off twice last year, ICC pull out and South Sudan pull out. Kenya has managed to set itself a little hill to climb.
 
Hahaha, that's true.... But if and when our leaders meet the new UN chief, we would most certainly want to burry the hatchet. On ICC, that's always negotiable, ICC has referred us to the UN's ASP which is made up of individual countries as members....some of those members are African countries, then we have the permanent members with veto powers who are always on opposing side, Russia and China have never voted against us on most things so I highly doubt if Kenya would get any for of punishment from the ICC issue
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On S.Sudan, it was Ban Kimoon who we were on a pissing context with... I don't think the new chief will want to start of making enemies (no matter how small, relatively speaking) ... We need the UN as much as they need us.
 
Nauli ya Dar - Dodoma kwa Bombadier, yatajwa

Monday , 16th Jan , 2017
Waziri Mkuu Kassim Majaliwa amezindua safari za ndege za Shirika la Ndege Tanzania (ATCL) kutoka jijini Dar es Salaam kwenda Makao Makuu ya Nchi, Dodoma.



Waziri Mkuu, Kassim Majaliwa akipokea mfano wa Boarding Pass kutoka kwa Naibu Waziri wa Ujenzi, Uchukuzi na Mawasiliano, Mahandisi Edwin Ngonyani kabla ya kusafiri kwa ndege ya Shirika la Ndege la Tanzania (ATCL) kutoka uwanja wa ndege wa Julius Kambarage Nyerere, Dar es salaam kwenda Dodoma Januari 16, 2017. Alikuwa akizindua safari za ndege za shirika hilo kati ya viwanja viwili hivyo.

Akizindua safari hizo leo amesema safari hizo zitawezesha wafanyabiashara na wananchi wengine kutoka Dodoma na kwenda katika maeneo mengine kwa urahisi.

“Tuna ndege nzuri. Tuzitumie kwenda katika maeneo mengine kwani gharama zake ni nafuu. Kutoka Dodoma kwenda Dar es Salaam ni sh. 165,000, kwenda na kurudi ni sh. 299,000,” amesema.

Amesema ndege nyingine kama hiyo inatarajia kuwasili nchini Juni mwaka huu jambo ambalo litaongeza idadi ya safari za ndege hizo nchini na maeneo mengine ya nchi jirani.



Waziri Mkuu, Kassim Majaliwa akiwapungia viongozi na wananchi wa Dodoma baada ya kutua kwenye uwanja wa ndege wa Dodoma akitoka uwanja wa ndege wa Julius Kambarage Nyerere jijini Dar es salaam Januari 16, 2017 ikiwa ni uzinduzi wa Safari za ndege za Shirika hilo kati ya viwanja viwili hivi.

Kwa upande wake Kaimu Mtendaji Mkuu wa ATCL. Kapten Richard Shaidi ametumia fursa hiyo kuipongeza Serikali kwa ujio wa ndege hizo na kwamba hiyo ni moja ya mikakati ya Mheshimiwa Rais Dkt. Magufuli ya kufufua ATCL.

“Hivi karibuni tunaanza kwenda nchi jirani. Mwakani tutapata ndege nyingine kubwa itakajayokuwa inafanya safari za masafa ya kati na ya mbali” amesema.

Aidha, Mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya ATCL, Bw. Emmanuel Korosso amesema hivi karibuni shirika hilo linatarajia kuanza safari za kwenda katika miji ya Tabora, Songea, Mtwara, Mpanda, Mafia na Jiji la Tanga.



Waziri Mkuu, Kassim Majaliwa akisafiri kwa ndege ya Bombardier Q400 ya Shirika la Ndege la Tanzania (ATCL) kutoka uwanja wa ndege wa Julius Kambarage Nyerere kwenda Dodoma Januari 16, 2017. Alikuwa akizindua safari za ndege za ATCL katika viwanja viwili hivyo. Kushoto kwake ni Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Ujenzi, Uchukuzi na Mawasiliano, Leonard Chamuriho.

Akizungumzia kuhusu safari za Dodoma amesema zitafanyika mara mbili kwa wiki, siku ya Ijumaa na Jumatatu. Hata hivyo wanatarajia kuongeza safari hapo baadae.

