THE KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY OF MOMBASA.

 


The Mombasa port is a prized national asset for Kenya. It only facilitates the Country's shipping trade but serves as a Strategic asset for the East Africa region. 
The rail line between Mombasa and Nairobi has been operational since 2017,and though being put to good use,is currently making losses.
A senior official, at the KPA said that while it,will promote the hub and spoke model and reduce the cost of transporting cargo,the volumes transported by the railway network will only increase significantly once the second phase of the SGR,connecting Nairobi, Kenya, and Kasese Uganda, is completed. This will ensure larger volumes of Cargo to and from the port and the hinterland. The official also mentioned that the cost of construction by the Chinese state-owned Companies ,China Communication Construction Company (CCCC) and it's subsidiary, the CRBC, should not be inflation that was in the ration of 1:00
The 472-km Mombasa-Nairobi SGR cost the government $3.6 billion a very high cost compared to the Japanese-Southern. 
African deal to build the much longer 906km SGR from Motize Coalfield in Mozambique to a deep- water port at Nacala-a-velh in the Indian Ocean for $2.4billion
One of the most important elements of the contract signed by the Kenya government and CRBC was the emphasis it placed on training. The CCCC, to which the SGR has been contracted for the first five years has transferred little operational know how to the Kenyans.
This is contrary to what was agreed upon. Besides, almost all jobs- locomotive drivers,truck drivers and dispatchers are still held by the chinese. This has led to controversy and heartburn amongst the local workers at the port. While signboards with safety warnings and other instructions are all in Mandarin, they also point out that the Chinese do not follow domestic laws when constructing or managing a project. 

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