Project 254 - Episode 25 - Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Story; Part 1

Project 254 - Episode 25 - Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Story; Part 1

[@kevinlaw6191]

I see some viewers keep repeating the western propagada. Stop saying China putting Africa in debt. You want development, you need to build infrastructure. In fact when you want to build anything, you need financing. You can borrow from the any bank in the world, it will be debt. Don't just look at the railway alone. You have to see how much economic activities it will generate. There is one sure way to getting in debt: status quo, meaning staying in the past. I am confident that the African people are capable of good judgement.

[@Alexpktang]

Well done Kenya ! you have made a wise decision. However, I am from the West (Canada), there wasn't any reports about this success story but instead I did heard mostly negative media report about the "Debt Trap", not using local workers and extreme expansive construction cost by the Chinese company etc... Your report changed my mind.

[@whencamerascaptureshocking2632]

Alex Tang 🤣😂😂dept trap

[@michelng5630]

@gfy Guy If you can answer this question correctly, you have a brain. Who runs the risk in a loan transaction? The lender or the borrower?

[@theturkanabus3610]

This video was done by the government. Do you really think that the government will admit that one of its projects was a bad idea?

[@dota2playersenjehang703]

@@gfygfy9512 so ur comparing chinese trains to the western enslavers ??? Nice try tho

[@mabhodlelajj1195]

@@michelng5630 THE BOROWER,coz if you can't pay then the lender will take some of your things in payment of your depts,things like a port in case of kenya or ant other country

[@gerhardzeitler352]

I 've been in Kenya. Since then I am in love with the country and the kenyan people. Greetings from Germany.

[@gerhardzeitler352]

@@gfygfy9512 China invest also a lot in Germany and buying Firms just to spy for our Know How. Fortunately the Bussiness world realized that on time. But I have to admit that Europe too is investing mainly in Asia to exploit cheap labor there. Money is everything! Whoever has enough of it rules the world. This is sad but very difficult to prevent.

[@ladaffodilion]

@@gfygfy9512 Chinese people are very friendly. That's why Guangzhou could have over half a million Africans there. Plz keep a broad mind. : )

[@tfl4963]

Wilkommen back again. Hakuna Matata

[@hunteralabama4501]

Congrats! love from China. Kenya is such a great country.

[@superz7940]

好想亲自去体验一下这条铁路

[@hunteralabama4501]

@@superz7940 坐在火车上横穿察沃国家公园看野生动物，一定非常爽

[@superz7940]

@@hunteralabama4501 是啊，等我攒够钱了就去肯尼亚，埃塞俄比亚 看一看！ 埃塞俄比亚，肯尼亚，坦桑尼亚，只要开始全面工业化的进程，投资机会还是很大的！做一个进出口贸易商，就已经能赚很多钱了！

[@superz7940]

@@hunteralabama4501 埃塞俄比亚 确实让人很尊重，非洲唯一一个没有被殖民的国家！

[@superz7940]

@@hunteralabama4501 19世纪末列强瓜分非洲，埃塞俄比亚是唯一成功击败欧洲殖民势力，保护并维持其君主制国统的非洲国家。1974年，一次军事流血政变将1930年代以来一直统治埃塞俄比亚的皇帝海尔·塞拉西一世推翻以后，埃塞俄比亚废除君主制，建立由门格斯图掌握实权的军政府，并成为名义上的社会主义国家，直至1990年才宣布放弃社会主义制度。1991年，亲阿尔巴尼亚的埃塞俄比亚人民革命民主阵线通过武装斗争上台，执政至今。非洲联盟总部位于该国首都亚的斯亚贝巴。

[@denniskioko1018]

Indeed a game changer for Kenya and the Kenyan economy at large...proud to be a Kenyan!

[@irenedavo3768]

Dennis Kioko please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi

[@denniskioko1018]

Alright... what's in there anyway!?

[@orvenpamonag2234]

Congrats Kenya for your new railway system. Here in our country PH were hoping to complete in 2022 probably our first subway system.

[@duncanlivingstone4850]

God bless my country!

