THWAKE DAM CONTROVERSY: Fate of dam unknown with contractor facing auction
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2023
- The construction of the multibillion-shilling Thwake Dam in the Eastern region of Kenya faces uncertainty after the main contractor was slapped with an auction suit last month. China Gezhouba Group Company is faced with auction of its assets and property over non-payment of a disputed debt owed to a local construction company it subcontracted to execute part of the mega project. China Gezhouba Group Company Ltd has been ordered to pay JTG Enterprises Ltd. 682.76 million shillings for breach of a sub-contract entered in July 2019. The Chinese firm has however challenged the court ruling. At the same time, construction works on the dam have been scaled down owing to financial woes. Nimrod Taabu toured the dam and filed this report.
Excellent in-depth reporting by Nimrod Taabu and Citizen, thanks!
These politicians sometimes when they speak, it is so embarrassing that you could just see the lies on their faces! Their poor emotional intelligence is enough red flag !
You should listen to the ones who vote for those leaders... They have no intelligence at all
Right here on YT, a Chinese contractor made a comment that in a certain African country (it was very clear to me that he was talking about Kenya), construction of projects were stopped upon changing on governments, and some are just being restarted a year later, after govt people have re-negotiated for their cuts and the price of construction supplies had already increased greatly. He was making the point that African governments are really wasteful
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Yap highly likely ! greed will be the end of us !
The waste is us because we keep voting for the same criminals
No project is going on In Kenya Africa uhuru kutoka kwa office even roads you can see for your self hapa Nairobi
@@Thekingsfamily1823btw sjoni projects
Did I hear that right?? Now how does the area Senator Maanzo (whose #1 responsibility should be oversight on behalf of the County) become the lawyer for the same contractor they're responsible for holding to account if anything goes wrong??? This is the sort of conflict of interest nonsense only possible/allowed in Kenya/Africa😪
if African Development Bank has dispatched close to 80% of funding, it goes without saying that the dam should be close to 80% constructed .
Well done Nimrod, nice analysis ND updates, keep on❤
So the project is fully funded but bado wanatafta pesa?🤦🏾♂️
It is so sad project of this magnitude can come to stand still.
Corruption after corruption, the contractor and sub- contractor they have to be sued.
And who will prosecute them? The corrupt judiciary? 😂
The guy who told us to vote for ruto is muthama,💔😥😥
Haha. Why did you listen to a man like Muthama who can’t even solve his martial issues? Blame yourselves!
Our Mps are our lawyers, policemen, doctors and there in lies our problems in Kenya! Conflict of interest. They are throwing their own under the bus and siding with the Chinese company….
🤔 How is the Senator of the said region end up fighting for the Chinese Ltd and not looking for the intrests of his voters.This certainly feels offensive
Of course the he's defending his "client" herein the Chinese contractor; CGGC, but forgetting his "Employer" herein the people of Kenya. 😎
Conflict of interest
Thank you nimrod
These type of Contracts are difficult to run. There are so many variables especially in the material. There will be Cost Overruns and other very small problems like acquisition of land. The main problem for this project however is water quality. Nairobi River is one of the tributaries of Athi Rive, just downstream of the Kangundo Road Bridge. This is actually an open sewer from Nairobi and causes pollution in In Athi River up to Malindi. Someone carried out a Quality Profile of water in Athi River up to its outlet into the Indian ocean and it showed that the water was not fit even for washing your body. If it were me in government, I would build a "Treatment Works" for the entire River at a location far upstream to ensure the downstream reaches of this River have water of acceptable drinking quality.
It's being funded by the ADB... There are no excuses.
Difficult to run? Are you kidding? Projects bigger than this are being delivered regularly across Africa and in other parts of the world. The folks talking here are all unprepared, just passing the buck. So sad!
Those who grabbed Ruai sewerage land claimed they were being targeted, as you know
That's why they should have done the project at Tana river county. Otherwise why waste 82B on sewage water.
I supervised construction of Thika Dam at Ndakaini which was funded by World Bank and there were always money Problems. One time we (Consultant and Nairobi City Council) took it upon ourselves to allow the German Government to fund the Dam to completion when WB had placed a moratorium on payment of any money to Kenya. So it is possible to have money problems.@@angore_
This is a monster project.
Why are our leaders so disconnected from the ground situation. Or do they lie and pretend coz this just does not add up?
No any multibillion project will go to success as long as this gvt is in
Unless they get their cut. They will renegotiate all projects which had been started by Uhuru otherwise, they will not release any funding.
Thank you Citizen. What do you mean it was overturned.
He knows already the appeal has succeeded.
My question exactly
Cs wahome is a failure on the door, why would you call this a small issues a loss of 1 bn
Washaa kula 75% 😢
All the two big project in Ukambani have stalled..Konza city and this Thwake Dam..Siasa za serikali kuu..
It is done deal. Let's keep waiting
So many families are still yet to be compensated for their land, it hurts.😢
Everybody was compensated, wakaenda wote wakakula hio pesa,they are returning as squatters na pesa walikula...wakifukuzwa?rights rights rights!