Naye Spika wa Bunge, Mheshimiwa Job Ndugai ametoa wito kwa wakazi wa Dodoma kutumia vizuri fursa hiyo ya safari za ndege za ATCL kwa kuwa utawawezesha kusafiri kwa muda mfupi tofauti na vyombo vingine vya usafiri.

Kwa upande wake Mkuu wa Mkoa wa Dodoma, Bw. Jordan Rugimbana ameshukuru kwa uanzishwaji wa safari hizo kwa kuwa zitarahisisha kutoka katika Makao Makuu ya nchi na kwenda katika mikoa mingine nchini.



Waziri Mkuu, Kassim Majaliwa akisalimiana na Waziri Mkuu Mstaafu, John Malecela baada ya kuwasili kwenye uwanja wa ndege wa Dodoma akitoka uwanja wa ndege wa Julius Nyerere jijini Dar es salaam ikiwa ni uzinduzi wa safari za ndege za ATCL kati aya viwanja viwili hivyo, Januari 16, 2017.



Waziri Mkuu, Kassim Majaliwa akisalimiana na Spika wa Bunge, Job Ndugai baada ya kuwasili kwenye uwanja wa ndege wa Dodoma akitoka uwanja wa ndege wa Julius Nyerere jijini Dar es salaam ikiwa ni uzinduzi wa safari za ndege za ATCL kati aya viwanja viwili hivyo, Januari 16, 2017.

Nauli ya Dar - Dodoma kwa Bombadier, yatajwa | East Africa Television
 
Tazara railway shows benefit of Chinese aid
By Song Wei Source:Global Times Published: 2017/1/22 23:48:39
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Illustration: Luo Xuan/GT





The 1,860.5 kilometer-long Tazara railway spanning from Tanzania's commercial center Dar es Salaam to Zambia's Central Province represents one of China's largest foreign aid projects. A tripartite agreement was signed in September 1967 to build the railroad and construction began in 1970. The railway opened in 1975 and in July 1976 was officially transferred to the governments of Tanzania and Zambia, with the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority undertaking operations. Over the past four decades, the railroad has helped boost agricultural production and urbanization along its route.

Despite sustained operational woes, the governments of China, Tanzania and Zambia actively strive to explore ways to revitalize the railroad and enable profitable operations, spotlighting the spirit embodied by the Tazara railway. This will take Sino-African cooperation in development to a new level as well as foster a shift in China's role as a force in advancing global governance from primarily promoting South-South Cooperation.

The decision to fund and build the railroad dispels accusations of China's neocolonialism. China faced natural disasters in the 1960s and the country's industrialization was still in its infancy at the start of the project. As such, the country had no need to exploit African resources or develop local markets. As Tanzania's and Zambia's efforts to seek help from Western countries and the former Soviet Union were repeatedly rejected, Chinese leaders didn't take economic losses into account and resolutely decided to build the Tazara railway out of benevolence to help Africa's newly independent countries develop their economies and stand on their own feet. African leaders also put a premium on China's decision. Lending a helping hand to third world countries and promoting joint development was the fundamental starting point of Chinese aid in Africa, while the West's claims of neocolonialism by China is utterly groundless.

The recollection also highlights the international spirit of China's aid teams which sets an example for Chinese businesses operating in Africa. Along with growing economic and trade ties, China's economic activity in Africa has been seen to feature a mix of good and bad. Some Chinese enterprises came across as violating business ethics and treating local employees unlawfully, resulting in rebukes about a lack of corporate social responsible as well as subjecting Sino-African ties to latent political risks. A look back at the efforts of Chinese railway experts and workers in building the Tazara railway, however, reveals how China taught techniques to its African brothers and how countries along the rail route were impressed with Chinese staffers' devotion to duty. The intangible assets, as such, could be tapped as tutorials for Chinese enterprises with operations in Africa to regulate their business activity and benefit local society.

Furthermore, a comprehensive model in foreign aid is needed in guiding large infrastructure projects in Africa. While helping build the Tazara railway, the Chinese government paid special attention to fostering management talents in Tanzania and Zambia. China helped develop around 200 overseas students and a large number of mid-level technicians in both countries and established a school for studying railway technology in Zambia. As the project moved forward, the cooperation model among China, Tanzania and Zambia evolved, shifting from one where Chinese experts provided technical support and trained railway management talents to one with comprehensive participation from all sides in local railway management. Such a comprehensive model that combines project construction and technological cooperation is of profound guiding significance to Chinese aid projects of large cross-regional infrastructure and landmark buildings in Africa today.

