Najua Tz kaka, uwezi nidanganya., kila kitu hiyo level mumetandika humu, of which it is merely 10% of Tz in proportion to the less developed areas, yani ushamba ni mingi zaidi ya hizi, hamna mengi, niku rudia rudia tu
STALEMATE Uganda reluctant to use Naivasha as key transit cargo depot Ugandans wants to continue picking cargo from Mombasa.
In Summary
•Kenya says all transit cargo destined for the hinterland will effective June 2, be cleared and collected from the Naivasha ICD.
•SGR from Mombasa to Suswa reduces distance between Mombasa and Kampala by about 527 kilometres, a relief for importers but a cut on transporters’ earnings.
'HARD TIMES': Long distance trucks line up along the Amagoro-Malaba Highway as they wait to cross the border to Uganda
Image: EMOJONG OSERE
Uganda is unwilling to use the Naivasha Inland Container Depot as its key transit cargo handling facility despite Kenya's push to relocate operations from Mombasa and Nairobi.
According to Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia, all transit cargo destined for the hinterland will effective June 2, be cleared and collected from the Naivasha facility.
However a communiqué from Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport, seen by the Star, however, indicates the neighbouring country is not ready for Naivasha , and would prefer to continue picking their cargo from Mombasa.
Kenya's move is aimed at among others, reducing the distance and exposure to Covid-19, even as the Northern Corridor remains on red alert.
“Naivasha will be a transshipment centre. Instead of driving all the way to Mombasa, another 600 kilometers, they will be picking cargo from Naivasha,” Macharia said on the telephone.
But according to Uganda’s Minister of Works and Transport Edward Katumba-Wamala, the use of the Naivasha ICD for transit cargo would not reduce traffic, as truck drivers will still be required to pick containers from Naivasha to their destination.
“Therefore, it is our considered opinion that the use of Naivasha ICD which is part of our long term regional infrastructure development should remain optional,” Katumba says in a letter to Macharia.
He says if Kenya makes it more attractive, big industry players and shippers such as Bollore Logistics , Mukwano Group of Companies and others “can be encouraged to start using this facility because of economies of scale.”
Katumba however affirmed Uganda’s commitment to the development of regional infrastructure and monitoring of truck drivers to reduce the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic .
CS Macharia, Katumba and their Rwandan transport counterpart are expected to hold discussions tomorrow (Friday) to iron out existing obstacles, even as the Kenyan government insists on the use of the Naivasha facility.
According to Macharia, the use of Naivasha is in line with the region’s Heads of State agreement to put in place measures to contain the coronavirus.
“This is our position and we are going to implement,” Macharia said yesterday.
China Communications Construction Company Limited handed over the Sh6.9 billion facility to the government on May 7, when CS Macharia led a delegation of government officials to release the first 200 TUEs destined for Uganda.
The facility comprises over 1,000 acres of space with a marshalling area able to hold 700 trucks at any given time.
To support cargo clearance, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Tuesday said it has commenced operations at Naivasha.
“The transfer will decongest the Port of Mombasa and improve efficiency at the facility,” acting Commissioner for Customs and Border Control Pamela Ahago said in a statement.
Uganda's, decision which the ministry says was in consultation with the private sector, appears more of a strategy to continue cashing in on long-haul transport charges on the 1,144 kilometres stretch between Mombasa and Kampala.
Currently, it costs an average of $2,100 (about Sh225,120) to move a 20-foot container from Mombasa to Kampala.
The SGR to Suswa reduces the distance by about 527 kilometres, meaning relief for importers and exporters but a cut on earnings to transport companies.
“SGR takes 10 hours from Mombasa to Naivasha saving clients 18 hours,” Macharia said, adding that the use of the new facility will also reduce road damages, accidents and increase efficiency in cargo movement.
Uganda accounts for 83.2 per cent of transit cargo through the port of Mombasa. South Sudan takes up 9.9 per cent while DR Congo, Tanzania and Rwanda account for 7.2 per cent, 3.2 per cent and 2.4 per cent respectively.
The Naivasha facility has a One Stop Centre (OSC) model where all key government agencies offer their services to clients.
