[kictanet] .KE SGR + CNBC - Why The US Has No High-Speed Rail

[Ali Hussein]

Interesting take.

Just one thing. Infrastructure projects are not really supposed to break
even. This is not a Profit and Loss situation. The ramifications of great
infrastructure supersede the profit motive.

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On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 11:20 AM S.M. Muraya via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Interesting documentary here..
> Why The US Has No High-Speed Rail - https://youtu.be/Qaf6baEu0_w
>
> Even with digital transformations, the USA is still creating (service
> industry jobs) which require movement of people + cargo, not just movement
> of money (online banking services).
>
> MAYBE, the KE SGR will break even in 30 years (serving over 90 Mln
> Kenyans) if Kenyan SMEs are empowered to create more jobs all over Kenya.
>
>
> http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/opinion/2010/04/28/demographic-transition-growth-kenya
>
>
> worldpopulationreview.com/countries/kenya-population/
>
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