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3rd Nov 2020
974 A Kenyan C-27J Spartan.
The Kenya Air Force is now operating all three of its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft it had ordered, after the third was held back in Italy due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The final aircraft resumed test flights in Italy in May and arrived in Kenya at the beginning of October, where it was handed over in an official ceremony on 2 October. This was attended by Commander of the Kenyan Air Force, Major General Francis Ogolla, and the Italian Ambassador, Alberto Pieri, according to the Italian Embassy in Kenya.
The third aircraft (believed to have registration 226) had been held back in Italy and used to deliver coronavirus relief aid across the country.
Kenya took delivery of its first two C-27Js from Italy’s Leonardo on 30 January this year when they (registration 224 and 222) arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The first Kenyan C-27J was spotted at Leonardo’s facility in Turin, Italy, in September 2018, with another seen in September 2019 during an open day at Turin hosted by Leonardo.
Kenya ordered the three aircraft in late 2017. News of the contract emerged in late June 2018 when it was revealed that Kenya had taken out a loan from Italy’s Unicredit SpA worth Sh20 billion ($198 million) for the three aircraft on 11 December 2017. Repayments were due to begin on 11 June 2019, with the loan maturing a decade later. Kenya also ordered a number of AW139 helicopters in a separate deal.
Kenya’s C-27Js will most likely replace its de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalos.
Kenya is the fourth African nation to order the C-27J after Morocco, Chad and Zambia. Other customers include the Air Forces of Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Romania, United States, Mexico, Australia, Peru and Slovakia.
The Spartan was developed from the G.222/C-27A, using the engines and systems of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules to provide 30% lower operating costs than the G.222 and 35% greater range. It first flew on 24 September 1999.
The Spartan offers the ability to carry up to 60 troops in high density configuration and a maximum of 46 paratroopers. In the medical role 36 stretchers and six attendants can be carried. Normal payload is 9 000 kg for the C-27J, although maximum payload is more than 10 tons.
Leonardo recently initiated an upgrade programme covering improved avionics, communication and winglets. The main benefits of the new avionics system include compliance with new civil aviation regulations as well as obsolescence risk reduction.
The Kenya Air Force is now operating all three of its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft it had ordered, after the third was held back in Italy due to the
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MY TAKE
Kenya hata vifaa vya ulinzi huchukua mkopo! Kenya is a pathetic country...!
Kenya ordered the three aircraft in late 2017. News of the contract emerged in late June 2018 when it was revealed that Kenya had taken out a loan from Italy’s Unicredit SpA worth Sh20 billion ($198 million) for the three aircraft on 11 December 2017. Repayments were due to begin on 11 June 2019, with the loan maturing a decade later. Kenya also ordered a number of AW139 helicopters in a separate deal.
The Kenya Air Force is now operating all three of its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft it had ordered, after the third was held back in Italy due to the
Kenya ordered the three aircraft in late 2017. News of the contract emerged in late June 2018 when it was revealed that Kenya had taken out a loan from Italy’s Unicredit SpA worth Sh20 billion ($198 million) for the three aircraft on 11 December 2017. Repayments were due to begin on 11 June 2019, with the loan maturing a decade later. Kenya also ordered a number of AW139 helicopters in a separate deal.
The Kenya Air Force is now operating all three of its C-27J Spartan transport aircraft it had ordered, after the third was held back in Italy due to the
Friday September 29 2017
Tomorrow we will commemorate the World Habitat Day. The United Nations designated the first Monday of October to reflect on the state of our towns and cities, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter.
Every year a new theme is created to promote sustainable development policies to ensure adequate shelter for all and this year’s theme is housing policies, affordable homes.
The themes often promote one of UN-Habitat’s focal areas such as inclusive housing and social services, a safe and healthy living environment for all with particular consideration for children, youth, women, elderly and disabled.
Affordable and sustainable transport and energy, promotion, protection, and restoration of green urban spaces, safe and clean drinking water and sanitation, healthy air quality, job creation, improved urban planning and slum upgrading and better waste management are all revisited during the World Habitat Day.
According to the 2012 census, Tanzania has a total of 9.3 million houses. The current housing shortage in Tanzania in at 3,000,000 units with an annual increment of about 200,000 new demands.
And this is why Sound Living visited Kigogo Ward along Msimbazi Valley and other slums in Dar es Salaam to give you a glimpse of life in the slums even as many prepare to celebrate the World Habit Day.
Our writers visited Kigogo, Buguruni kwa Mnyamani ,Buguruni Sukita area, Tandale,Manzese, Mbagala, Vungunguti, Temeke, to mention but a few where residents are living in informal settlements. And the going gets even tougher when it rains since most of these areas are prone to flooding.
