Rural roads

[Clemens]

Having worked in rural Kenya I noticed a funny thing, some of the colonial roads with about 2 inches of tarmac still exists although in patches that badly needed repairs and covered with marrum.
We then have KERRA, the agency in charge of rural roads, they are quite adept at issuing contracts for marruming rural roads each year or two after the rains have swept away the previous marrum.
Why can't they do what, the colonial powers used to do, tarmac the damn roads once and for all? Instead of doing the same thing over and over again.

 

[upepo]

Having worked in rural Kenya I noticed a funny thing, some of the colonial roads with about 2 inches of tarmac still exists although in patches that badly needed repairs and covered with marrum.
We then have KERRA, the agency in charge of rural roads, they are quite adept at issuing contracts for marruming rural roads each year or two after the rains have swept away the previous marrum.
Why can't they do what, the colonial powers used to do, tarmac the damn roads once and for all? Instead of doing the same thing over and over again.

Hizo barabara ndizo zinalisha mabwenyenye year-in-year-out. Kuna watu wengi sana kazi yao ni kutegea hizo barabara. Yaani hawana kazi ingine.

 

[Clemens]

Hizo barabara ndizo zinalisha mabwenyenye year-in-year-out. Kuna watu wengi sana kazi yao ni kutegea hizo barabara. Yaani hawana kazi ingine.

Yaani wakule jasho yetu halafu wanajiita dynasty while they live off the taxes of the poor.

 

[Mwalimu-G]

they are quite adept at issuing contracts for marruming rural roads each year or two after the rains have swept away the previous marrum.

The first thing they should get right is the drainage to prevent those washouts.

 

[Mwalimu-G]

halafu wanajiita dynasty

Hii ni fitina.

 

[Clemens]

The first thing they should get right is the drainage to prevent those washouts.

They can't do that, it would be tantamount to disrupting their bi-annual eating spree.

 

[X-TRAIL]

Washenzi wengine wameweka murrum iko na mawe kubwa Hadi nduthi zinahepa zinatumia normal mchanga road

 

[Clemens]

Washenzi wengine wameweka murrum iko na mawe kubwa Hadi nduthi zinahepa zinatumia normal mchanga road

There is basically no supervision of the road contractors on the ground, makes you wonder why they get paid top shilling for?

 

[Mwalimu-G]

There is basically no supervision of the road contractors on the ground, makes you wonder why they get paid top shilling for?

Ulisikia procurement officer alinunua flat sita one sun?

 

[Clemens]

Ulisikia procurement officer alinunua flat sita one sun?

Yeah I did, but KRA ni Nani? Discrepancy between known sources of income and investment shall give them a day in court.