CNN China is planning to build a railroad between kismayo Somalia and lamu kenya

[Canuck]

CNN claims China is planning to build a railroad between Lamu Kenya and Kismayo Somalia.

 

[Canuck]

Start investing in kismayo now, buy land or property before the prices increase after railroad is built.

 

[Canuck]

http://eac.int/sites/default/files/docs/FR Vol 1 Main FINAL 2016 07 13.pdf

 

[Thegoodshepherd]

Not entirely comfortable with this, a lot of kenyans seem to think Jubaland belongs to them because it used to be part of British East Africa.
Kenya wants to do to Jubaland what Rwanda is doing to the Kivus of Congo.

 

[Canuck]

Not entirely comfortable with this, a lot of kenyans seem to think Jubaland belongs to them because it used to be part of British East Africa.
Kenya wants to do to Jubaland what Rwanda is doing to the Kivus of Congo.

I know that but I was trying to be positive instead of being accused of "conspiracy theory lover" I worried especially with this East African community that HSM keeps applying to join.

 

[Canuck]

For me Joining East African community is this map

 

[merka]

Railroad from Kismayo to Lamu instead of Mogadishu...

 

[Steamdevolopment]

Railroad from Kismayo to Lamu instead of Mogadishu...

In a future war it makes it easier to transport military goods and short-term it gives them the power of control of the part of the somali EEA that Kenya claims. This is a strategic move from Kenya.

 

[Thegoodshepherd]

The Kenyans are getting robbed by the Chinese with the SGR project. A 609 km railroad costing 4 billion!
That is 6.5 million per KM of railroad! African stupidity knows no bounds.



Edit: the Ethiopians are more competent than the Kenyans it seems
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/...st-effective/539548-2977014-6cb6c4/index.html

 

[Abdalla]

The Kenyans are getting robbed by the Chinese with the SGR project. A 609 km railroad costing 4 billion!
That is 6.5 million per KM of railroad! African stupidity knows no bounds.



Edit: the Ethiopians are more competent than the Kenyans it seems
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/...st-effective/539548-2977014-6cb6c4/index.html

Building a paved road will cost you few millions per KM. It's an expensive endeavour.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...2-million-a-mile-to-build-a-nj-road/17125069/

 

[merka]

The Kenyans are getting robbed by the Chinese with the SGR project. A 609 km railroad costing 4 billion!
That is 6.5 million per KM of railroad! African stupidity knows no bounds.



Edit: the Ethiopians are more competent than the Kenyans it seems
http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/...st-effective/539548-2977014-6cb6c4/index.html

It's expensive because the whole railroad is being shipped from China. Typical african xoolos

 

[Thegoodshepherd]

The Kismayo proposal is never going to happen imo. Garissa on the other hand is very interesting. It is in the top 3 of the most economically viable routes considered. It may actually get built since it is the only economically viable route within kenya.