good people lets look at the bigger picture- did Uhuru achieve the ultimate objective i.e cut down the running costs of limos? Lets have facts and facts only about the comparative costs of maintenance between a passart and a merc. We should not forget that other finance ministers have tried but failed to have the mps relenguish their guzzlers!


'It requires a lot of carefulness to kill the fly that perches on the scrotum'

Uhuru stated two objectives for the change,but we have all been focusing (selectively) on one. The objectives were:


Reduce government's transport costs
Change the image from extravagance to medesty.

His arguments was that Benz and the big 4WDs are seen as vehicles for the rich and affluent. We saw Kajwang,Shitanda,Mudavadi,Wekesa,. etc insisting that the Passats are for small boys and gals....This is exactly the mentality that Uhuru wanted to change.

Saving on fuel will obviously be achieved when the current guzlers are replaced with the 1800cc Passats.

Someone may ask: why didnt he buy the smaller 1800cc Benz....The answer is because if reason-1 above.

Why not toyotas....This are the vehicles that every dick and hurry is driving around town. At least spare the VW comes in between the toyotas and the benz...





Life is worth living cos God planned it to be so.

kusadikika

For all the years that the Government has been buying Mercedes Benzes from DT Dobie how many people raised a finger. I will even go ahead and argue that this is a move in the right direction because for the first time we know the price that the government is paying for the vehicles. Can anyone please quote for us the amounts spent on all the Mercedes from DT Dobie that have been bought since independence. Any idea how much the police Landcruisers from Toyota Kenya cost or the Mercedes Army trucks from DT Dobie or the Police Nissan X Trails from DT Dobie. What about the Police Yamaha motorcycles from Toyota Kenya or before them the BMW ones from Mashariki. All the flying squad Peugeut 504s came from Marshalls,right? What was the price? Put all the figures here so that we can discuss this mega corruption without singling out CMC and the Passats

...so that is your line of thought....so we should lie low and watch the waste because it has been happening in the past ....raise no finger???

Nothing should ever change????......You know what ...this time It could be your man eating .....you never know who will be eating tommorow.......unless things change it becomes a zero sum game....today you win ...I lose..... tommorow I win ...you lose.....this is not good for our country........

Reversed roles uuh....

Rules of the game here: Before you post anything think.give facts only..It's a serious blog for serious people....Do not insult your brother....respect one another...Just be good.... It's good to live a honest life....life without guilt.... Jeremiah 17:11 As a partridge that hatches eggs which it has not laid,So is he who makes a fortune,but unjustly; In the midst of his days it will forsake him,And in the end he will be a fool.' From the SK Anti-hate/anti- corruption campaigner..

This is the car the Uhuru bought.....


Passat 1.8 TSi

Engine: 1 798cc four in-line cylinders. Turbo charged,direct fuel injection
Power: 118kw / 160hp @ 5 000 – 6 200rpm.
Torque: 250nm @ 3 800rpm.
Transmission: Six speed automatic gearbox with tip-tronic facility,fwd.
Suspension: McPherson suspension struts with lower 3-point wishbones at the
front and gas filled shock absorbers with 4-link independent axle
at the rear.

Standard Equipment
• ABS,EBD,EDL,ESP.
• Tinted Glass.
• 16' 'Milwaukee' Alloy wheels
• 6 Airbags.
•Electronic park brake.
• Electro-mechanical Power Steering (EPS)
• Remote Central Locking.
•Anti-theft alarm & immobilizer system.
• Electric windows front and rear.
• Steel sump guard.
• Tropical radiator.
• Smokers package.
• Cloth upholstery.
• CD Radio plus 6 CD player & eight speakers.
• Dual Zone Climatronic Air Conditioning.
• Cruise Control.
•Rough Road Package.
• Electric,heated side mirrors
• Full size spare wheel.
• Split folding rear bench seat.


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