What is hard with Uhuru, Ruto, Macharia providing the SGR Feasibility Studies?

[vooke]

It appears Uganda will most likely pull out. Museveni is already spread too thin debt wise - and is also thinking about TZ line. Therefore China need new feasibility study that factor that.

So with Uganda pulling out - the line to Malaba will not make sense - I still think we should terminate at Kisumu - then work on a naivasha to Nakuru to Eldoret line. Then SGR would have covered kenya 5 cities.

From Kisumu - Ugandans & others can choose to use lake victoria or transport with trucks. From Eldoret - they can use the old MGR or roads.

After that we need to get Light Train in Nairobi. Then revive the old MGR -- all over the country - because in 10yrs - SGR will not be enough - even with double stacking.

https://www.independent.co.ug/railway-officials-take-750bn-in-bribes/

[RV Pundit]

I think connecting Nakuru and Eldoret - our two brand new cities make sense - even transporting maize to Nairobi is big business. With Uganda pulling out or growing cold feet - we need to lock at our national strategy - and for me - we have to terminate at Kisumu - and then try to get to Nakuru & Kisumu. Malaba doesn't make any sense unless we want to make it cheaper for ugandas - let them come for their cargo in Eldoret or Kisumu.

There is scope to of course work on old railway line with uganda - just modernize the MGR - and that will suffer transit cargo.

Anyway we need lots of railways - just look at South Africa.

[GeeMail]

Turns out China actually pulled back funding for SGR (how did MoonKi know?). Pundit was speculating the other day viability will work with containers being shunted onward to Western Kenya. The problem is far from that. Freighters are complaining about the cost of transporting empty containers back to Msa from Nairobi container depot. Previously, empty containers would lie in the yards in Msa at minimal cost. What's so difficult about SGR transporting empty containers back to Msa anyway?

https://www.nation.co.ke/business/Questions-on-viability-of-SGR-refuse-to-go-away/996-4761966-sgtqe5z/index.html