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Why dustbowl is the future
nairobby
#241 Posted : Wednesday, April 10, 2019 4:17:30 PM
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MugundaMan wrote:
nairobby wrote:
MugundaMan wrote:
nairobby wrote:
Anyway, with regards to capital gains, I think the area to look at in DC is Tuala. It's the first town on SGR Phase 2A with a passenger station, <10 mins to Nairobi Terminus meaning easy access onward to Nairobi CBD. It's close to Rongai as well and the road infrastructure is set to improve. Entry price is lower than its environs.


There is no passenger station in Tuala. Rongai and Ngong (Kangawa) are the major ones in DC. Athi River for all intents and purposes should be renamed Kitengela Station given it serves the economic and population muscle of Kitengela.


There is a passenger station in Tuala

Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly
Are you even in Kenya?


https://www.standardmedi...phase-2a-urged-to-leave
"The project’s design incorporates super major long bridges; 3 tunnels; at Embulbul in Ngong and two in Nachu area; and passenger stations in Tuala, Ongata Rongai, Ngong, Mai Mahiu and Suswa."
MugundaMan
#242 Posted : Wednesday, April 10, 2019 4:17:47 PM
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SGR is teetering on the brink of breaking even on cargo


I know kizungu escaped you at some point but your big brains makes Sparkles look Einstein up in here Laughing out loudly
nairobby
#243 Posted : Wednesday, April 10, 2019 4:37:50 PM
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MugundaMan wrote:
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SGR is teetering on the brink of breaking even on cargo


I know kizungu escaped you at some point but your big brains makes Sparkles look Einstein up in here Laughing out loudly


"Kenya earned nearly Sh10.33 billion from the standard gauge railway (SGR) in the first full year of operations, signalling that the mega project will take longer to break even."

"The SGR line has struggled to attract adequate cargo volumes with investors balking at the tariffs to transport goods from the Port of Mombasa to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi."

“All told, we estimate that it’s about 50 percent more expensive to move a container using the SGR than to do so by road.”

This is all from the article you shared. Jubilee people are serious idiots, I can tell you are one by how you vehemently defend this white elephant that can't pay its debtsApplause
murchr
#244 Posted : Wednesday, April 10, 2019 4:46:00 PM
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nairobby wrote:
MugundaMan wrote:
Quote:
SGR is teetering on the brink of breaking even on cargo


I know kizungu escaped you at some point but your big brains makes Sparkles look Einstein up in here Laughing out loudly


"Kenya earned nearly Sh10.33 billion from the standard gauge railway (SGR) in the first full year of operations, signalling that the mega project will take longer to break even."

"The SGR line has struggled to attract adequate cargo volumes with investors balking at the tariffs to transport goods from the Port of Mombasa to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi."

“All told, we estimate that it’s about 50 percent more expensive to move a container using the SGR than to do so by road.”

This is all from the article you shared. Jubilee people are serious idiots, I can tell you are one by how you vehemently defend this white elephant that can't pay its debtsApplause


I do not think the SGR is bound to break even in your lifetime. It wasn't meant to be that way anyway
"There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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nairobby
#245 Posted : Wednesday, April 10, 2019 5:06:18 PM
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murchr wrote:
nairobby wrote:
MugundaMan wrote:
Quote:
SGR is teetering on the brink of breaking even on cargo


I know kizungu escaped you at some point but your big brains makes Sparkles look Einstein up in here Laughing out loudly


"Kenya earned nearly Sh10.33 billion from the standard gauge railway (SGR) in the first full year of operations, signalling that the mega project will take longer to break even."

"The SGR line has struggled to attract adequate cargo volumes with investors balking at the tariffs to transport goods from the Port of Mombasa to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi."

“All told, we estimate that it’s about 50 percent more expensive to move a container using the SGR than to do so by road.”

This is all from the article you shared. Jubilee people are serious idiots, I can tell you are one by how you vehemently defend this white elephant that can't pay its debtsApplause


I do not think the SGR is bound to break even in your lifetime. It wasn't meant to be that way anyway


This is what CRBC sold GoK though LOL. Claimed high profitability and repayment in <20years. That is in my lifetime https://twitter.com/Davi...atus/1011876204457218048
murchr
#246 Posted : Wednesday, April 10, 2019 5:30:59 PM
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nairobby wrote:
murchr wrote:
nairobby wrote:
MugundaMan wrote:
Quote:
SGR is teetering on the brink of breaking even on cargo


I know kizungu escaped you at some point but your big brains makes Sparkles look Einstein up in here Laughing out loudly


"Kenya earned nearly Sh10.33 billion from the standard gauge railway (SGR) in the first full year of operations, signalling that the mega project will take longer to break even."

"The SGR line has struggled to attract adequate cargo volumes with investors balking at the tariffs to transport goods from the Port of Mombasa to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi."

“All told, we estimate that it’s about 50 percent more expensive to move a container using the SGR than to do so by road.”

This is all from the article you shared. Jubilee people are serious idiots, I can tell you are one by how you vehemently defend this white elephant that can't pay its debtsApplause


I do not think the SGR is bound to break even in your lifetime. It wasn't meant to be that way anyway


This is what CRBC sold GoK though LOL. Claimed high profitability and repayment in <20years. That is in my lifetime https://twitter.com/Davi...tus/1011876204457218048



And you are quoting Ndii as your source? Where is that CRBC contract?

Stop categorizing govt infrastructure projects like you would your kiosk. Roads, dams, railways, airports, do not return any quantifiable profit rather they aid in creating other profitable ventures. So we'll be talking of revenues but not profits for a very long time.