Last, China needs to help solve the current predicament in the operation of the Tazara railway. Since the 1990s, an improved political environment in southern Africa has led to an increase in export channels for Zambia, which has caused a severe diversion of supplies. The joint management for the Tazara railway also resulted in insufficient management, in which both sides focused on running the railway but overlooked maintenance and relevant input. In addition, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority adopted unrealistic welfare policies, which have pushed up operation costs. These factors have pushed the Tazara railway to the verge of bankruptcy. This also reflects some drawbacks on the Chinese side. Some African projects have proven to be unsustainable after China handed over the reins. For example, farms China helped build vanished within several years. In this respect, China should start from the commercialization of the Tazara railway, and push forward comprehensive reforms in the railway, for instance, by applying for joint support from the governments and banks, and by adopting a franchise model to qualified enterprises in the running of the Tazara rail line.

The author is an associate researcher with the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation. bizopinion@globaltimes.com.cn

Tazara railway shows benefit of Chinese aid - Global Times
 
Tanzania’s railway project gains pace
TanzaniaTransport
Economic News
20 Jan 2017

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A drive to improve Tanzania’s transport infrastructure is gathering momentum, with billions of dollars of funding being put towards the development of the country’s rail network.



The initiative includes both an upgrade to existing tracks and new rail lines that will be laid along the country’s central transport corridor and beyond, with work slated to begin before the end of the current fiscal year in June.

Once completed, the project will provide Tanzania with an extensive standard-gauge railway network, which will not only reduce costs and delays for internal trade, but also have a similar impact on shipments between the Port of Dar es Salaam and neighbouring countries, such as Zambia, Burundi and Rwanda.

Developments will be largely financed by China’s Exim Bank, after the government signed a memorandum of understanding with the lender for the $7.6bn Central Corridor Railway (CCR) project, which will modernise 2190 km of the country’s existing rail network.

The route is an essential component of Tanzania’s main freight and passenger transport backbone, forming part of the Central Corridor of East and Central Eastern Africa, which connects the Port of Dar es Salaam by road, rail and inland waterways to Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Long overdue
Tanzania’s rail services have long been neglected, resulting in a steady decline of freight volumes. Currently, as is often the case in African markets, road networks handle the vast majority of internal distribution.

However, the government has signalled its intention to make the CCR a priority, setting aside $455m for the project in the 2016/17 budget to top up the funding from China.

Makame Mbarawa, Tanzania’s minister of works, transport and communications, said work on the project is scheduled to be carried out in four phases over a three-year period.

Upgrade and extend
The initial stage will involve overhauling the existing one-metre-gauge track along the central corridor, which runs from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma Port on Lake Tanganyika in the west of the country and Mwanza on Lake Victoria in the north.

Once the upgraded line is operating, 460 km of new track will be constructed, linking the Tanzanian town of Isaka to Kigali in Rwanda. Plans also include a further extension into Burundi.

The Reli Assets Holding Company, a domestic firm tasked with developing and maintaining rail infrastructure, issued an invitation for bids at the end of November for the design and construction of the first section of track on the Dar es Salaam-Kigoma line between the port and Morogoro. Bidding closed on December 6, according to press reports.

Tanzania’s rail network is currently made up of two systems and 3676 km of track: the bulk of the lines are operated by Tanzania Railways (TR), while the Tanzania-Zambia southern line is run by the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA).

According to the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) – an intergovernmental organisation established by Tanzania, Uganda, the DRC, Rwanda and Burundi in 2006 to develop transport infrastructure along the corridor – both the CCR and the TAZARA line require major improvements.

Turnaround times for trains operating on the TR system currently stand at 18 days, well above the target 10-day schedule, in part due to the poor condition of large sections of the track, which has necessitated the introduction of speed restrictions.

Boosting trade ties
The CCR’S benefits are expected to be far-reaching, particularly as it offers the shortest transport route to the Indian Ocean for the landlocked states of Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC.

In addition to increasing market access and creating jobs, the initiative is expected to reduce transport costs by an estimated $10.8bn over a 20-year period. Investment firm UNITY has said that it expects regional GDP growth to increase by 9%, three to four years after full completion of the rail project in Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.

Tanzania’s railway project gains pace
 


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