You can fit the departure lounges at Uganda's Entebbe, Tanzania's Julius Nyerere, and Rwanda's Kanombe in Kigali, into JKIA's Terminal 1A and still have space to spare.
The airport in Kigali is undergoing a feverish remake, and it is probably the only airport on the continent that has smart e-gates; with your biometric ID and fingerprint, you are through.
Ethiopia is becoming China's regional industrial hub.
Unlike Rwanda or Ethiopia, Kenya has noisy and disruptive politics and is hobbled by patronage.
The new Terminal 1A at Kenya's main international airport, JKIA, started operating full commercial flights at the end of July. Not surprisingly, Kenya Airways and its Sky Team partners have cornered the cream for themselves, as they are the only ones that will be operating there.
It is not something to sneer at. You can fit the departure lounges at Uganda's Entebbe, Tanzania's Julius Nyerere, and Rwanda's Kanombe in Kigali, into Terminal 1A and still have space to spare. The terminal will be fully complete in March 2015.
The thing about the new terminal is that it tells a different and bigger story – there is a serious infrastructure race going on in the wider East Africa.
For now three countries are more than a lap ahead of the rest - Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda. Uganda and Burundi stumbled coming off the starting blocks and haven't steadied themselves yet. Tanzania seems caught between looking over its shoulders at the back markers, and glancing ahead to size up the lead pack.
It is interesting to watch the leaders. Rwanda, with nearly 12 million people, is small in both population and size compared with Kenya with its 42 million. It is a speck relative to Ethiopia with more than 90 million. Its strategy seems to be to overcome the disadvantage by leading in speed of execution, pushing first mover advantage in technology, and edging the competition in policy.
The airport in Kigali is undergoing a feverish remake, and it is probably the only airport on the continent that has smart e-gates; with your biometric ID and fingerprint, you are through. It also has one of the continent's most liberal visa policies for Africans, an area where immigrant-wary and xenophobic rivals won't match it for a while.
It has harvested a huge jump in African traffic. Recently, I took a ride from upcountry with RwandAir's chief John Mirege. Like true sons of Mother Africa, we stopped at a famous place to eat roast maize.
Over mouthfuls, he told me business was looking so good, they too are jumping into the Boeing Dreamliner market like Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airways have already done. Uganda Air, meanwhile, has gone to ground.
Ethiopia, on the other hand, does scale and efficient delivery. It is building dams and railways at levels no other African country can equal and bringing them to completion far more cheaply than Kenya or Uganda.
It is a Chinese-style model, and the Chinese are loving it. Ethiopia is thus becoming China's regional industrial hub.
Unlike Rwanda or Ethiopia, Kenya has noisy and disruptive politics and is hobbled by patronage. And lately terrorism is scuppering sections of the economy, like tourism. No problem. Kenya uses gusto and its innovative depth to great effect.
Its strategy seems to be that no matter how bad the situation is, you cannot ignore or avoid doing business with it - often as first choice. By the end of next year it will have a terminal for chaps like all those Nigerian billionaires who hop around the continent in private jets.
And the technology innovations in its financial sector today, are easily five to 10 years ahead of most of Africa. Kenya can be messy, but it's absolutely inescapable.
You can fit the departure lounges at Ugandas Entebbe, Tanzanias Julius Nyerere, and Rwandas Kanombe in Kigali, into JKIA's Terminal 1A and still have space to spare.
The airport in Kigali is undergoing a feverish remake, and it is probably the only airport on the continent that has smart e-gates; with your biometric ID and fingerprint, you are through.
Ethiopia is becoming Chinas regional industrial hub.
Unlike Rwanda or Ethiopia, Kenya has noisy and disruptive politics and is hobbled by patronage.
The heading should sound like Airport ..... and not Infrastructure.... as Mr Obbo spelt nothing about other sorts of infrastructures. Again no country in East Africa match Tanzania in tranck road projects.
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It is not something to sneer at. You can fit the departure lounges at Uganda's Entebbe, Tanzania's Julius Nyerere, and Rwanda's Kanombe in Kigali, into Terminal 1A and still have space to spare. The terminal will be fully complete in March 2015.
The heading should sound like Airport ..... and not Infrastructure.... as Mr Obbo spelt nothing about other sorts of infrastructures. Again no country in East Africa match Tanzania in tranck road projects.
The Kenya Airport Authority released a series of pictures, showcasing their brand new Terminal 1A, which is adding, when fully operational, a further capacity to handle over 2.5 million passengers a year through East Africa's largest airport. Opened in 1978 by Kenya's founding President Jomo Kenyatta did the new airport at the time take over from Embakasi Airport, which was then turned into the headquarters of national airline Kenya Airways.
Initially planned to cater for up to 2.5 million passengers, this number was exceeded nearly threefold last year. The opening of the new terminal building will not only de-congest the airport but also allow for the gradual refurbishment and upgrade of former international units 1 and 2 (recently renamed as Terminal 1B and 1C), before then commencing work on the domestic terminal, formerly named Unit 3 and now known as Terminal 1D.
