Kenya yaingia mkataba na kampuni ya doppelmayr ya Austria ujenzi wa magari yanayotembea kwenye nyaya (cable cars)

[mwathadan]

Austrian technology company Doppelmayr Group has won a contract to set up the Sh5.8 billion Likoni cable car project.

Doppelmayr will start the construction in May. The work will take two years, with commuters expected to start enjoying cable car services from 2020.

Trapos Limited, sponsors of the project, and Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) signed the agreement of the multi-billion shilling project in December.

KFS managing director Bakari Gowa in an interview on Thursday said the agency was finalising a deal to acquire land on which masts to support the cable cars will stand.

“The issues we are handling now are minor because land has been identified. Another issue is the appointment of directors who will represent the KFS,” said Mr Gowa.

According to the agreement, once Trapos Ltd settles on the investor the project will be handled by Likoni Cable Cars Express Ltd for 25 years.

“After the 25 years concession period KFS or any eligible company will upgrade, maintain and ensure service delivery to users,” Mr Gowa said.

The express link will have 22 cable cars that will carry 38 passengers per cabin. It will carry 11,000 commuters per hour in both directions, a total of 180,000 people per day.

Commuters will cross the 500 meter channel in about three minutes. They will pay between Sh20 and Sh100.

Mr Gowa said the project will help decongest Likoni channel which is used by 330,000 people and more than 6,000 vehicles daily.

The Likoni and Mtongwe channels are currently the only links to the South Coast by road.

KFS is banking on the cable cars to give commuters using the Likoni channel long term solutions to transport hitches through cable cars and better maintenance of the ferries.

On Mtongwe channel, Mr Gowa said KFS is planning to allow carrying of both people and vehicles on the ferries. He said this will be done after the acquisition of land to allow access.

READ: Likoni cable car closer to reality as KFS finalises construction deal
“The plans to have expansion of access roads of the Mtongwe channel are included in this year’s financial plan. We are projecting to have more people coming to the South Coast when will have the new project,” said Mr Gowa.

Currently, at least 15,000 people are using the Mtongwe channel whose services were reinstated by President Uhuru Kenyatta in March last year.

KFS has been struggling to sustain ferry services at the channel where Mv Likoni is operating.

Mv Jambo, Mv Harambee, Mv Nyayo and Mv Kilindini are operating at the busy Likoni channel.

The sixth ferry, Mv Kwale is currently undergoing repairs of its faulty prows at the KFS dry dock.

 

[Spenzia]

Ndio mwanzo tu and more projects are on the way

 

[Geza Ulole]

hii kitu itatumia umeme ama?

 

[kirerenya]

Kenya imeingia mkataba wa TZS 129 bilioni na Kampuni ya Doppelmayr ya Austria kwa ajili ya ujenzi wa magari yanayotembea kwenye nyaya (cable cars). Ujenzi utaanza Mei mwaka huu na utakamilika 2020.

 

[avogadro]

Acheni kick za kijinga. Hilo ni jambo lisilowezekana hata kidogo kwa nchi za afrika mashariki ukilinganisha na changamoto ya miundombinu na upatkikanaji wa umeme wa uhakika wenye miundombinu muafaka

 

[dafity]

Nothing is impossible under the sun!

 

[Shinbet18]

Nimeinyaka sehemu wenzetu huko Kenya wanataka kupaa kwenye line kuu za umeme ambao haujapunguzwa nguvu kupoozwa

 

[Yule-Msee]

Huyu kamaanisha nini?

 

[relis]

Aaaya kila la Kheri tunategemea wengi watalala hewani kwa umeme huu wa afrika

 

[Nichumu Nibebike]

Hata sisi inabidi tujenge mradi kama huu wa kupandisha wataliii kwenye kilele cha mlima Kilimanjaro.

 

[Hazchem plate]

Acha waendelee na shobo dundo.

 

[imhotep]

Kitu kama hii mbona iko Rwanda.

 

[ze kokuyo]

Nimeinyaka sehemu wenzetu huko Kenya wanataka kupaa kwenye line kuu za umeme ambao haujapunguzwa nguvu kupoozwa

 

[mkome]

Haya ndo maendeleo tunayotaka

 

[george aloyce]

Kitu kipya kwangu

 

[MAKANJAMNA]

Kenya imeingia mkataba wa TZS 129 bilioni na Kampuni ya Doppelmayr ya Austria kwa ajili ya ujenzi wa magari yanayotembea kwenye nyaya (cable cars). Ujenzi utaanza Mei mwaka huu na utakamilika 2020.

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Mbona hujasema zinajengwa kwa ajili ya nini? Kupandisha watu milima au? Maana hiyo ndiyo kazi yake

 

[myoyambendi]

Stori..

 

[Lewis254]

Mbona hujasema zinajengwa kwa ajili ya nini? Kupandisha watu milima au? Maana hiyo ndiyo kazi yake

to ease Nairobi traffic

Planner proposes cable cars to ease city traffic

 

[Geza Ulole]

Substitute ya electrical SGR! ☝

 

[Mizchief]

State settles on contractor for Sh5.8bn cable cars



FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9 2018

Passengers ride a cable car in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 3, 2018. The government has settled on a contractor for the Sh5.8 billion Likoni cable cars project. PHOTO | PRAKASH MATHEMA | AFP

In Summary

• Construction will start in May and take two years, with commuters expected to start enjoying cable car services from 2020.
• Commuters will cross the 500m channel in about three minutes. They will pay between Sh20 and Sh100 depending on the mode and type of operation.
• The project will help in decongesting the Likoni Channel, which is used by 330,000 people and more than 6,000 vehicles daily.

By MOHAMED AHMED
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The government has settled on a contractor for the Sh5.8 billion Likoni cable cars project.

Doppelmayr Group will start construction in May.

CABLE CARS

The Austrian-based company handles technology projects.

Construction will take two years with commuters expected to start enjoying cable car services from 2020.

Trapos Limited, who are the sponsors of the project, and the Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) signed the concession agreement of the multi-billion shilling project last December.

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In an interview with the Nation at his office in Mombasa, KFS managing director Bakari Gowa on Thursday said the agency is finalising on land to be used to erect a mast to support the cable cars.

“The issues we are handling now are minor ones because the land has been identified. Another issue is the appointment of directors who will represent the KFS to the Likoni Cable Cars Ltd,” said Mr Gowa.

PACT

According to the agreement, once Trapos Ltd settles on the investor, the project will be handled by Likoni Cable Cars Express Ltd, which will manage it for 25 years.

“After the 25 years concession, KFS or any eligible company will upgrade, maintain and ensure delivery to the users,” he said.

The express link will have 22 cable cars which will carry 38 passengers per cabin. It will carry 11,000 commuters per hour in both directions which will be a total of 180,000 people a day.

Commuters will cross the 500m channel in about three minutes. They will pay between Sh20 and Sh100 depending on the mode and type of operation.

DECONGEST

Mr Gowa said the project will help in decongesting the Likoni Channel, which is used by 330,000 people and more than 6,000 vehicles daily.

The Likoni and Mtongwe channels are currently the only links to the South Coast by road.

KFS is banking on the project to give commuters using the Likoni Channel long-term solutions to transport hitches through cable cars and better maintenance of the ferries.

On Mtongwe channel, Mr Gowa said KFS is planning to allow carrying of both people and vehicles on the ferries.

The managing director said this will be done after the acquisition of land to allow access.