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

[Eng. Dr. Zaipuna O. Yonah]

I concur! I consider Infrastructure projects as investments AHEAD of
demand, not where there is demand.

Regards
Zaipuna

On Fri, 10 May 2019, 19:16 Ali Hussein via kictanet <
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> Interesting take.
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> 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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> Regards
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> On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 11:20 AM S.M. Muraya via kictanet <
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>> 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).
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>> 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.
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>> http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/opinion/2010/04/28/demographic-transition-growth-kenya
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>> worldpopulationreview.com/countries/kenya-population/
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