Woow. Beautiful narration. I also wonder why we invest billions in infrastructural projects that are 100 years old. If we need to deal with traffic in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya, we can build high-quality, high-speed commuter trains or trams that can deliver people to and fro the city in masses. No need investing billions of shillings on old technology which we will need to upgrade sooner or later.
I would advice the residents of Karen to frame their defence in terms of "nature preservation and climate change". It currently sounds like the disruption of the quiet of the elite at the cost of better transport for the wanainchi
Rationally, you have an under-utilized SGR station, but somehow instead of improving its utilization you invest in a new station, how does that even make sense?
@@rottentomatoesreviewke7558this rail would actually make sense if there was a link from MGR to SGR. Would connect Ngong,Vet,Karen,Rongai. The numbers don’t make sense at the moment
The problem in Kenya is that such projects are pushed forward regardless of the negative impact. They are mainly avenues for looting. Kenya is littered with white elephant projects because of the absence of professionalism.
Well done as always fantastic work. As we've witnessed before, no project in Kenya is done for the benefit of the common mwananchi a perfect example, is the SGR. The land in the vet farm is dotted with all sorts of excavations and by the end of KK government will be a waste of money, land grabbed, and nothing to show for the while term. Within the same land, the Jubilee government commissioned a military hospital, but to date nothing to show for the money that was set aside for it. Kenya is a construction site day in and day out, a good example, Ngong Road in less than 10 years we're already doing a flyover at the Junction (Kona) why wasn't this thought well before the road was done.
Okay The Kenyan Historian. I live in the west and I normally see these people starting projects in the forest then after construction they beautify the area by planting trees. It's only in Kenya where we don't plant trees along projects. Having good pedestrian walkways. That doesn't interfere with nature after construction. Kenya needs underground Metros, Trams. SEE THE BARE DUST ALONG SOUTHERN BYPASS, THAT BARE LAND WE SHOULD HAVE PLANTED TREES. THE DEPARTMENT DEALING WITH NATURE IS SLEEPING ON JOB.
Great work Sir producing this feature! Let this be an eye opener to any one imagining the actions of a defunc leadership will never reach them. Bad governance imefika Karen. We are sailing smoothly. As FMK said, "tuko kwa matatu, it's gonna be a rough ride, tafuta mahali ya kushikilia, safari ndio imeanza."
It's is good that people in Karen and Ngong are able to voice their concerns on the effects of the Railwayline . I think the government should listen to their worries. It is also important to integrate the SGR with the MGR so that we can utilize those existing infrastructures that are lying idle.
This is a very compelling story. I hope the message is received and proposals adopted to uphold the environment and maximise on already existing infrastructure.
Misplaced priorities,that road is newish it really hasn't served its purpose,we have seen huge deforestation on waiyaki way and no tree has been replanted. We should however have high speed trams away from town major roads to decongest the city,from naivasha,tala,kenol and magadi and basically dual that rongai road
You should incorporate graphics for better illustration! It's a bit difficult to understand the impact without it.Maps or use of Google maps satellite would have helped in visualization
Read between the lines. Someone powerful has an ungodly chunk of land that they want to dispose at an exorbitant price to the gov't. When the government insists on something kuna mchezo inachezwa
Kuogopa uivu za watu which again leads to people asking too many questions like do they pay their taxes and all those nonsense of trying to justify that it's ill-gotten wealth.
Thanks enock i have been waiting for this MGR project updates .....i was almost thinking this project was a white elephant ...I believe the best approach is to bring all stakeholders together-both those in opposing the oroject and the government-to reach a consensus on the way forward. There seems to be, as I often call it, a communication gap on the government’s part. Why not consider the route residents are suggesting? Development is essential, especially for Nairobi's metropolitan area, where decongesting roads like Ngong Road is a major priority. However, development should not compromise biodiversity; we need to replant and restore natural habitats where possible. Enock, is there any chance you could arrange for a government or railway official to speak on behalf of the government? We shall eventually know the truth
We need to develop we are 100 yrs behind hizi story sijui shamba ya ndizi itaenda skiza hzo kafanya ushago,we need all kind of development in our great Nairobi
I've noticed great improvement in your content Enock Sikolia..the camera angles, editing and the depth of content as well...just a suggestion going forward, please give more time to your interviewees when they are answering your questions.. lessen the interruptions and add-ons. Otherwise big up and all the very best.