Regional revenue authorities including Uganda Revenue Authority, Rwanda Revenue Authority, Tanzania Revenue Authority and Burundi Revenue Authority are housed at the OSC.
“KRA is well equipped to handle the huge capacity expected from Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi at the facility. The ICD will increase efficiency, as KRA is able to monitor cargo in Naivasha through the Joint Monitoring Centre,” Ahago said.
STALEMATE Uganda reluctant to use Naivasha as key transit cargo depot Ugandans wants to continue picking cargo from Mombasa.
In Summary
•Kenya says all transit cargo destined for the hinterland will effective June 2, be cleared and collected from the Naivasha ICD.
•SGR from Mombasa to Suswa reduces distance between Mombasa and Kampala by about 527 kilometres, a relief for importers but a cut on transporters’ earnings.
'HARD TIMES': Long distance trucks line up along the Amagoro-Malaba Highway as they wait to cross the border to Uganda
Image: EMOJONG OSERE
Uganda is unwilling to use the Naivasha Inland Container Depot as its key transit cargo handling facility despite Kenya's push to relocate operations from Mombasa and Nairobi.
According to Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia, all transit cargo destined for the hinterland will effective June 2, be cleared and collected from the Naivasha facility.
However a communiqué from Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport, seen by the Star, however, indicates the neighbouring country is not ready for Naivasha , and would prefer to continue picking their cargo from Mombasa.
Kenya's move is aimed at among others, reducing the distance and exposure to Covid-19, even as the Northern Corridor remains on red alert.
“Naivasha will be a transshipment centre. Instead of driving all the way to Mombasa, another 600 kilometers, they will be picking cargo from Naivasha,” Macharia said on the telephone.
But according to Uganda’s Minister of Works and Transport Edward Katumba-Wamala, the use of the Naivasha ICD for transit cargo would not reduce traffic, as truck drivers will still be required to pick containers from Naivasha to their destination.
“Therefore, it is our considered opinion that the use of Naivasha ICD which is part of our long term regional infrastructure development should remain optional,” Katumba says in a letter to Macharia.
He says if Kenya makes it more attractive, big industry players and shippers such as Bollore Logistics , Mukwano Group of Companies and others “can be encouraged to start using this facility because of economies of scale.”
Katumba however affirmed Uganda’s commitment to the development of regional infrastructure and monitoring of truck drivers to reduce the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic .
CS Macharia, Katumba and their Rwandan transport counterpart are expected to hold discussions tomorrow (Friday) to iron out existing obstacles, even as the Kenyan government insists on the use of the Naivasha facility.
According to Macharia, the use of Naivasha is in line with the region’s Heads of State agreement to put in place measures to contain the coronavirus.
“This is our position and we are going to implement,” Macharia said yesterday.
China Communications Construction Company Limited handed over the Sh6.9 billion facility to the government on May 7, when CS Macharia led a delegation of government officials to release the first 200 TUEs destined for Uganda.
The facility comprises over 1,000 acres of space with a marshalling area able to hold 700 trucks at any given time.
To support cargo clearance, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Tuesday said it has commenced operations at Naivasha.
“The transfer will decongest the Port of Mombasa and improve efficiency at the facility,” acting Commissioner for Customs and Border Control Pamela Ahago said in a statement.
Uganda's, decision which the ministry says was in consultation with the private sector, appears more of a strategy to continue cashing in on long-haul transport charges on the 1,144 kilometres stretch between Mombasa and Kampala.
Currently, it costs an average of $2,100 (about Sh225,120) to move a 20-foot container from Mombasa to Kampala.
The SGR to Suswa reduces the distance by about 527 kilometres, meaning relief for importers and exporters but a cut on earnings to transport companies.
“SGR takes 10 hours from Mombasa to Naivasha saving clients 18 hours,” Macharia said, adding that the use of the new facility will also reduce road damages, accidents and increase efficiency in cargo movement.
Uganda accounts for 83.2 per cent of transit cargo through the port of Mombasa. South Sudan takes up 9.9 per cent while DR Congo, Tanzania and Rwanda account for 7.2 per cent, 3.2 per cent and 2.4 per cent respectively.
