Hi Odundo Jakarateng,

Your friend, Piny Peck, has recommended this article entitled ‘Modernizing Kenya Railways’ to you.

Here are his/her remarks:

Mr Odhiambo your analysis is for a country that has visionary Leaders, leaders who are focused on modernizing the infrastructure.

Unfortunately in Kenya those kind of Leaders are hard to come by. We only read about them in far remote areas like Malaysia Singapore or Hong Kong. A true African Leader or Planner puts a plan forward with himself in mind. In other words the Railway expansion must be seen to being done while in reality the bulk of the money is diverted to their personal projects. This is the only way they can become Millionares overnight

The Railway corporation was at one time the richest corporation in the Country in terms of assets and liquid cash. but some ingenious people systematically came up with elaborate plans to fleece the Central Workshop where the Trains, coaches and Wagons are maintained. They fleeced it day in day out and build strong powerful Building Inspection Companies, with the Corporations money and equipment. Later they were awarded big Government Contracts to inspect and pass multy Storied buildings in Nairobi. The Government in conjunction with the Cooperative bank Contracted these crooks to inspect Cooperative house, after the bomb blast where they were unscruplously paid hundreds of millions of Kenya shillings

Right now they are people of substance, Multy Millionares, after fleeceng the Central Workshop of Kenya Railways. By doing that Wagons Coaches, and Locomotive Engines were grounded rendering many people jobless. But did they care? NOO!

So the proposed construction of 0.11km/day fits these crooks very well. But I see some rare hope that ODM group might change this type of thought.

P Ariyo

Modernizing Kenya Railways
Posted On May 1, 2008 (1:28 pm) In Africa News

The MD at Kenya Railways has just given a 50 year modernization plan for the organization.

The tot…
Article taken from Jaluo – http://blog.jaluo.com
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Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 17:12:59 +0000
From: Piny Peck
Subject: Article Recommended By Piny Peck: Modernizing Kenya Railways