It is a conduit for people in government to steal. The station is unnecessary given how impressive that SGR station is, why not use the money to build access roads to the station? Stupid in every way you look at it, apart from those who knows they will line their pockets with its construction through inflated tenders and kickbacks!
Karen CANNOT remain a low density residential area .Cities change karenistas to look for areas far away from the city.Karen people could use the railway too
It's the environment. If not for buffoonery why spend limited resources constructing a low grade infrastructure while a high grade sitting next to it remains under utilized??
The case of this railway needs to reach the Kenyan congress and also the supreme court of this country.... it is absurd what they are doing with this railway completely without any planning and with a waste of public money
This is why we need this leaders gone like yesterday people are thinking modern way like metro line and tram line way we are still in stone age of metre gauge line very backward thinking
The guy actually has a good solution to the problem. I really wish we had a reasonable government that can take all of that into consideration and implement it, so that the station is utilized, privacy is respected, land ownership is preserved along with the forest and actually is a cheaper option. That’s a no brainer! We have incompetent people leading this country 😢
Enock tell those people Kenya belongs to all of us, why do they feel so entitled. Why cant an SGR station be in Karen.They should even build affordable hoising there kwani iko nini Kenya ni home.
All of a sudden, the residents have realized the forest is being encroached, but when they were occupying the land, it was all good and to their advantage. Rich men privileges. JENGENI IYO SGR ASAP!!! Those residents if bored, they can move to Joska and Kamulu.
NEMA, KWS, NMK are the gvt institutions mandated to protect natural biodiversity and environment .An impact assesment study and report should be generated before goahead of this project
3:56 K-Trans LTD straight-Up stole that logo KT corporation of S.Korea. 😮 probably paid someone to design a logo and he came back with this, that's laziness.
@@pinchesmbuche4354 just imagine and someone foolishly and ignorantly calls it development,, cities are building subways and light rail system and we still on MGR
The governments plan is good. Trains are still the best transportation means as they carry many people at ago reducing congestion on roads and helping people get to work easier. The developed countries use railway lines. The railway is going through Karen and the forest to avoid having to destroy peoples houses as well as having to compensate people. Currently moving from Ngong to CBD without traffic is 1 hours and way more if there is traffic. When the railway is put in place that can be reduced to about 20 minutes. The Karen residents are just being selfish. Once the government is done with that Karen railway it should embark on improving the Thika Nairobi one and get one for mololongo to CBD as well as Rongai to Nairobi.
Those developed countries also conserve their forests and build around them and not destroy them. Karen people are very logical. Government are corrupt as usual. When did Government care? They will cut all the trees in Kenya for these concrete jungles.
Karen should be left as it is. I don't care, we can't have Burburus, Kilimanis everywhere. Tulileta mshamba mjini. Tutatii. WSR can't be destroying everything while some simpletons cheer on...that one only listens to himself
I propose them to construct an underground modern railway rather than demolishing People's properties and interfering with the forest and its surroundings.
Exactly TZ has it, why is it so hard for Kenya to have one? Ruto should consult TZ, South Africa and Morocco among others to get a clue on how they did it. Or maybe he can't do it coz he had no intention to build better things since he personally needs that money more than the entire nation.
Anyway 'Tugukira tene' brought us this far...it was never about 'hustlers', but insatiably unbilical greed! WSR and co want to eat. Let us enjoy the ride!