After making random house-to-house visits, Sound Living noted that there were no marked streets and the filth that surrounded these dwelling places is a story for another day. There are no proper toilets and other sanitation facilities. The residents who were randomly interviewed by Sound Living claimed that there were many cases of waterborne diseases.
A spot check by Sound Living revealed that there were no regular taps as residents were moving with yellow jericans looking for water.
One of the residents identified as Ashura Malick informed Sound Living that she normally fetches water from Msimbazi River, which is not fit for human consumption.
When asked whether she knows about the dangers of using unsafe water, Ashura noted that she only use the precious liquid for bath and cleaning utensils but buys drinking water.
“I normally buy drinking water along the main road, where I find vendors selling a twenty litre bucket at Sh500,” says Ashura.
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Pombe taste tester (Nick Riley)
Hang out in a village in Africa for long enough and you are bound to be offered some of the local hooch. Whether or not to accept the offer will likely depend on the strength of your stomach, the strength of your head, and, more immediately, the number of foreign objects floating in the proffered liquid… All things that vary greatly between the local firewaters.
Tanzania has a smorgasbord of homemade alcoholic beverages to delight (or horrify) all tastes and pockets, ranging from the sweet and fairly delicious, to drinks that would probably be more at home in the tank of a 4WD. Here are some of the top options.
1. Gongo (rural version)
GongoThe grandaddy of illicit alcohol. Banned by the government, but sold under a veil of secrecy from the back room of certain homes, this is a clear white spirit, sometimes referred to generously as ‘gin’.
The locations of gongo joints are given away by the young men lingering outside, ready to raise the alarm should the police stop by. The sound of slurred merriment from within is clearly distinguishable on closer approach.
Gongo is made from scraps of ugali and maize, fermented over several days, and then distilled through a jerry-can of cold water into a soda bottle...
Tasting notes: Hints of ethanol, but surprisingly palatable. Drink neat or with tonic water.
2. Gongo (urban version)
Unscrupulous manufacturers in urban areas have been known to turn a quick buck by mixing ethanol, formaldehyde or other poisons from the bottom of their chemistry sets to bypass the long fermentation process involved in producing gongo.
Tasting notes: Polite refusal is the sensible option. Resulting blindness is not uncommon.
In 2017, the World Economic Forum rated Kenya's education system as the strongest on the African continent. In 2018, the World Bank ranked Kenya the top African country for education outcomes (1st out of 43 mainland countries)
Education in Tanzania: The Challenges
Gender parity, teenage pregnancy, early marriage and sexual harassment.
Equity and access for all.
Youth unemployment and skills mismatch.
Education quality and resource constraints.
Embracing technological change and new teaching styles.
Student welfare, emotional wellbeing and corporal punishment.
In 2017, the World Economic Forum rated Kenya's education system as the strongest on the African continent. In 2018, the World Bank ranked Kenya the top African country for education outcomes (1st out of 43 mainland countries)
Education in Tanzania: The Challenges
Gender parity, teenage pregnancy, early marriage and sexual harassment.
Equity and access for all.
Youth unemployment and skills mismatch.
Education quality and resource constraints.
Embracing technological change and new teaching styles.
Student welfare, emotional wellbeing and corporal punishment.
Thanks to the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion in Temeke Primary Schools, Temeke District , in the southern part of Dar Es Salaam; projects implemented by the not for profit organization Sanitation and Water Action (SAWA) and supported by UNICEF, Bahati School now has fully functioning water and sanitation facilities. Poor sanitation is a leading cause of disease and ill-health in Tanzania and the incidence of preventable diarrhoea is responsible for about eight per cent of deaths in children under five. The Government of Tanzania spends 70 per cent of its health budget on preventable WASH-related diseases every year according to data from UNICEF's Water, Health and Sanitation Situation Analysis.
In Kilombero District, our SWASH project is currently being delivered in the villages of Ichonde and Katurukila. Construction of new primary school toilet blocks is well under way in both of these villages.
In 2017, the World Economic Forum rated Kenya's education system as the strongest on the African continent. In 2018, the World Bank ranked Kenya the top African country for education outcomes (1st out of 43 mainland countries)
Education in Tanzania: The Challenges
Gender parity, teenage pregnancy, early marriage and sexual harassment.
Equity and access for all.
Youth unemployment and skills mismatch.
Education quality and resource constraints.
Embracing technological change and new teaching styles.
Student welfare, emotional wellbeing and corporal punishment.
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A Kenyan C-27J Spartan.
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