Udongo Mwekundu Bypass - Mombasa

[MK254]

I typed a response yesterday like immediately on this JF app, then when i tried to edit it mysteriously deleted it. Only noticed this morning.
Anyways, we should approach this thing with our thinking caps on. The purpose of any dry port is to decongest the sea port. If you've ever been to Kilindini, you will realise that the sheer level of buffoonery and ineptitude along with lackadaisical attitude by some customs agents (some looking for you know what if you want your goods cleared upesi haraka) , is nowhere near the much talked about improvements in service delivery. They are also very resistant to the automation and computerisation of services. All this leads to massive pile ups. The cost of petty corruption is higher than you think, spare a thought for the end user who has to pay for it.
The location of Naivasha doesnt make sense at all. Nakuru perhaps,but not Naivasha. The dry port makes sense when its near its customer bases, hence Nairobi would be an automatic shoo in choice. In fact, considering that the vast number of importers of goods are from Nairobi would make it an automatic choice. I wouldnt want to drive to Naivasha every time my consignment arrives, makes no sense, i would just be further damaging the roads. Nakuru should have a smaller one too to serve the portion of populated kenya with significant number of entities engaged in import/export businesses, so it should serve akina eldoret,kericho,narok,and elsewhere within the former Rift valley.
And finally a series of smaller ones at Kisumu, Busia, and Malaba. The locations at Busia and Malaba should be self evident: to serve the hinterland countries. The kisumu one should also be developed as soon as a serious upgrade of the port comes into play. It will serve Uganda mighty efficiently. A serious transport boat can cruise Kisumu - Kampala in 2 hours, a passenger boat in even less. Once the govt sees the importance of water transport, kisumu will boom because transpirtation hubs across the world are always boom cities- Dubai, panama city, Frankfurt am Main..I have seen documents and studies/feasibility reports on the water transport sector in kenya and it makes for sad reading. But, then si we know, a humble report can always be taken and twisted till a political angle is evident, so unless i hear what the Nasa guys are criticising , and consider their claims within the framework of some of those reports, then i reserve my comment.
And when they govt decides to make the serious modernisation of transport sector as glamorous as say,LAPPSET or SGR, then we are going to be stuck with the ridiculous situation where a container takes longer to travel from Mombasa port to Nairobi(i have been told its > 3 weeks in one horror story), than from the port of Osaka/Yokohama (about 10 days, give or take 2).

Thanks, nicely put especially that of making Nairobi traders pursue their cargoes in Naivasha, doesn't make sense at all. But Nairobi already has an ICD with capacity of 180 000 TEU per annum and Kafrican intimated about some plan to enhance it to 400,000 TEU.

Anyway, the government should lay bare a document detailing the whole plan so we can all make informed analysis. Or if there is anyone with such, should give us a link to it.

 

[Quickly]

Thanks, nicely put especially that of making Nairobi traders pursue their cargoes in Naivasha, doesn't make sense at all. But Nairobi already has an ICD with capacity of 180 000 TEU per annum and Kafrican intimated about some plan to enhance it to 400,000 TEU.

Anyway, the government should lay bare a document detailing the whole plan so we can all make informed analysis. Or if there is anyone with such, should give us a link to it.

That kind of info is normally locked up safely in The min of transport archives, out or reach of any random wafula or otieno. Legislators dont debate infrastructure and its relative benefits b4 govt commits, they stick to crude party pisitions.

 

[Juakali1980]