The people living in Karen are the ones encroaching on Karen and ngong forest land not the railway. Trains and railways are some of the most environmentally friendly , efficient and effective means of transport.
Let karen be build in coming years this surbs will be no more let people develop there countryside to be well , development is the key of good investment there are people who never like development
Ruto must be so primitive to destroy the environment to build the railway. The man has no respect for tge environment yet he claimef to have done PHD on ecology.
what is so hard about building a sky train in the middle of ngong road? Some of these gok officials honestly are just evil. Why can't development and nature co exist as in singapore? Why must kila kitu be about kukata miti tu! The rest of the city looks like shit and now the last green space is also under sieke. Because kila kitu ni haraka and nobody wants to bloody think and do a sky train!
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Thanks for another awesome Documentary cheers Mate.
Habari Kaka! Kudos for another great Doc! But why have you removed its sequel, "A PARADISE FOR THE WEALTHY"?One love from TZ
Woow. Beautiful narration. I also wonder why we invest billions in infrastructural projects that are 100 years old. If we need to deal with traffic in Nairobi and other parts of Kenya, we can build high-quality, high-speed commuter trains or trams that can deliver people to and fro the city in masses. No need investing billions of shillings on old technology which we will need to upgrade sooner or later.
It is important to ensure that nature and development integrate well. Preserving nature is paramount they should consider the alternative routes.
I would advice the residents of Karen to frame their defence in terms of "nature preservation and climate change". It currently sounds like the disruption of the quiet of the elite at the cost of better transport for the wanainchi
Rationally, you have an under-utilized SGR station, but somehow instead of improving its utilization you invest in a new station, how does that even make sense?
True
@@rottentomatoesreviewke7558Anything to pocket the monies! It’s just so sad.
@@rottentomatoesreviewke7558this rail would actually make sense if there was a link from MGR to SGR. Would connect Ngong,Vet,Karen,Rongai. The numbers don’t make sense at the moment
The residents do actually make sense. Why is the government building on the route that looks more expensive anyway?
The problem in Kenya is that such projects are pushed forward regardless of the negative impact. They are mainly avenues for looting. Kenya is littered with white elephant projects because of the absence of professionalism.
BEST video ive ever watched on RUclips Great quality and editing welldone🇰🇪❤️
I support what the neighborhood is saying. The government should use other available alternatives to protect the environment
Well done as always fantastic work. As we've witnessed before, no project in Kenya is done for the benefit of the common mwananchi a perfect example, is the SGR. The land in the vet farm is dotted with all sorts of excavations and by the end of KK government will be a waste of money, land grabbed, and nothing to show for the while term. Within the same land, the Jubilee government commissioned a military hospital, but to date nothing to show for the money that was set aside for it. Kenya is a construction site day in and day out, a good example, Ngong Road in less than 10 years we're already doing a flyover at the Junction (Kona) why wasn't this thought well before the road was done.
This is a money laundering project nothing else
Karibu tena manyanga hapo cyberpunk wale wako radar weka✅✅Good presentation good editing 💯 perfect quality camera💥
Okay The Kenyan Historian. I live in the west and I normally see these people starting projects in the forest then after construction they beautify the area by planting trees. It's only in Kenya where we don't plant trees along projects. Having good pedestrian walkways. That doesn't interfere with nature after construction. Kenya needs underground Metros, Trams. SEE THE BARE DUST ALONG SOUTHERN BYPASS, THAT BARE LAND WE SHOULD HAVE PLANTED TREES. THE DEPARTMENT DEALING WITH NATURE IS SLEEPING ON JOB.
Change is the only constant.
Great work Sir producing this feature! Let this be an eye opener to any one imagining the actions of a defunc leadership will never reach them. Bad governance imefika Karen. We are sailing smoothly. As FMK said, "tuko kwa matatu, it's gonna be a rough ride, tafuta mahali ya kushikilia, safari ndio imeanza."
Nakwambia, who would have thought.