Senator, lead counsel? Stinks and smells fishy and greasy
How does Maanzo seem to know the outcome of the appeal before the judgement is given
he is a certified lawyer
Maanzo is a scam, partnering with those guys to squander money for a project which is beneficial to his fellow Makuenians
Who the hell is this CS. How do some people get nominated to such huge offices? This woman understands nothing!!!!
That senator? How does he land as the legal representative is still something i didn't understand
The current Mkn governor is good at "talking" to the Media, how I wish as we wait for the completion of the dam,he'd work on completing a water project that had started at Kaiti River in Wote which would supply water to the residents of the town, I've lived here for half a decade and honestly the water struggle is extreme.
Yes twî vaati sana
Good job Nimrod
Until when??
The CS is just siding with the Contractor and not the government authority over the project.
It's obvious that the casual workers are lowly paid and cannot tolerate any salary delays. Most workers in Kenya live from hand to mouth..the CS sounds ignorant
Mijinga ya mwisho
CS Wahome, would you wait for three weeks delay for your salary? Nkt
Misinformed and clueless Cs
This country needs a total reboot, we are electing clowns over and over, they are totally not interested in the affairs of Kenyans.
Ok, how do we reboot?
@@itsTheTruthTeller stop electing the same clowns for decades, they have poor mindsets and will never develop the country as we want it. Stop the notion of "huyu ni wetu we must protect them" they're thieves.
They come in buy estates in Nairobi
Care about themselves may Almighty God help us
it is very saddening,,,,just because it is going to help the ukambani region, it is not been tkane serious,,,Ngai Amwone
`i can't believe they're joking about this. This dam should have been done 40 years ago
I once told my friend this project will soon be abandoned, especially due to the disunity of the community!
So sad 😢😢😢 leaders have snatched and looted the money 😢😢😢i was there as guard a certain senator was coming everyday to receive money
9:42 very nice !
😂😂😂The comment I was looking for
my word to all makueni residents is tufunge mombasa road at mtito andei and malili or mlolongo if possible until the government speeds up the project, why do all projects in makueni go in a slow pace leading to eventual shutdown yet no actions are undertaken ? look at wote stadium for instance ,,,look at the housing projects in westie wote which started during kibakis error yet today they're nothing but a dumping site,,,,,i weep for my people.... its sad
You're the ones who are electing incompetent leaders in your region. If you block the road you'll be met by force from police. Just vote for the right people
You should do this. I'm from Mt Kenya where all our road projects have also stalled, but this dam is way more important than our roads
There is hidden truth in this project...
Which is?
Alice wahome sounds like a broken record
Its sad how a project meant to benefit a huge population can be taken lightly. Is it something to do with geopolitical?
Someone is pocketing money
Kila mahali lazma tuibe, kenya style
D.C.I. WHERE ARE YOU
These are just kickbacks for the ukambani leadership, not any concerns.
It's all started when our 2 hungry, corrupt brothers they stole all the money it will take time before we recover as a country
How can a company contracted to construct an ksh 80b project be bankrupted by a ksh 600m debt???.Uhunye needs to tell us how and why they chose such a company to undertake the project.
Don’t worry; Ruto will renegotiate and get his cut and it will be finished or if they refuse to give a cut, Ruto will get a more agreeable contractor. Politics! Politics ! Kenyans vote for corrupt leaders!
These people you keep electing will be the end of us
If kilonzo is ok then am ok . But its good for media to keep them on toes
I sincerely hope this isn’t part of washika dau vs non kampuni members……
who is this sub-contractor who can stop a whole funded project and make things stop for a period of months and yet coz an alarm of payment to workers he/she already he found their? something is smelling bad ! another kimwalel project .
H.E Saitoti pushed for the multimillion "Kiserian dam"...I wonder who can pinpoint where it was....all dry and hot air😢😢 but, most of the implimentors, who consumed the public money have gone to meet their ancestors...😢😢😢 .Thwake might be another case, with light at the end of the tunnel....😅😅😅
Such a brilliant idea that should have been implemented 50 years ago being lagged by politics. This while there's alot of misuse of funds.
Wow
Pesa imerambwa😅😅😅😅😅KENYA😂😂😂
Africans after 50 years after independence can't build themselves a dam
Don't be mislead,the ugly face of corruption has found it way to the dam.u know what the current govt stand for bila kizungu mingi.
the consequences handshake of corruption,kenya will take 50yrs to recover from 5yrs of destruction
Stop your ignorance
I think you have dwarf thinking capabilities
Ignorance at its best
Ukikuyu kweli ni ugonjwa hatari sana, mbona hii serikali yenu ya hustler isiwashtaki hao waliokula pesa wakati wa handshake?
@@sankofaman4112 this is the case to all projects done by kuzimia
Ruto was right on Cluelessness of CSs. How can she say that a dispute involving less than 1bn cannot attract the attention of the Financiers because 5he project is worth 82bn?
That is a Zinjanthropic assumption😂
This CS is useless! She should just sit in her office and stop misleading those who are suffering.
Politics is always a result of failed project. Sometimes dectatorship is perfect. This politicians should stay away with the interest.
Then move to Uganda or the other countless african dictatorships that might suit your needs. If you don't like Kenya you are free to leave
The culture is the problem
CS 😂😂
CS😂😂😂
Thank you nimrod