[kictanet] [Skunkworks] <OT> : No Electricity, No Fuel, No Cooking gas! I need my hot coffee or need some answers.....

[Dennis Kioko]

The biggest tragedy in Kenya is not the government, but we as the people.
We support systems that do not work, and reward the same.

A pal of mine says that she cannot purchase or rent a Penthouse suite in
Nairobi - they always seem to leak and have rat infestations. In the US,
she could cause such a purchase came with a warranty - point here is that
even private sector will do sub standard work - seems to be more of the
rule than an exception.

As for Kenya Power, I don't know about mots areas, but where I live, a few
months back we were guaranteed of a blackout if any form of precipitation
happened to take place. Kenya Power did maintenance a few months ago and
even in the recent strong rains in Nairobi, we have had power all through.
I think blackouts nowadays are mostly maintenance and vandalism in our
area. Had also talked to Kenya some people from Kenya Power HQ who informed
me that the firm is on schedule to stabilise power supply through various
methods including use of underground cables/insulated conductors. This
though looks like will take several years to be rolled out within Nairobi.
In areas under rural electification in Ukambani, I have seen them use the
insulated conductors rather than the familiar bare conductors.

Road construction is mostly a sham, with most roads lacking drainage, or
having the drainage blocked by construction. Water logging weakens tarmac.
On the same point, I am quite suspicious of the quality of Lot 3 of Thika
road, by Shengli, someone should check this before its completed and
results in a similar situation as the Milimani courts.

Back to where I started. In the morning, I saw a matatu at the Tom Mboya
Walk (joins Tom Mboya Street to Moi Avenue at the statue). The matatu was
picking passengers next to a large City Council sign that read "No picking
or dropping of Passengers here". People were boarding the matatu as normal.
That is where Kenya's largest problem lies.
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