It breaks my heart when I see forests being endangered and trees being cut off aimlessly.
Great documentary!
The logo is topnotch. Good work Journalist Sikolia
Great documentary,, great presentation,, I agree with the Mr. Keeble
All factors considered, let them build an underground railway and case solved .
It's is good that people in Karen and Ngong are able to voice their concerns on the effects of the Railwayline . I think the government should listen to their worries. It is also important to integrate the SGR with the MGR so that we can utilize those existing infrastructures that are lying idle.
Embrace it,fight it,change is inevitable we must adjust to the demands of the present day of land and space for infrastructure.
Wouldn't such a railway project be more suited for Eastlands where demand is higher?
This is a very compelling story. I hope the message is received and proposals adopted to uphold the environment and maximise on already existing infrastructure.
Misplaced priorities,that road is newish it really hasn't served its purpose,we have seen huge deforestation on waiyaki way and no tree has been replanted. We should however have high speed trams away from town major roads to decongest the city,from naivasha,tala,kenol and magadi and basically dual that rongai road
Well delivered in all aspects of communication
You should incorporate graphics for better illustration! It's a bit difficult to understand the impact without it.Maps or use of Google maps satellite would have helped in visualization
@9:27
@danielmacharia5387 should be frequent and much visible without asking for it😂
The underground railroad will make a lot of sense
Read between the lines. Someone powerful has an ungodly chunk of land that they want to dispose at an exorbitant price to the gov't. When the government insists on something kuna mchezo inachezwa
They are grabbing Kibiku Forest
Always the best, well done Sikolia.
The Rich in kenya are so secretave realized in other countries you can see the beautiful mansions in kenya sijui wanafichanga nini hawataki ionekane
True
Kuogopa uivu za watu which again leads to people asking too many questions like do they pay their taxes and all those nonsense of trying to justify that it's ill-gotten wealth.
Thanks enock i have been waiting for this MGR project updates .....i was almost thinking this project was a white elephant ...I believe the best approach is to bring all stakeholders together-both those in opposing the oroject and the government-to reach a consensus on the way forward. There seems to be, as I often call it, a communication gap on the government’s part. Why not consider the route residents are suggesting? Development is essential, especially for Nairobi's metropolitan area, where decongesting roads like Ngong Road is a major priority. However, development should not compromise biodiversity; we need to replant and restore natural habitats where possible. Enock, is there any chance you could arrange for a government or railway official to speak on behalf of the government? We shall eventually know the truth
Good documentary keep up and you are going far
Good job my friend🎉🎉🎉
We need to develop we are 100 yrs behind hizi story sijui shamba ya ndizi itaenda skiza hzo kafanya ushago,we need all kind of development in our great Nairobi
Great seeing Eng Nduati speaking his mind about this old tech
This is great news for kenyans.... Please connect all of kenya... No pockets for rich people to hide from the average citizens.
I've noticed great improvement in your content Enock Sikolia..the camera angles, editing and the depth of content as well...just a suggestion going forward, please give more time to your interviewees when they are answering your questions.. lessen the interruptions and add-ons. Otherwise big up and all the very best.
Great insight fella, Mr keeble is a visionary man
i love this
It is a conduit for people in government to steal. The station is unnecessary given how impressive that SGR station is, why not use the money to build access roads to the station? Stupid in every way you look at it, apart from those who knows they will line their pockets with its construction through inflated tenders and kickbacks!
Beautiful introduction bro
Karen CANNOT remain a low density residential area .Cities change karenistas to look for areas far away from the city.Karen people could use the railway too
It is about destroying nature and not about low density areas.... Don't speak that way just because you don't ever envision yourself living there.
We should invest in trams not meter gauge thing old staff surely
you lack foresight,I pray that you get some useful actionable insights while you are living in the land of the living.
It's the environment.
If not for buffoonery why spend limited resources constructing a low grade infrastructure while a high grade sitting next to it remains under utilized??
