Sh 28bn Railway City takes shape as authority formed

[mwathadan]

The much-awaited Sh28 billion Nairobi Railway City has started taking shape after the formation of the Railway City Development Authority (RCDA), a special purpose vehicle.

The first phase of the 20-year project that is set to change the face of Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) will kick-off this year.

Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS) Director-General Mohammed Badi said that the Authority was established in May and formation of an implementation committee was underway.

This follows a directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta in March for NMS to work closely with relevant institutions to establish the Authority and identify anchor projects and investors for the project.

“A gazette notice establishing the Railway City Development Authority was published on 13th May 2020 as Legal Notice No. 88 of 2020,” said Major General Badi.

“The implementation will spearhead the operationalisation of the Authority, develop framework for actualising the railway city, identify anchor projects and investors,” he added.

The iconic multi-modal urban development project, which is part of the Nairobi Integrated Urban Development Plan, will be implemented on a 425-acre piece of land stretching from Haile Selassie Avenue, Uhuru Highway, Bunyala Road, Commercial Street and Landhies Road.

The plan includes building of a new railway station that allows for the integration of BRT and other public transport modes as well as other commercial developments including skyscrapers, residential flats, a cultural centre and a museum.

On March 13, a moratorium on any development in the area was issued for one year to facilitate planning.

The project is divided into three components with the first component entailing the construction of facilities for meetings, incentive conferences and exhibitions which will be located along Bunyala Road.

The next will be an economic zone comprising hi-tech industries and small and medium enterprises. It is projected to create over 200,000 new jobs.

The final component, the East core, will comprise a residential complex – including a school, park and affordable housing units – to accommodate approximately 28,000 residents and it will be built in Landi Mawe and Industrial Area.

The Nairobi Railway station area will be developed into an iconic nerve centre for the city’s multi-modal transport system with a world class new central station incorporating mixed use commercial developments, housing and inter-modal facilities.

 

[Teargass]

Finally the railways land has been given attention. That place has been an eyesore in the CBD.

 

[Bugucha]

Hata hiyo Chinese MGR mlikuja na mbwembwe za hivi hivi, mwisho ikawa aibu.

 

[Bugucha]

Finally the railways land has been given attention. That place has been an eyesore in the CBD.

By the time mnajenga hako kenu, sisi tutakuwa nazo kwenye majiji mawili, Dar n Dom.

 

[MK254]

Huu ndio mfano mwingine wa middle-class.

Kuna ndugu zetu wa kusini walisema middleclass ni vituo vya mabasi, kitu hawafahamu reli za kisasa katikati ya mji ndio mpango mzima, ndio taswira ya uchumi wa kati.

 

[mkorinto]

Huu ndio mfano mwingine wa middle-class.

Kuna ndugu zetu wa kusini walisema middleclass ni vituo vya mabasi, kitu hawafahamu reli za kisasa katikati ya mji ndio mpango mzima, ndio taswira ya uchumi wa kati.

Ah wapi wazee wa boko, this time afadhali mngejaribu kitu kingine. Mchunge sana msipewe ile train mnafanana nayo again.

 

[MK254]

Ah wapi wazee wa boko,this time afadhali mngejaribu kitu kingine. Mchunge sana msipewe ile train mnafanana nayo again.

Mji wa Nairobi sasa, mtakua mnakuja kutalii na kupiga mapicha, dah kwanza ile barabara ya orofa halafu yenyewe kilomita zaidi ya 20km dadadeki, mje mkenue meno.

 

[mkorinto]

Mji wa Nairobi sasa, mtakua mnakuja kutalii na kupiga mapicha, dah kwanza ile barabara ya orofa halafu yenyewe kilomita zaidi ya 20km dadadeki, mje mkenue meno.

No tunakwenda mbele,kuja nairobi tena 2020s kupiga picha ni kurudi nyuma.

 

[MK254]

No tunakwenda mbele,kuja nairobi tena 2020s kupiga picha ni kurudi nyuma.

Halafu sio Nairobi tu, Kenya yote inapaa, hivi karibuni Dar itakua inashindana na mji wa tatu au wa nne Kenya maana hata Mombasa kwa sasa inaipa Dar kisogo.

 

[mkorinto]

Halafu sio Nairobi tu, Kenya yote inapaa, hivi karibuni Dar itakua inashindana na mji wa tatu au wa nne Kenya maana hata Mombasa kwa sasa inaipa Dar kisogo.

mhhhhh.

 

[mwaswast]

Huu ndio mfano mwingine wa middle-class.

Kuna ndugu zetu wa kusini walisema middleclass ni vituo vya mabasi, kitu hawafahamu reli za kisasa katikati ya mji ndio mpango mzima, ndio taswira ya uchumi wa kati.

Wako kwenye 80s & 90s?

 

[mwaswast]

Hata hiyo Chinese MGR mlikuja na mbwembwe za hivi hivi, mwisho ikawa aibu.

Hii ndio maendeleo Ni Kama kuna mgomo au mkutano wa kisiasa?

 

[mulisaaa]

Halafu sio Nairobi tu, Kenya yote inapaa, hivi karibuni Dar itakua inashindana na mji wa tatu au wa nne Kenya maana hata Mombasa kwa sasa inaipa Dar kisogo.

Mnakumbuka shuka kukiwa kumekucha. Sisi ya kwetu itakuwa Elevated mwanzo mwisho🤣🤣🤣Magufuli Baba Lao🤣🤣🤣👇👇👇

 

[mulisaaa]

mwathadan,

Msitake kushindana na Tanzania ya Magufuli..🤣🤣🤣👇👇👇 Dar es Salaam baba lao🤣🤣🤣 More than 21km elevated.

 

[mkorinto]

Hii ndio maendeleo Ni Kama kuna mgomo au mkutano wa kisiasa?
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Even at a bad situation, the situation itself look smart.

see.

 

[Oii]

Kwa hasira umeanza kubeba picha za barabara....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Ya kwenu imefikia wapi...🤣🤣🤣🤣

Angalia katikati ya hizo barabara uone ilipofikia, naona contract kapewa mchina. Sikusikia hata tender ikitangazwa.

 

[pingli-nywee]

Finally the railways land has been given attention. That place has been an eyesore in the CBD.

It might be an eyesore from afar but the art and the regular art galleries in and outside the old 19th century train wagons are always woke. Not forgetting the spoken word pieces, poems, literature from the artists at the festivals in the location. I hope The Nairobi Railways Museum will remain intact or even be re-established under the new plan.

 

[Teargass]

It might be an eyesore from afar but the art and the regular art galleries in and outside the old 19th century train wagons are always woke. Not forgetting the spoken word pieces, poems, literature from the artists at the festivals in the location. Hope The Nairobi Railways Museum will remain intact or even be re-established under the new plan.

The view of that area from Times Tower is pathetic. I have been praying all along that somebody should make good use of that land and finally my prayers has been answered. Kwanza Pastor Ng`ang`a should remove that church of his there.

 

[pingli-nywee]

The view of that area from Times Tower is pathetic. I have praying all along that somebody should make good use of that land and finally my prayers has been answered. Kwanza Pastor Ng`ang`a should remove that church of his there.

I don't even think the 'commander' and his church are there legally. Heads will roll very soon and some poor soul will surely get cursed.

 

[pingli-nywee]

Teargass, am glad to see that The Arts will not be left destitute in the new order. "The plan includes building of a new railway station that allows for the integration of BRT and other public transport modes as well as other commercial developments including skyscrapers, residential flats, a cultural centre and a museum."