[@tfl4963]

Amen 🙏🙏

[@paopaowell]

keep it up africa friend

[@lqtian5612]

very nice to see the views from local kenyan's points.

[@rwenji22]

East Africa needs to move together so that we have trains leaving Nbi for Daresalam or Kampala and vice versa. It’s going to be more profitable to all.

[@irenedavo3768]

Duncan Muchina please watch 8 videos of Jim Nduruchi

[@rwenji22]

Irene Davo, I will but why?

[@rayvit8155]

Early stage to a developed society is always slow and painful, capital often accumulates in bloody ways, as the western countries experienced. Africa needs to be independent only if it can gain its own capability by cooperation from the globe, encouraging the spread of human resource, technology and capital. No mater which country can provide, but be aware of hypocritical empty words.

[@jorinwolff3778]

Hey there, thank you for this informative video. I am currently writing my bachelor thesis on the local experiences of the SGR in Kenya. As part of my research, it would be great to speak to locals involved in the project or affected by it. Could you maybe direct me towards people affected or involved in the project. Would a channel representative maybe be available for a short interview? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks for your understanding and your cooperation.

[@adimilsonpachecoduarte1978]

Parabéns pelo trabalho! Força Kenya!

[@dennysimth2788]

肯尼亚兄弟 加油！

[@shilongtang549]

这条铁路改变了人们的出行方式，change the transportation way,改变了周围投资环境 change the invest environment，增加了肯尼亚gdp increase the kenya gdp. I saw a lot of video about SGR experience, they are proud that in this country they have this reliable, fast, safe, clean train. if still someone still saying cost too much, please get familiar with government tender procedure. or directly get Europe or USA to build this,just let us see how much will spend.

[@furhathaider7648]

Beautiful country

[@Eniola0ne]

And People in the West are talking Chinese want Colonized Africa. Win and Win philosophy of Taoist is in practice in Africa. Chinese see opportunity in African markets. The Continent population that is over Billions, is another great potential. Africa is the next frontier.

[@millicentouma2324]

Do you Really know the China People? I which you COULD Search for HISTORY Why EUROPEAN and other Developt countries dont Trust them??? Afrika is lost to China. THEY will wake up when it is too late with the corrupt Government ..CHINA DID NOT COME TO AFRIKA TO MAKE YOU HAPPY,BUT TO COLONIZE IN THE NEAR FEATURE. YOU HAVE A MONEY HUNGRY GOVERNMENT AND CHINIES HAVE MONEY.THINK OF THAT IN SOME YEARS TO COME.CHINA IS A COMMUNIST COUNTRY REMEMBER THAT.WHAT DO COMMUNIST DO TO HIS PEOPLE??? READ HISTORY OF COMUMUNIST. I LIVE IN GERMANY AND THE GERMANS DONT TRUST THEM.Why do you Trust them then??? Poor Quality of there Goods is what you like?? Afrika can do BETTER if the Government is organized There is no rich continent in the whole Earth than Afrika, but where are we ? 3world because of corruption

[@Eniola0ne]

@@millicentouma2324 if European don't trust Chinese, why they have Chinese Town everywhere in Europe. I can buy to that Western propaganda about Chinese, want to Colonize Africa. I lived in Holland before, too I don't believe Chinese intention is Colonization of Africa. Chinese see Market opportunities in Africa. And understand, when we put our act together, we can move mountain .

[@dyphcchai]

very good music !

[@ZahidHussain-cd2ul]

👍..............🇵🇰

[@cinnamonstar808]

People have been asking for more train time added | wifi for the longest ; 🤷 who is managing this? and what else are they busy with? The trains are booked way in advance for awhile now. I DONT GET IT? !! At least allow a private run train to use the line in between cargo & the SGR or have them attached their salon/coach to the SGR ride to Mombasa. The train line is just sitting there unused. Kenya needs to remove inefficient government workers or tie their pay to performance of getting things done.

[@michelng5630]

@cinnamon star 808 I seriously doubt the you have the qualifications or the wisdom to criticize the operation of a complex transportation system.