Also due to be completely reconstructed is the fire damaged arrivals section of the airport, though work for that has not yet commenced at this time. Under construction is an additional temporary terminal building, with a projected lifespan of between 10 – 15 years, which will come on line later this year to add a further capacity boost of about 2.5 million passengers.
..lakini si kuna mapato tutakayoingiza kupitia uwanja wa ndege?
..halafu mapato hayo ndiyo tutakwenda kujengea hospitali?
..pia uwanja wa kisasa wa ndege utakuwa na faida kwa sekta nyingine kama utalii, viwanda, etc etc.
..bandari nzuri ya kisasa inayohudumiwa na reli itasaidia sekta kushusha gharama za usafirishaji wa bidhaa za ndani na nje. kwa hiyo hapo ni faida kuanzia kwa wakulima, wafanyabiashara, wenye viwanda etc etc.
..unazungumzia managerial competency? yaani 50+ yrs after independence hatuna watu wanaoweza ku-manage uwanja wa ndege? hivi ni miaka mingapi tumekuwa na idara au mamlaka ya viwanja vya ndege?
NB:
..kuna nchi kama Panama wanaingiza $4 bilion a year kwa kuwa na panama canal. sasa kwa mawazo ya ki-Tanzania hao walikosea walipaswa kujenga hospitali na kuchimba visima.
Uwekezaji wa airport ni mzuri... lkn ni bora kuangalia Nini kama nchi inahitaji.... kwetu si si Tanzania ujenzi wa barabara za Kuunganisha mikoa ni kipao Mbele... kuliko ujenzi wa airport...
Uwekezaji wa airport ni mzuri... lkn ni bora kuangalia Nini kama nchi inahitaji.... kwetu si si Tanzania ujenzi wa barabara za Kuunganisha mikoa ni kipao Mbele... kuliko ujenzi wa airport...
Yet you are the last in terms of FDI in EA, and trailling a lazy nation that was supposed to be last by your assessment, TZ FDI is 4-5 times higher than Kenya's, something must be wrong in this assessment.or the person making it is drunk
..lakini si kuna mapato tutakayoingiza kupitia uwanja wa ndege?
..halafu mapato hayo ndiyo tutakwenda kujengea hospitali?
..pia uwanja wa kisasa wa ndege utakuwa na faida kwa sekta nyingine kama utalii, viwanda, etc etc.
..bandari nzuri ya kisasa inayohudumiwa na reli itasaidia sekta kushusha gharama za usafirishaji wa bidhaa za ndani na nje. kwa hiyo hapo ni faida kuanzia kwa wakulima, wafanyabiashara, wenye viwanda etc etc.
..unazungumzia managerial competency? yaani 50+ yrs after independence hatuna watu wanaoweza ku-manage uwanja wa ndege? hivi ni miaka mingapi tumekuwa na idara au mamlaka ya viwanja vya ndege?
NB:
..kuna nchi kama Panama wanaingiza $4 bilion a year kwa kuwa na panama canal. sasa kwa mawazo ya ki-Tanzania hao walikosea walipaswa kujenga hospitali na kuchimba visima.
Katazame mapato ya nchi, kiasi ambacho mamlaka ya viwanja vya ndege inaingiza na kiasi bandari inaingiza utapata jibu. Kwenye economics, investment inachangiwa na potential incomes, kwa wale wapenda sifa wanangalia prestige.hawaangalii reality on the ground.
Bandari inachangia pato kubwa sana la TZ, siwalaumu CCM kwa kutumia $10B kujenga bandari ya CCM, hata saa mbovu huwa sahihi mara 2 kwa siku, hapa CCM walikuwa right 100%.
Uwanja wa ndege sidhani kama wanahitaji lawama pia, kwani unajengwa wakisasa kuliko huo wa Nairobi,wait till its done then you compare, no use kuwalaumu wakati hawajamaliza, kwa Nations 2-3 years is like a week to an individual.Ndio maana AGOA ilikuwa discussed washington juzi wakati inaexpire after next year.
Kuna viwanja vya kisasa vi-3 vinajengwa sasa hivi Tanzania, JNIA, Zanzibar Airport na Mwanza Airport, hivi vinafanana na mahitaji ya uchumi wa Tanzania, kwani nhci yetu ni kubwa na iko diversififed sana, Keny akila kitu kinatokea Nairobi, hivyo all their eggs are in that basket, kwa TZ kinachoendelea Mwanza ni a LOT, kinachoendelea Zanzibar ni a Lot as far as Aviation is concerned. By the time our Airports are done the Nairobi Airport will be entering maintenance stage.This is like the construction situation in the 90's and late 2000's when Kenyans used to splash that 70's monstrosity over EA, before Dar finally caught up with modern skyscrappers of its own, now Kenyan's are back to saying we have taller modern building under construction too.it's funny, the dumbs thought TZ will never catch up.
too bad they will never catch up in terms of Ports as the Bagamoyo port will possibly put an end to any form of competition in EA waters.
I for once is very confident with the progress TCIAA has made under its current CEO,he is a capable Manager who knows how to get things done.i can confidently say in 5 years all this talk of having no capapble airports will be history, and we will start to focus on second tier cities.
