[quote=sitaki.kujulikana][quote=KulaRaha][quote=Obi 1 Kanobi][quote=KulaRaha][quote=murchr][quote=KulaRaha] A decent read, clearing myths about load, speed etc.

http://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21699919-africas-new-railways-risk-going-way-old-ones-puffed-out?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/puffed_out [/quote]

This is rubbish, including the last 3 articles they've posted [/quote]

The proof of the pudding is in the tasting...not long to go to see if SGR was indeed a good idea or just a way of raising campaign funding.

#-o #-o #-o #-o #-o #-o #-o [/quote]

Will only have visible impact if it transform road transport.

Cargo transport's impact will not be visible since many people rarely care how goods are moved.[/quote]

If SGR is successful, impact will be immediate and visible: far fewer trucks on the road.

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the microwave generation, instant gratification [/quote]

After spending that kind of stupid money, gratification must be instant. Unless you're making excuses already?

[quote=Swenani]The mistake Kenyans and Africans make is to build infrastructure for importing finished products rather than building infrastructure to move raw materials to factories and there afterfinished products to ports for exports[/quote]

Building regional import infrastructure does not negate the need to create export infrastructure.

[quote=Lolest!][quote=Swenani]The mistake Kenyans and Africans make is to build infrastructure for importing finished products rather than building infrastructure to move raw materials to factories and there afterfinished products to ports for exports[/quote]
=d> #-o [/quote]

this is a lie[-x I have never seen anywhere in Kenya that flow of goods is incoming(import) and no outgoing.

[quote=Thiong'o]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-36468132[/quote]

This is just regurgitated news. I think the quality of BBC/Aljazeera/CNN news reporting about Africa is really wanting.

I for one do not understand why everyone including BBC and some Kenyans think Kenya can only succeed in the absence of competition from the other countries. --- Scacity medality

I will be counted by saying bring it on we beat you as we did the last many years.

Why did the TZs , Ugandans beat us before even when our forefathers used to carry chicken on theirs head to Mombasa. The same will apply even now.