Now explain to wazuans when Thika road broke even
"There are only two emotions in the market, hope & fear. The problem is you hope when you should fear & fear when you should hope: - Jesse Livermore
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MugundaMan
#247 Posted : Wednesday, April 10, 2019 8:17:23 PM
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Nairobby, you are now ruining my Dustbowl is the Future thread with Sparkles-like peni bili duni. Anyway, it is a free country. Entertain yourself. Meanwhile DC yasonga mbele! An oldie but goodie article on Jewel in the Crown (Kitengela):

https://www.nation.co.ke...042-125a639z/index.html



Tuala is ok but has no SGR passenger station (funny you keep insisting it doesLaughing out loudly) but nothing comes close to Jewel in the Crown Dancing. Except Ngong; if the new municipal board in charge of it works wonders.

Fyatu
#248 Posted : Wednesday, April 10, 2019 8:41:17 PM
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nairobby wrote:
Fyatu wrote:
nairobby wrote:
Fyatu wrote:
nairobby wrote:
Anyway, with regards to capital gains, I think the area to look at in DC is Tuala. It's the first town on SGR Phase 2A with a passenger station, <10 mins to Nairobi Terminus meaning easy access onward to Nairobi CBD. It's close to Rongai as well and the road infrastructure is set to improve. Entry price is lower than its environs.



<10 minutes yes, but >2hrs on Mombasa rd. Traffic. Sometimes i wonder if the government ministers and permanent secretaries use their brains or bollocks(bums for the fairer sex) to thinks


There is a train from Nairobi Terminus(Syokimau) to Nairobi Railway station in CBD using the kawaida rail. No going on the road!


Fair enough..i highly suspect the train from Syokimau only does 3 trips to-and-fro CBD. At 6AM to Syoks and back to CBD at 8 thereabouts. Back to Syoks at around Midday and back to CBD at 1PM ferrying folk from inter-county SGR and the last one to Syoks at 6:30PM which ferries folk from Mombasa to CBD at 7:30PM.

The French president was here the other day and spoke kizungu mingi about lite rail. Whether this is the usual hot-air we are now accustomed to or not we shall wait and see...sanasana my prayers is that this is not hot air(kama affordable housing)


It will all be integrated according to that commuter plan by govt. When 2A is done Rongai & Ngong people will access CBD through the SGR to Syokimau then the meter gauge to CBD. I wish I could find the map it was posted by PS Hinga on Twitter



Why can't the ministry build a new commuter light train from Rongai direct to CBD without ma-vector mingi za kuenda from Ngong to Syokimau and Syokimau to CBD?

P.S. I congratulate Jubilee Govt. for the work they have done on Infrastructure in the past 7 years. They have truly transformed the land scape especially in South Kenya(huko Pwani) and now developing North corridor.Hongera
Dumb money becomes dumb only when it listens to smart money
nairobby
#249 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2019 10:11:28 AM
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MugundaMan wrote:
Nairobby, you are now ruining my Dustbowl is the Future thread with Sparkles-like peni bili duni. Anyway, it is a free country. Entertain yourself. Meanwhile DC yasonga mbele! An oldie but goodie article on Jewel in the Crown (Kitengela):

https://www.nation.co.ke...042-125a639z/index.html



Tuala is ok but has no SGR passenger station (funny you keep insisting it doesLaughing out loudly) but nothing comes close to Jewel in the Crown Dancing. Except Ngong; if the new municipal board in charge of it works wonders.



The article on Standard says there'll be a station, I was last there in March 2018 and locals told me it was coming up. I will visit for myself this weekend and see if I'm wrong, I have a few burotis there. Unlike others, I am okay with admitting when I am wrong Laughing out loudly Laughing out loudly
nairobby
#250 Posted : Thursday, April 11, 2019 10:23:05 AM
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murchr wrote:
nairobby wrote:
murchr wrote:
nairobby wrote:
MugundaMan wrote:
Quote:
SGR is teetering on the brink of breaking even on cargo


I know kizungu escaped you at some point but your big brains makes Sparkles look Einstein up in here Laughing out loudly


"Kenya earned nearly Sh10.33 billion from the standard gauge railway (SGR) in the first full year of operations, signalling that the mega project will take longer to break even."

"The SGR line has struggled to attract adequate cargo volumes with investors balking at the tariffs to transport goods from the Port of Mombasa to the Inland Container Depot (ICD) in Nairobi."

“All told, we estimate that it’s about 50 percent more expensive to move a container using the SGR than to do so by road.”

This is all from the article you shared. Jubilee people are serious idiots, I can tell you are one by how you vehemently defend this white elephant that can't pay its debtsApplause


I do not think the SGR is bound to break even in your lifetime. It wasn't meant to be that way anyway


This is what CRBC sold GoK though LOL. Claimed high profitability and repayment in <20years. That is in my lifetime https://twitter.com/Davi...tus/1011876204457218048



And you are quoting Ndii as your source? Where is that CRBC contract?

Stop categorizing govt infrastructure projects like you would your kiosk. Roads, dams, railways, airports, do not return any quantifiable profit rather they aid in creating other profitable ventures. So we'll be talking of revenues but not profits for a very long time.

Now explain to wazuans when Thika road broke even


That CRBC feasibility study + contract has never been made public lol. I wonder why, your guess is as good as mineLaughing out loudly The good man Mr. Ndii just shared a snippet with us, he's more connected so he got a copy somehow.

This is the investment appraisal that was done for Thika superhighway BEFORE the road was built. Skip to annex 4 to read the cost benefit analysis. This is how any govt project should be carried out but your beloved SGR has none of thatLiar Liar Unless of course you can show me a detailed cost benefit analysis that was doneShhh

The benefits are not all quantifiable by money terms but their benefits can be shown through economic models, as stated in the appraisal reportApplause Read, understand and be enlightened.

https://www.afdb.org/fil..._-_Appraisal_Report.PDF
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