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property along msa road gazetted for acquisition
vinii
#1 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 9:26:18 PM
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...in december the gvt gazetted some properties along msa road that are to be forcibly acquired....including standard group headquaters and sameer...this gava has gone nuts! Hata kama ni road expansion surely these developments happened while they watched..
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ValerieLemaiyan
#2 Posted : Tuesday, January 18, 2011 11:05:36 PM
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and the Million Dollar Sameer Park which has just been completed. this is crazy. Why did they have to wait for the properties to be completed to make the move. For standard , I sense politics...This is just a sequel to the infamous STANDARD RAID
youcan'tstopusnow
#3 Posted : Wednesday, January 19, 2011 10:10:48 PM
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Govt retreats over land acquisition plan www.nation.co.ke/News/Go...056/1092156/-/akncbez/-/
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ProverB
#4 Posted : Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:01:22 AM
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ValerieLemaiyan wrote:
and the Million Dollar Sameer Park which has just been completed. this is crazy. Why did they have to wait for the properties to be completed to make the move. For standard , I sense politics...This is just a sequel to the infamous STANDARD RAID


Kwani standard are the only ones affectd? Ama the rest are organising themselves first kuchapa nduru?? Damn cry babies..there are better ways to handle this than focus entire news on "we see ill-political-motives here" You'd think melly is kenya's delivere from impunity and oppression!! NKT!

the complaint that it will cripple them is as flimsy as their news..washaa jicripple wenyewe!! reminds me of naikuni smiling every time KQ faces a crisis coz he can explain away his non-performance..
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Mr.Tea
#5 Posted : Thursday, January 20, 2011 9:02:53 AM
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Hi members,
The issue of compulsory acquisition of parts of private land on Msa road is clear. Roads are superior to any single private development and so it pays little to oppose them. Suffice to say that if the said road is not made, their single investments will not stand for long.
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TD
#6 Posted : Thursday, January 20, 2011 9:21:13 AM
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This government should get its priorities right. I think the main issues with Mombasa road for now are as follows, in order of priority.

1. Get rid of Nyayo/Bunyala/Haile-selassie/University way round-abouts - thats where the bottleneck is. The rest of Mombasa road is fairly OK for now and its expansion is not a priority. So I was expecting to see them saying Nakumatt/Toyota buildings and part of Nyayo stadium are to be demolished - incidentally I see some construction happening there at the moment. The government can then acquire part of Railways golf club and Uhuru highway (cheaper than compensating the likes of Harambee plaza), to have overpasses all the way to Museum hill. For buildings around Westlands round-about, I don't see much of a choice, they'd have to go.

2.Sort out the Southern by-pass. Even if they have no money to complete it, at least do the section from Ole-sereni to Ngong road. They can even sort the fly-overs later, but at least have a usable road.

3.Fly-overs at Cabanas and GM-Sameer park.

4.An outer-bypass from Athi-River - Kitengela - Isinya - Kiserian joining Mai-Mahiu road. This road exists, just needs to be expanded at tarmacked. All tracks to Western should use that road and banned from coming to CBD.

BTW. This deal of concessioning the road to Strabag is ill-informed. The daily toll-charges mentioned are prohibitive, and I don't see a real altenative for an ordinary Kenyan who commutes from Athi-River to town, and has to pay over 1000/- per day on toll-fees alone. If there has to be toll-stations, let them be government-owned, but its management can be out-sourced.

Let's to what can be done now, as we work on the grand plans for the future. I really feel for Mombasa road drivers who have to queue on a jam extending all the way to Belle-vue as early as 6am.
petro08
#7 Posted : Thursday, January 20, 2011 10:56:40 AM
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@TD,

I hope those in charge of city planning are reading your post. This should be common sense and I am surprised this is not what they are suggesting.

When I saw that building opposite the mall on the other side of chiromo road (or is it waiyaki way)coming up, I knew we have planners who are asleep. That space should have been used for doing an overpass so that we eliminate Weslands round about. I do not want to imagine the cost to the taxpayer the day they will decide to to this.

Thanks TD
newfarer
#8 Posted : Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:01:39 PM
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TD , I rarely visit this section of Wazua My county is Clubsk ,have just seen your recommendations , They look good .
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pessa
#9 Posted : Thursday, January 20, 2011 12:29:13 PM
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ValerieLemaiyan wrote:
and the Million Dollar Sameer Park which has just been completed. this is crazy. Why did they have to wait for the properties to be completed to make the move. For standard , I sense politics...This is just a sequel to the infamous STANDARD RAID


A million dollars is ksh 80 m. That cannot build you a block of Flats in Kilimani .Roads are more important the companies will get there money back plus 5% interest. on top.
ProverB
#10 Posted : Friday, January 21, 2011 7:39:43 AM
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pessa wrote:
ValerieLemaiyan wrote:
and the Million Dollar Sameer Park which has just been completed. this is crazy. Why did they have to wait for the properties to be completed to make the move. For standard , I sense politics...This is just a sequel to the infamous STANDARD RAID


A million dollars is ksh 80 m. That cannot build you a block of Flats in Kilimani .Roads are more important the companies will get there money back plus 5% interest. on top.


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X13united
#11 Posted : Friday, January 21, 2011 10:19:58 AM
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How about they work on an underground pass or an overpass just above mombasa road. Or if push comes to shove,then we create meanders js as Ethiopia did when topography could nt alow. Eventualy,we save jobs,money n ofcourse we dont scare invosters with unexplained demolisions.
miser
#12 Posted : Friday, January 21, 2011 10:41:41 AM
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Mmmmmmmmmm.....how else do you cut deals in this country and make money!All wake up and smell the roses...or..is it coffee!!!And here your are teaching the experts or you think the technocrats in the gava are dimwits?Pleezzz!!!
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