[@cinnamonstar808]

@@michelng5630 you are irrelevant

[@meshukomoney9499]

I support you. We need to up our game.lazy people to give space to able minds

[@gyuhdboy6628]

哇哦DF11G型号内燃机车

[@erickgeorge5007]

Talk english

[@iiiiiiii6228]

Uhuru the best president yet.

[@oliverwabwire2836]

Come to think of it....African countries are literally unable to interconnect to each other without the help of a country whose agenda is "belt and road" initiative.....for itself!!

[@johnsoncao3114]

Check the news update, the keyboards heroes.

[@VerminatorAFC]

The imperialists before, built train tracks to make the movement of goods easier for them. China is doing the same, but instead we’re going to sign over our lands to them in exchange for the trains, which they will eventually use to move their goods across Africa. This will happen once the politicians who got paid off, run out of tax payers money to service the debt, and China gives them their wish list of what resources they want to plunder in exchange for the debt on the outdated trains, which China has no need of. What they do need is land and natural resources, when will Africa learn, our resources should never be sold off, especially at such a low price. Ask yourself why didn’t China build us a nice high speed rail network, like they are doing across China. Or ask yourself why they gave the Ethiopians a longer train line, a more modern train line at a cheaper cost than us. Ethiopia got an electrified line, and we got an outdated diesel line. This is new imperialism, they come with a friendly face and a credit card.

[@porkycrap4195]

you dumb ass people are already complaining that this cost them 3+B. You realize high speed train cost 10x as much?

[@cheval63sg]

"Ask yourself why didn’t China build us a nice high speed rail network, like they are doing across China", that is because the cost, including maintenance, is very high. Even China is not making money out of the high speed train until now.

[@sureshruparel9114]

Total project cost then maintain running cost and recovery to repay back is this been really verified or betrayal by leader's again Africa will become debt trapped economically enslaved out 🤔

[@royrong1376]

肯尼亚真可以算得上是东非之光了...

[@sureshruparel9114]

I'm thinking how colonial entrapment by debt trap growing enough example are known non viable project built then annex whole thing under Chinese hold result is there srilanka port Pakistan port and highways same with many more Maldives etc.. Are these investment repayment viability calculated get sense of business calculation don't be bait catching and end up economic enslavement at hands of Chinese this is seriously big blunders

[@tfl4963]

We Kenyans are hardworking and well take care of the debt through our taxation regime.

[@sureshruparel8433]

@@tfl4963 Time will show don't worry okay will see soon time will reveal REALITY OUTCOME

[@Kamaajk]

Kenya mbele

[@dismasgerald3497]

Tanzania mbele daima

[@dismasgerald3497]

Mungu ibariki East Africa

[@Tata-bd9nx]

@@dismasgerald3497 Chuki na wivu kwa Wakenya ndio mmumeweka mbele daima.

[@tfl4963]

@@dismasgerald3497 Amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@CHINAxiaobei]

东非其实有很多黑人美女的。肯尼亚加油。

[@derrickalabiggie]

wow EVA KUNT i miss you dada

[@kvm1992]

The railway is not for the generations that come long after. In a generation, the quality of the railway will be incompatible with the needs of the upcoming generations. This is not the best thing that has to happen to Kenya. In other words, what you're saying is those who come after can't have better but got to only settle for less.

[@VerminatorAFC]

The imperialists before, built train tracks to make the movement of goods easier for them. China is doing the same, but instead we’re going to sign over our lands to them in exchange for the trains, which they will eventually use to move their goods across Africa. This will happen once the politicians who got paid off, run out of tax payers money to service the debt, and China gives them their wish list of what resources they want to plunder in exchange for the debt on the outdated trains, which China has no need of. What they do need is land and natural resources, when will Africa learn, our resources should never be sold off, especially at such a low price. Ask yourself why didn’t China build us a nice high speed rail network, like they are doing across China. Or ask yourself why they gave the Ethiopians a longer train line, a more modern train line at a cheaper cost than us. Ethiopia got an electrified line, and we got an outdated diesel line. This is new imperialism, they come with a friendly face and a credit card.