There is land just outside the city. Go build those homes in Kitengela, Konza, Kilimambogo, Malaa, Kangundo
So in Kenya we do have urban planners...the chaos in CBD always had me thinking otherwise
😂😂😂😂the planner did a horrible job
The planners are there but there expertise is not considered as politician make decisions disregarding them
Enoch, I really enjoy your vlogs. Watching from London, UK.
Very well done documentary.
The case of this railway needs to reach the Kenyan congress and also the supreme court of this country.... it is absurd what they are doing with this railway completely without any planning and with a waste of public money
well, ruto and his guys have to eat somewhere. it's not hard to reason that they would come up with a few white elephants to feed their greed.
"Not in my neighborhood" even in Kenya, gotta love it.
This is why we need this leaders gone like yesterday people are thinking modern way like metro line and tram line way we are still in stone age of metre gauge line very backward thinking
The people that have bled the country dry moved to Karen. These thieves don't care about your little feelings. They'll do as they wish.
Powerful story scribe
Good work bro
The guy actually has a good solution to the problem. I really wish we had a reasonable government that can take all of that into consideration and implement it, so that the station is utilized, privacy is respected, land ownership is preserved along with the forest and actually is a cheaper option. That’s a no brainer! We have incompetent people leading this country 😢
@KenyanHistorian the is another sgr idle along masienyi terminal voi-mombasa
My reporter,my reporter, please ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Enock tell those people Kenya belongs to all of us, why do they feel so entitled. Why cant an SGR station be in Karen.They should even build affordable hoising there kwani iko nini Kenya ni home.
Do you live in Karen?😂😂😂almost everybody has a car and again unaffordable housing are built on government lands Karen utajenga wapi
Enda uza uji. They're Kenyans as well so Kenya also belongs to them.The alternative is better for all so why not consider it.
The people living in Karen bought there lands, those are private properties, wee ndo uko entitled na vitu za watu
Ubaya ya maskini ni hii.
@@donnajoe4442your just behaving like an entitled Karenista
What about the views of the people who will be using the project....
All of a sudden, the residents have realized the forest is being encroached, but when they were occupying the land, it was all good and to their advantage. Rich men privileges. JENGENI IYO SGR ASAP!!! Those residents if bored, they can move to Joska and Kamulu.
Umacompare joska na kamulu to Karen's nature😂😂😂enda uza uji
The few remaining beautiful places in Nairobi are about to be destroyed. Nairobi is already looking like a ghetto with these concrete jungles.
with Sugoi primary alumni on the driver’s seat, they are doomed.
With Ruto, they stand no chance😂 Mungu tuchapie Ruto sasa
The environmental discussion is so complex for the botanists in our midst
NEMA, KWS, NMK are the gvt institutions mandated to protect natural biodiversity and environment .An impact assesment study and report should be generated before goahead of this project
They are captured
@@kahugumuiruri9057 they are all part of the greedy government
Sad man😮 what do we do…..
I think the best solutions is to expand ngong rd even the rongai rd .
3:56 K-Trans LTD straight-Up stole that logo KT corporation of S.Korea. 😮 probably paid someone to design a logo and he came back with this, that's laziness.
Let them move to nanyuki or laikipya. The masses matter more. We are all residents of kenya
That idle Sgr station💔
Why cant they truly make better access roads to the Ngong station,the road is absolutely bad & unsafe.
I dont see anything wrong with this project
Of course you don't
100 year old technology...
@@pinchesmbuche4354 just imagine and someone foolishly and ignorantly calls it development,, cities are building subways and light rail system and we still on MGR
Fools occupy the highest places while the rich occupy the lower level.