The Naivasha facility has a One Stop Centre (OSC) model where all key government agencies offer their services to clients.
Regional revenue authorities including Uganda Revenue Authority, Rwanda Revenue Authority, Tanzania Revenue Authority and Burundi Revenue Authority are housed at the OSC.
“KRA is well equipped to handle the huge capacity expected from Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi at the facility. The ICD will increase efficiency, as KRA is able to monitor cargo in Naivasha through the Joint Monitoring Centre,” Ahago said.
Weka hapa exactly all the places where Kenyatta family own farms, nami ndakupa population ya hizo eneo., ama unaeza pata mwenyewe kwasababu iko kwa public dormain tayarimumelishwa propaganda kweli.., hauijui Kenya., sehemu kubwa iko coast region.., unajua population ya hayo maeneo? , angalia map ya Kenya eneo ambalo si jangwa iko upande upi?., na ni which tribe wanaishi kule? Tz ni LDC for life, unless mkue na paradigm shift kwa mindset yenyu
wanayo ikwapi bro robo ya kenya anamiliki kenyatta pekee what abouth raila and other politicians ????? vitu vingine mukubaliane na ukweli tu , mm kenya huna cha kunidanganya nimezunguka almost kenya nzima utanidanganya nn wewe
Hivi ndo vitu tunakosa Dar...
projects kama hizi ndo zinabidi zizagae Dar yote yaan pembezoni sio kukimbilia individual houses of which bado hazileti taswira nzuri zikiwa pamoja
Tuko na sera tofauti mzee, huwezi mlazimisha mbongo akae kwenye hostel.. Issue nikuzuia ujenzi holela na usiofuata taratibu, hizo project ziwepo kwa ajili ya watu watakao pendezwa nazo ila sio lazima kwa watanzania wote..
Huyo achana naye huyo, ni wale dizain za watu wasiopenda vyao, yn km utampa starlet zen ww ukawa na Prado atatamani Prado lako, lkn ukimpa Prado ww ukachukua starlet ataitamani tena hyo starlet, so sometimes watu km hawa ni kuwapuuza tu.
Njoo nikutembeze ujue maisha ya Kenya wachana na google: Kila kabila lina mahali pake: Wakuria kwao ni Isbania, Sirare n.k., wajaluo ni Nyanza(Kisumu county, Homabay county, Siaya county na Migori ambapo kuna mchanganyiko, Waluhya nyumbani ni Western:Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Trans Nzoia na Busia county (hizi mbili wamechanganyika na wateso na wakalenjin kiasi ), Maasai nadhani unafahamu; Kalenjin: Uasin Gishu (Eldoret), Kapsabet, Kericho, Nakuru (mix na kikuyu), etc, Borana (wakenya wenye asili ya Ethiopia) kwao ni kule mpakani na Ethiopia area za Northern na north eastern, wanapakana pia na wasomali wa Kenya:eneo za Marsabit, Moyale, Somali Kenyans Garisa etc., kila jamii inamiliki ardhi Kenya., kuna kile tunaita ancestral land, shamba la ukoo.., siasa ya Kenyatta family wewe haulielewi.,
wanayo ikwapi bro robo ya kenya anamiliki kenyatta pekee what abouth raila and other politicians ????? vitu vingine mukubaliane na ukweli tu , mm kenya huna cha kunidanganya nimezunguka almost kenya nzima utanidanganya nn wewe
Eti umezunguka and you are spewing ignorance humu, kama unajua ungefahamu yale unaambiwa sio kupinga kwa ajili haikubaliani na vile ulivyokua unafikiria, keti chini nikufunze, nyenyekea kaka bratha
wanayo ikwapi bro robo ya kenya anamiliki kenyatta pekee what abouth raila and other politicians ????? vitu vingine mukubaliane na ukweli tu , mm kenya huna cha kunidanganya nimezunguka almost kenya nzima utanidanganya nn wewe
Embakasi Sub-county recorded the highest population in Nairobi with 988,808 people.
Nairobi is the most populous county with a population of 4,397,073 people.
The capital city's population has grown 40 per cent in the last 10 years from 3,138,369 in 2009, the 2019 census data reveals.
