[kictanet] FW: KENYA ICT ACTION NETWORK QUESTIONS TO ENGINEER KIDENDA ON THE STATE OF KENYAN ROADS

[Solomon Mbũrũ Kamau]

Grace, Barrack, I've gone through the questions yet again, and did
notice my questions were captured. Much apologies & Thanks

On 24/05/2012, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Good afternoon Listers
> Please see below what Barrack was able to capture from the Thika Road
> debate. We will wait to hear from Engineer Kidenda. He promised that he will
> put his team of Engineers together to give us a comprehensive response.
> RgdsGrace
>
> Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 00:50:56 +0300
> Subject: KENYA ICT ACTION NETWORK QUESTIONS TO ENGINEER KIDENDA ON THE STATE
> OF KENYAN ROADS
> From: otieno.barrack at gmail.com
> To: dg at kenha.co.ke; ggithaiga at hotmail.com
>
>
> The following are a number of questions raised by listers on the Kenya ICT
> Network a multistakeholder network with representatives from the government,
> civil society and private sector occasioned by the state of Thika road:
>
> Where does Kenya stand when in comes to local road standards vis a vis
> international standards.What are the ”smart transport solutions” (ICTs
> integration)  Kenya is considering to use in order to enhance road safety
> especially along the entire Thika road .
> What does KENHA have  to say about the quality of work being done on the
> road between Rimpa and Magadi (So far upto Kiserian town).How are  roads
> categorized, in terms those managed by the local authorities, central
> government and, if possible, those ones that are internationally managed?
> Why does the government  award  contracts to companies that do not do their
> job professionally?There is a contractor  who was awarded a contract to
> rehabilitate Nairobi-Naivasha  Road ( between the former Museum Hill
> roundabout and Rironi)  and they've dug a whole stretch of the road, about a
> kilometer and a half. They dug up patches everywhere that drivers have to be
> extra cautious. Is there anything the Authority (assuming the said section
> is under Eng. Kidenda's Authority) can do to makes sure their are mechanisms
> in place for the contractor to ensure he  does not put the lives of road
> users at risk
> How "safe" are our new roads ? Would they pass muster if road safety audits
> were conducted? There is a fundamental design flaw on our roads are the
> concerned parties now ready to listen or are we going to export these
> problems to Langata Rd, Ngong Rd, New airport terminals, Lamu Port etc?
> There is a role played by  auditors at various stages.  Do we have evidence
> that KeNHA engages these or in other words do we have people in
> Government/Private sector playing that role currently?There is data
> collection and its role - But as we know data is useless unless turned to
> information. Does the relevant authority use this data?
> There is the common user and there very annoying problems - turn-offs which
> are suddenly blocked with no notice, on coming vehicle channeled to your
> lane, taking one hour to get to your gate while all the time you can see it
> a few meters from where you are stuck! Who is listening and helping?
> There is the role that ICT can play to enable smart infrastructure - my take
> is that unless we embed it in at step 1 (design) above, it will be most
> likely be cosmetic.Are there any efforts to intergrate Intelligent
> transportation systems in this new super highways? (Making the
> Infrastructure Smart) Should there be an accident on the one way lane (how
> do we alert speeding drivers coming from behind) Secondly is there are
> provision for transmitters that can allow smart driving and speed Cameras.
> What strategy does KENHA have for creating ducts for Fibre optic and power
> cables, are we likely to see the new roads being dug up?Are there frameworks
> for evaluating infrastructure alternatives and clear processes for
> evaluating infrastructure system designs.
> Thank you
> On behalf of the KiCTANET Secretariat
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