The governments plan is good. Trains are still the best transportation means as they carry many people at ago reducing congestion on roads and helping people get to work easier. The developed countries use railway lines. The railway is going through Karen and the forest to avoid having to destroy peoples houses as well as having to compensate people. Currently moving from Ngong to CBD without traffic is 1 hours and way more if there is traffic. When the railway is put in place that can be reduced to about 20 minutes. The Karen residents are just being selfish. Once the government is done with that Karen railway it should embark on improving the Thika Nairobi one and get one for mololongo to CBD as well as Rongai to Nairobi.
Those developed countries also conserve their forests and build around them and not destroy them. Karen people are very logical. Government are corrupt as usual. When did Government care? They will cut all the trees in Kenya for these concrete jungles.
Then make it electric, hii vitu mzee ni ya nini? Mnapitwa hadi na Tanzania kwa modernity?🤦🤦🤦
What I see is not even building a railway line but grabbing part of the forest. Shock on kenyans.
Those eucalyptus trees planted on the river bank are killing the river
Love it
Ngai mwathani ! hii ni nchi gani
Mburu ngugi my cousin,
Karen should be left as it is. I don't care, we can't have Burburus, Kilimanis everywhere. Tulileta mshamba mjini. Tutatii. WSR can't be destroying everything while some simpletons cheer on...that one only listens to himself
Would have been nice to get someone from the govt side to get their point of view
I agree but they didn’t respond to my requests
@@KenyanHistorian you expect the greedy tumboclats to respond .......who can do anything just for the greed of money
This is indefensible. Period.
That road uhuru did kenya proud
This is one sided...What about the other side of the story.....why did the government take the said route ?
The government is denying the project 😂
Build affordable housing.. Improve roads Karen doesn't need railway. Nging might need.
Who said Karen doesn't need railway ..this is vanity.
They are workers in Karen who commute as well… be considerate.
This one side of the coin, bring the other side.
I propose them to construct an underground modern railway rather than demolishing People's properties and interfering with the forest and its surroundings.
I don't understand why they cannot build electric train😢😢
Exactly TZ has it, why is it so hard for Kenya to have one? Ruto should consult TZ, South Africa and Morocco among others to get a clue on how they did it. Or maybe he can't do it coz he had no intention to build better things since he personally needs that money more than the entire nation.
Enoch yaani lazima jina ya Baba ingetajwa tu Rigathiless?
He he… inasemekana baba is always a reference point…
Rigathless 😂😂😂😂😂
Rugathiless? 😂😂😂 hii ni mpya…
Noma😂
😂😂😂😂
Anyway 'Tugukira tene' brought us this far...it was never about 'hustlers', but insatiably unbilical greed! WSR and co want to eat. Let us enjoy the ride!
The people living in Karen are the ones encroaching on Karen and ngong forest land not the railway. Trains and railways are some of the most environmentally friendly , efficient and effective means of transport.
The rich must also cry 😂😂😂
No escaping.
Corruption, tree logging
I wouldn't be too worried. Ruto and his minions have most probably embezzled all the remaining funds.
Kenya is for all of us, not for those who prefer "low density residential areas" only.
Let karen be build in coming years this surbs will be no more let people develop there countryside to be well , development is the key of good investment there are people who never like development
WOW..
Underground option
Ruto must be so primitive to destroy the environment to build the railway. The man has no respect for tge environment yet he claimef to have done PHD on ecology.
Hao ni nani
...let the railway pass through. Waende ndederu maghasia
How do you build an outdated infrastructure
I'm actually surprised how people are living....they really enjoying life
Life lazima ikuwe enjoyed either with the little we have or as much as we have.
what is so hard about building a sky train in the middle of ngong road? Some of these gok officials honestly are just evil. Why can't development and nature co exist as in singapore? Why must kila kitu be about kukata miti tu! The rest of the city looks like shit and now the last green space is also under sieke. Because kila kitu ni haraka and nobody wants to bloody think and do a sky train!
So so sad😢😢😢😢😢
These guys also live in the forest...
Bro I'm eager to know your video editor, He/She is Talented ✨
We're still building metre gauge rails?waah!