I typed a response yesterday like immediately on this JF app, then when i tried to edit it mysteriously deleted it. Only noticed this morning.
Anyways, we should approach this thing with our thinking caps on. The purpose of any dry port is to decongest the sea port. If you've ever been to Kilindini, you will realise that the sheer level of buffoonery and ineptitude along with lackadaisical attitude by some customs agents (some looking for you know what if you want your goods cleared upesi haraka) , is nowhere near the much talked about improvements in service delivery. They are also very resistant to the automation and computerisation of services. All this leads to massive pile ups. The cost of petty corruption is higher than you think, spare a thought for the end user who has to pay for it.
The location of Naivasha doesnt make sense at all. Nakuru perhaps,but not Naivasha. The dry port makes sense when its near its customer bases, hence Nairobi would be an automatic shoo in choice. In fact, considering that the vast number of importers of goods are from Nairobi would make it an automatic choice. I wouldnt want to drive to Naivasha every time my consignment arrives, makes no sense, i would just be further damaging the roads. Nakuru should have a smaller one too to serve the portion of populated kenya with significant number of entities engaged in import/export businesses, so it should serve akina eldoret,kericho,narok,and elsewhere within the former Rift valley.
And finally a series of smaller ones at Kisumu, Busia, and Malaba. The locations at Busia and Malaba should be self evident: to serve the hinterland countries. The kisumu one should also be developed as soon as a serious upgrade of the port comes into play. It will serve Uganda mighty efficiently. A serious transport boat can cruise Kisumu - Kampala in 2 hours, a passenger boat in even less. Once the govt sees the importance of water transport, kisumu will boom because transpirtation hubs across the world are always boom cities- Dubai, panama city, Frankfurt am Main..I have seen documents and studies/feasibility reports on the water transport sector in kenya and it makes for sad reading. But, then si we know, a humble report can always be taken and twisted till a political angle is evident, so unless i hear what the Nasa guys are criticising , and consider their claims within the framework of some of those reports, then i reserve my comment.
And when they govt decides to make the serious modernisation of transport sector as glamorous as say,LAPPSET or SGR, then we are going to be stuck with the ridiculous situation where a container takes longer to travel from Mombasa port to Nairobi(i have been told its > 3 weeks in one horror story), than from the port of Osaka/Yokohama (about 10 days, give or take 2).

UHURU CHOSE Navaisha coz its his farm that he sold to the government for A MASSIVE 4 BILLION SHILLINGS...A BUNCH OF PILFERERS(KENYATTA FAMILY)

 

[MK254]

That kind of info is normally locked up safely in The min of transport archives, out or reach of any random wafula or otieno. Legislators dont debate infrastructure and its relative benefits b4 govt commits, they stick to crude party pisitions.

Hehehe so true.

 

[Mpendwa1]

Mpendwa1 , unafanya kwenye hili project? Nilikuwa mombasani mwezi wa 2, niliona wakifanya earthworks kwa bidii.

La, sifanyi kwenye mradi huu. huwa nafuatilia tu maendeleo

 

[nyangau mkenya]

the bypass crosses the SGR at this point

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[Edward Wanjala]

the bypass crosses the SGR at this point

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This will be the most scenic road in this region, why lie

 

[Kambalanick]

Kafrican provided a very detailed and clear analysis on the whole ICD thing...with facts. Why do we choose to overlook facts just because of politics. It is nauseating.

 

[Mpendwa1]

Phase 1 is 70% complete...

 

[Mpendwa1]

More Dongo Kundu works close to SGR Station

Construction of Miritini Interchange

 

[Mpendwa1]

Phase I progress

 

[Mpendwa1]

Kipevu Link Road

 

[Mpendwa1]

 

[tuusan]

Naona nyumba ya tope haha wakenya bana ni jokes

 

[Mpendwa1]

Naona nyumba ya tope haha wakenya bana ni jokes

Fafanua "jokes" kivipi? Kenya kuna nyumba nyingi za matope.

 

[Mpendwa1]

Miritini Interchange.....Miritini iko Magharibi mwa kisiwa so nadhani ukija kutoka Voi/Mtito Andei/Nairobi na watak kwenda Lamu, hautakuwa na haja ya kupitia Mombasa, utakatia na Miritini uishie Kaskazini.

 

[Mpendwa1]

Port-Reitz Interchange -- This is the southern terminus of phase 1

The covered section just south of the MIA (03/21) runway. Close up view provided as the last pic in the previous post

Mwache Interchange (classic trumpet design), due west from the Mombasa SGR passenger terminus

Miritini Interchange -- you can see the cloverleaf (half) design that @Kenguy referenced earlier

 

[nyangau mkenya]

moi international airport underpass

Mwanche interchange

 

[Mpendwa1]

 

[Mpendwa1]

Phase 1 yafunguliwa wiki hii....