This now means Nairobi accounts for 9.2 per cent of the country’s total population.
Kiambu is the second most populous county with 2.4 million people, Nakuru third with 2.16 million followed by Kakamega (1.87 million) and Bungoma (1.67 million).
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In 2009, there were 1,605,230 females in Nairobi compared to 1,533,139 males. In this year’s census, the number has risen to 2,192,452 females and 2,204,376 males.
Embakasi Sub-county recorded the highest population in Nairobi with 988,808 people. It is followed closely by Kasarani at 780,656.
Njiru is third with 626,482, Dagoretti fourth with 434,208, Westlands (308,854), Kamukunji (268,276), Starehe (210,423), Mathare (206,564), Langata (197,489), Makadara (189,536) and Kibra being last with 185,777.
The city is growing at a rate of over four per cent annually, primarily because of the high birth rate and as people migrate from rural areas in search of employment.
KNBS projects Nairobi will have a population of five million in 2025.
Nairobi’s land mass is 703.9 square kilometres. This shows about 6,247 people occupy a square kilometre.
Kibra myth
There are about 1.5 million households in Nairobi, according to the 2019 census. This again shows there are 2.9 people per household.
An average household size in Kamukunji stands at 3.1, Njiru (3), Westlands (2.9), while Dagoretti, Embakasi, Kasarani and Starehe tie at 2.8.
The data has once again demystified the long held assertion that Kibra slum is one of the largest in Africa with one million inhabitants.
The slum has only 185,777 residents.
The 2009 census showed Kibra had a population of 170,070 people. This means the slum's population has gone up by 15,700 people in the last ten years.
Njoo nikutembeze ujue maisha ya Kenya wachana na google: Kila kabila lina mahali pake: Wakuria kwao ni Isbania, Sirare n.k., wajaluo ni Nyanza(Kisumu county, Homabay county, Siaya county na Migori ambapo kuna mchanganyiko, Waluhya nyumbani ni Western:Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Trans Nzoia na Busia county (hizi mbili wamechanganyika na wateso na wakalenjin kiasi ), Maasai nadhani unafahamu; Kalenjin: Uasin Gishu (Eldoret), Kapsabet, Kericho, Nakuru (mix na kikuyu), etc, Borana (wakenya wenye asili ya Ethiopia) kwao ni kule mpakani na Ethiopia area za Northern na north eastern, wanapakana pia na wasomali wa Kenya:eneo za Marsabit, Moyale, Somali Kenyans Garisa etc., kila jamii inamiliki ardhi Kenya., kuna kile tunaita ancestral land, shamba la ukoo.., siasa ya Kenyatta family wewe haulielewi.,
Tofauti na Tanzania kila mahali ni Nyumbani inatemegea mapenzi yako binafsi na hela yako mzee.. Huku hatubaguani unaweza zikwa mahali ambako hukuzaliwa kwa mapenzi yako, Now you see the different
Eti umezunguka and you are spewing ignorance humu, kama unajua ungefahamu yale unaambiwa sio kupinga kwa ajili haikubaliani na vile ulivyokua unafikiria, keti chini nikufunze, nyenyekea kaka bratha
Njoo nikutembeze ujue maisha ya Kenya wachana na google: Kila kabila lina mahali pake: Wakuria kwao ni Isbania, Sirare n.k., wajaluo ni Nyanza(Kisumu county, Homabay county, Siaya county na Migori ambapo kuna mchanganyiko, Waluhya nyumbani ni Western:Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma, Trans Nzoia na Busia county (hizi mbili wamechanganyika na wateso na wakalenjin kiasi ), Maasai nadhani unafahamu; Kalenjin: Uasin Gishu (Eldoret), Kapsabet, Kericho, Nakuru (mix na kikuyu), etc, Borana (wakenya wenye asili ya Ethiopia) kwao ni kule mpakani na Ethiopia area za Northern na north eastern, wanapakana pia na wasomali wa Kenya:eneo za Marsabit, Moyale, Somali Kenyans Garisa etc., kila jamii inamiliki ardhi Kenya., kuna kile tunaita ancestral land, shamba la ukoo.., siasa ya Kenyatta family wewe haulielewi.,
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