Dar airport under construction
Zanzibar Airport under construction
Mwanza Airport under construction
Even Dodoma has an Airport upgrade with it's miniscuel population
So, while we can argue about the designs, as with anything regarding designs, there is no doubting that these are going to be very modern airports, see who is incharge of these ariports example (BAM in Dar). BAM is a massive Airport construction company, so good that it's like having Zaha Hadid architecting your home. well done TCIAA.
Yet you are the last in terms of FDI in EA, and trailling a lazy nation that was supposed to be last by your assessment, TZ FDI is 4-5 times higher than Kenya's, something must be wrong in this assessment.or the person making it is drunk
KUKOSA UFAHAMU NI KUBAYA KULIKo being $%$d up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[h=1]Tanzanian Investment to Grow 10% in 2013 With Help of Chinese[/h]kenya is a major FDI source for tz while you invest zero in kenya!!!!!!!!!!!!
The U.K. topped the country's FDI list last year with $4.7 billion from companies including BG Group Plc (BG/) and SABMiller Plc. (SAB) India invested $1.8 billion while Kenya, where most multinational companies operating in East Africa are based, followed with $1.5 billion, Mbilinyi said.
Poor infrastructure has made Tanzania a high-cost business area, according to investors including African Barrick Gold Plc. (ABG) The company, the biggest miner of the metal in Tanzania, on Feb. 13 said production would slow because of high operational costs including unreliable and inadequate electricity.
KUKOSA UFAHAMU NI KUBAYA KULIKo being $%$d up!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tanzanian Investment to Grow 10% in 2013 With Help of Chinese
kenya is a major FDI source for tz while you invest zero in kenya!!!!!!!!!!!!
So after being told the truth that you are actually the last in terms of FDI in EA you resort to chest beating that you contribute $1.5B in terms of FDI.you are funny character. Good for having conceded the former though and glad no more misinformation from your infected brain.
Kenya FDI in TZ high due to Multi-nationals like Unilever who have their headquarters in Nairobi,and the fact that we have a higher buying power than Kenya (i guess you didn't know that).
The U.K. topped the country's FDI list last year with $4.7 billion from companies including BG Group Plc (BG/) and SABMiller Plc. (SAB) India invested $1.8 billion while Kenya, where most multinational companies operating in East Africa are based, followed with $1.5 billion, Mbilinyi said.
Poor infrastructure has made Tanzania a high-cost business area, according to investors including African Barrick Gold Plc. (ABG) The company, the biggest miner of the metal in Tanzania, on Feb. 13 said production would slow because of high operational costs including unreliable and inadequate electricity.
Wrong Tanzania FDI is higher because of Gas Explorations, Gold Mining, Diamond Mining, Chinese Investments and soaring Luxury Tourism.
The problems you described are the same for each African Country.not limited to Tanzania, but that didn't stop TZ from being the leading FDI Destination. May be the problem is bigger in Kenya, as you can't seem to attract anything of meaning past a few hundred million dollars.
We both know Kenyan's can't stand the fact that TZ economy is growing at a pace higher that it. Even UK had a bigger economy than China a few years ago, now Chinese Economy is 5 times bigger, be afraid of a nation that grows at 7-10% for 10-20 years and you cant maintain 5% for 5 years.it may be hard as Mathematics may be hard to comprehend for you, but i dont need Hamiltonian approximations to drive home a point, you probably won't understand what that is as well.
So after being told the truth that you are actually the last in terms of FDI in EA you resort to chest beating that you contribute $1.5B in terms of FDI.you are funny character. Good for having conceded the former though and glad no more misinformation from your infected brain.
Kenya FDI in TZ high due to Multi-nationals like Unilever who have their headquarters in Nairobi,and the fact that we have a higher buying power than Kenya (i guess you didn't know that).
Wrong Tanzania FDI is higher because of Gas Explorations, Gold Mining, Diamond Mining, Chinese Investments and soaring Luxury Tourism.
The problems you described are the same for each African Country.not limited to Tanzania, but that didn't stop TZ from being the leading FDI Destination. May be the problem is bigger in Kenya, as you can't seem to attract anything of meaning past a few hundred million dollars.
We both know Kenyan's can't stand the fact that TZ economy is growing at a pace higher that it. Even UK had a bigger economy than China a few years ago, now Chinese Economy is 5 times bigger, be afraid of a nation that grows at 7-10% for 10-20 years and you cant maintain 5% for 5 years.it may be hard as Mathematics may be hard to comprehend for you, but i dont need Hamiltonian approximations to drive home a point, you probably won't understand what that is as well.
Use your damn brains kenya is a major source of FDI for tz, UGANDA AND RWANDA.YOUR ECONOMY BASE IS SMALL AND HAS WIDE AREAS OF EXPANSION AND VIRGIN AREAS MR. SLOW.Infact KENYA no 3 IN TZ, NO. 1 IN RWANDA AND NO. 2 IN UGANDA, coz the economy is more developed and richer than tz.
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