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Stop individuals having single vehicles with 14 capacity. Let any person have interest in transportation join saccos where you buy shares in long buses or group investment where you run through managers like one company.
Prof. Ochieng did not design the London transport system. What he designed was the congestion charge system which a system of CCTV camera which identify individual vehicles entering London Congestion zone. The system automatically charges owner of the vehicle £17 per day for entering the CBD during the day. It does not stop vehicles from entering the CBD. The only thing the system has succeeded in is a small deterrent in making the vehicles owner pay. London CBD is still as congested as ever. Even the hiking of parking fees has a small deterrent. However. The closure and pedestrianization of sections of London and hefty fines for breaches and enforcement of the fines is more successful than the above. Nairobi must invest in trams to save the city from sinking in into abyss. The trams move more people and does not pollute. There is no space for private entities in the city transport system. London has experimented with it for 30 yrs. it has failed because of the profit elements. The fares have become too expensive and the government have to continuously subsidize these private entities besides paying fully for the maintenance of the infrastructure and and the rolling stock.
While I support the proposed removal of vehicles. However, the planning is not there. Sakaja need to have a strategic plan which includes removal of private vehicles and pedestrianization of CBD
Problem was putting every govt resource in one area[CBD].There should have never been a CBD.if even not for county governments,Nairobi would have been worse.decentralized facilities plus digitize every govt business
Point of correction London Underground is profitable, it’s London Buses that doesn’t make profit but heavily subsidised. However overall Government benefits from taxes collected along the way. As people buy goods and services within CBD.
Public transport between nrb and metro counties should be owned by the government.Private sector owners should be kicked out watafte kazi zingine.we need BRT busses and light rail
If change is resisted, development stagnates. No pain, no gain. Humans have immense capacity to change. Change is good for growth. Those who resist positive change for self gain are selfish and should be ignored. Sakaja should, however, consider green park terminus as part of CBD. Green park should be repurposed for BRT use within CBD.
It may even take much longer to accompolish the plan. 5 years may not be enough to have a working transport system for the city and even for the other kenyan cities.
You need the national govt and counyy govt speaking with one voice. matatus have their special interests and lobbyits who some who own matatus are also govt officials who frustrate any change that would affect their business. Gachagua is part of the problem. he is not a level headed leader. He speaks from one point of view the Kikuyu nation as opposed to being a national leader that his position as VP bequeaths him
The removal of psv from the city center was always failing because thee country operates under selective law enforcement. Look at the story of Rwanda. If the government was this to work,it will work even today..
Sgr was inflated by 8 trillion shillings was supposed cost 400 billion shillings it was a scam. Has to do 200 trains a day and charge more money which mean nobody use it was a fraud useless government project
Nairobi should not be a county power ful cartels control the city and nation government control the city it's a contradiction of the law . Nairobi should be split into 5 zones and a mayor representing each zone reporting national mayor
It is a very good idea to decongest the Capital. However, both central and country governments should look for a lasting solution. They should look for partners to build a multi-storied buspark at city stadium (and relocate the stadium if need be) to accommodate ALL the public transport vehicles and a charge a reasonable fee while providing comfortable city centre buses. However, they should contract Israeli or Japanese contractors who know how to build infrastructures that will not be affected by either weight or earthquakes,etc
What do you know about nyamakima and the cereals trade in Kenya. What do you know about tea room and the import trade from China and far east which feeds the street trade and all hawkers in the country.
Stop individuals having single vehicles with 14 capacity. Let any person have interest in transportation join saccos where you buy shares in long buses or group investment where you run through managers like one company.
Did they consult us before they removed subsidies?
