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jaggernaut
#1 Posted : Monday, July 09, 2012 2:53:52 PM
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They repaired our road kwa estate before the recent rains and then they came back 2 weeks ago and promptly filled all potholes that were caused by the heavy rains. Potholes are now becoming very rare due to their good work. Kanjo even sent workers to trim the grass on the sides of the road and clear the storm water drainage. Kweli serikal inafanya kazi. A working nation.
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Robinhood
#2 Posted : Monday, July 09, 2012 3:12:53 PM
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jaggernaut wrote:
They repaired our road kwa estate before the recent rains and then they came back 2 weeks ago and promptly filled all potholes that were caused by the heavy rains. Potholes are now becoming very rare due to their good work. Kanjo even sent workers to trim the grass on the sides of the road and clear the storm water drainage. Kweli serikal inafanya kazi. A working nation.


@Jagger, you must live next to some big fish. I assure you that this is not happening in many places
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jaggernaut
#3 Posted : Monday, July 09, 2012 3:32:47 PM
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Robinhood wrote:
jaggernaut wrote:
They repaired our road kwa estate before the recent rains and then they came back 2 weeks ago and promptly filled all potholes that were caused by the heavy rains. Potholes are now becoming very rare due to their good work. Kanjo even sent workers to trim the grass on the sides of the road and clear the storm water drainage. Kweli serikal inafanya kazi. A working nation.


@Jagger, you must live next to some big fish. I assure you that this is not happening in many places


I don't live next to a big fish. The road had been neglected for years and we can't believe that the govt/KURA/Kanjo has suddenly swung into action and is now maintaining the road. It should be something to do with the huge funds allocated to KURA for road maintenance.
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#4 Posted : Monday, July 09, 2012 4:46:24 PM
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poundfoolish
#5 Posted : Monday, July 09, 2012 5:29:36 PM
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Thought you were joking, esp with the line that suggests the road got potholes immediately after construction...

the contractor has a cash cow in his hands...
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MaichBlack
#6 Posted : Tuesday, July 10, 2012 10:50:55 AM
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jaggernaut wrote:
They repaired our road kwa estate before the recent rains and then they came back 2 weeks ago and promptly filled all potholes that were caused by the heavy rains.

And this is something to celebrate why?

I have seen Kenyan roads built by the Chinese that are 20 years old and have never got a single pothole!!! Or it doesn't rain on Chinese built roads???

On the other hand, SS Mehta recarpets Waiyaki way [same sections] every year!!! sometimes twice a year! Every time a drive by and find their tracks, I feel like smashing someone's head!!! Is this my money being wasted like this? Didn't we just pay these fellows last year - and the one before that - and the one before that - to do the same job??? ABK!!!

I'm not celebrating!!!
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bkismat
#7 Posted : Tuesday, July 10, 2012 11:09:12 AM
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MaichBlack wrote:
jaggernaut wrote:
They repaired our road kwa estate before the recent rains and then they came back 2 weeks ago and promptly filled all potholes that were caused by the heavy rains.

And this is something to celebrate why?

I have seen Kenyan roads built by the Chinese that are 20 years old and have never got a single pothole!!! Or it doesn't rain on Chinese builf roads???

On the other hand, SS Mehta recarpets Waiyaki way [same sections] every year!!! sometimes twice a year! Every time a drive by and find their tracks, I feel like smashing someone's head!!! Is this my money being wasted like this? Didn't we just pay these fellows last year - and the one before that - and the one before that - to do the same job??? ABK!!!

I'm not celebrating!!!

Any decent highway engineer designs a road wth a design life of at least 15 years before any maintainance is carried out on it. Whoever is incharge of that road should be sacked.
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Dia
#8 Posted : Tuesday, July 10, 2012 1:25:29 PM
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bkismat wrote:
MaichBlack wrote:
jaggernaut wrote:
They repaired our road kwa estate before the recent rains and then they came back 2 weeks ago and promptly filled all potholes that were caused by the heavy rains.

And this is something to celebrate why?

I have seen Kenyan roads built by the Chinese that are 20 years old and have never got a single pothole!!! Or it doesn't rain on Chinese builf roads???

On the other hand, SS Mehta recarpets Waiyaki way [same sections] every year!!! sometimes twice a year! Every time a drive by and find their tracks, I feel like smashing someone's head!!! Is this my money being wasted like this? Didn't we just pay these fellows last year - and the one before that - and the one before that - to do the same job??? ABK!!!

I'm not celebrating!!!

Any decent highway engineer designs a road wth a design life of at least 15 years before any maintainance is carried out on it. Whoever is incharge of that road should be sacked.


Same should apply for Enterprise road. Was that road certified as completed given the rough edges near Likoni road and around Equity bank?
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majimaji
#9 Posted : Tuesday, July 10, 2012 1:57:11 PM
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Any decent highway engineer designs a road wth a design life of at least 15 years before any maintainance is carried out on it. Whoever is incharge of that road should be sacked.[/quote]

Correction: A tarmac road (also called a flexible pavement) should last 10 to 15 years WITH maintenance

The most important thing to maintain on a road is the drainage.
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Allank
#10 Posted : Tuesday, July 10, 2012 2:31:20 PM
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@bkismat I am glad I am not the only one who feels like smashing some bogus contractor's head!!! now that the chinese have upped the game.

Any one who has been to jogoo Rd off late? I am meant to understand cresent has been re-carpeting that road before thika rd was started and is still on site when the Chinese are already done with the super highway! worst still is the section between muthurwa and city stadium is shoddily done and the contractor is using some stone age technology to make the drainage! Why cant this pple borrow a leaf from the Chinese as a road is as good as its drainage system GRRRR!!!!pesa yetuu
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