Prof. Ochieng did not design the London transport system. What he designed was the congestion charge system which a system of CCTV camera which identify individual vehicles entering London Congestion zone. The system automatically charges owner of the vehicle £17 per day for entering the CBD during the day. It does not stop vehicles from entering the CBD. The only thing the system has succeeded in is a small deterrent in making the vehicles owner pay. London CBD is still as congested as ever. Even the hiking of parking fees has a small deterrent. However. The closure and pedestrianization of sections of London and hefty fines for breaches and enforcement of the fines is more successful than the above. Nairobi must invest in trams to save the city from sinking in into abyss. The trams move more people and does not pollute. There is no space for private entities in the city transport system. London has experimented with it for 30 yrs. it has failed because of the profit elements. The fares have become too expensive and the government have to continuously subsidize these private entities besides paying fully for the maintenance of the infrastructure and and the rolling stock.
While I support the proposed removal of vehicles. However, the planning is not there. Sakaja need to have a strategic plan which includes removal of private vehicles and pedestrianization of CBD
The DP is as clueless as f.
No modern city has bus stations spewed everywhere. That is a fact.
Problem was putting every govt resource in one area[CBD].There should have never been a CBD.if even not for county governments,Nairobi would have been worse.decentralized facilities plus digitize every govt business
Point of correction London Underground is profitable, it’s London Buses that doesn’t make profit but heavily subsidised. However overall Government benefits from taxes collected along the way. As people buy goods and services within CBD.
Public transport between nrb and metro counties should be owned by the government.Private sector owners should be kicked out watafte kazi zingine.we need BRT busses and light rail
If change is resisted, development stagnates. No pain, no gain. Humans have immense capacity to change. Change is good for growth. Those who resist positive change for self gain are selfish and should be ignored.
Sakaja should, however, consider green park terminus as part of CBD. Green park should be repurposed for BRT use within CBD.
It may even take much longer to accompolish the plan. 5 years may not be enough to have a working transport system for the city and even for the other kenyan cities.
Go back to Kenya Bus. Revamp it big time and let it push matatus out.
You need the national govt and counyy govt speaking with one voice. matatus have their special interests and lobbyits who some who own matatus are also govt officials who frustrate any change that would affect their business.
Gachagua is part of the problem. he is not a level headed leader. He speaks from one point of view the Kikuyu nation as opposed to being a national leader that his position as VP bequeaths him
you look like well travelled people,do you see matatus in london and dubai?
This seems like an orchestrated feud
Sakaja will do nothing unless he gets backup from Raila…Gachagua tribal mentality has poisoned Nairobi from progressing…
If there was no corruption, Kenyans would be served well.
Interests is the problem. The people running govt own the matatus.
We need local and international city planners but not individuals or our gervenment alone.See Kibaki road network
Very hard decisions will have to be made in matters planning and decongesting the cbd
The removal of psv from the city center was always failing because thee country operates under selective law enforcement. Look at the story of Rwanda. If the government was this to work,it will work even today..
Industries could be given incentives to relocate to other counties not just everything in Nairobi
Sgr was inflated by 8 trillion shillings was supposed cost 400 billion shillings it was a scam. Has to do 200 trains a day and charge more money which mean nobody use it was a fraud useless government project
You will find leaders making this decisions have over 10 years since they used public transport.
Gachagua has the vibes of a village chief, he should have remained there.
Nairobi should not be a county power ful cartels control the city and nation government control the city it's a contradiction of the law . Nairobi should be split into 5 zones and a mayor representing each zone reporting national mayor
Sakaja was put by the system he is a remote control governor he will never accomplish move matatu from CBd wait and see
It is a very good idea to decongest the Capital. However, both central and country governments should look for a lasting solution. They should look for partners to build a multi-storied buspark at city stadium (and relocate the stadium if need be) to accommodate ALL the public transport vehicles and a charge a reasonable fee while providing comfortable city centre buses. However, they should contract Israeli or Japanese contractors who know how to build infrastructures that will not be affected by either weight or earthquakes,etc
What do you know about nyamakima
and the cereals trade in Kenya.
What do you know about tea room and the import trade from China and far east which feeds the street trade and all hawkers in the country.