Eng. Godwin Micheni

Civil Engineer/Architect

[Nelson Amenya @amenya_nelson]

Why We Can’t Afford to Fumble the JKIA Upgrade

All Kenyans agree that JKIA is no longer fit for purpose, and every traveller, whether tourist or businessperson, who passes through it already knows it. The power fails intermittently. Leaking roofs have become a normal occurrence. All this happens in full view of the very investors we are trying to attract. This can no longer a functioning gateway for a country that calls itself the hub of the region.

The father of modern Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, notes in his book From Third World to First that when he began persuading investors to choose Singapore, he understood the importance of first impressions. He ensured that the roads from the airport to their hotels and to his office were neat and immaculate, lined with trees, shrubs and carefully maintained greenery. As investors drove into the island nation, they encountered, right in the heart of the city, a green oasis: 90 acres of rolling lawns and woodland, with a nine-hole golf course nestled within it.

I would argue that a world-class airport, delivered through transparent and competitive procurement processes, is just as important in shaping investor confidence. Today, Singapore’s Changi Airport is not only one of the busiest airports in the world, but also one of the best designed and most admired.

Nairobi urgently needs a new airport. While we have argued, litigated and scandalised our way through one failed plan after another, Addis Ababa has pressed ahead with the new airport at Bishoftu, while Kigali has moved forward with Bugesera. They are building for the future and positioning themselves to capture the traffic, cargo and connections that currently make Nairobi the centre of East African aviation.

Every month we lose, they gain. The cost of delay is measured in routes, jobs, investment and our standing on the continent. We are steadily surrendering advantages that took decades to build, all because of political interests and governance failures.

We have never been against upgrading JKIA. We have been against its capture. Those are two completely different things, yet they are deliberately blurred the moment someone asks an uncomfortable question.

As we aspire to become a new Singapore, we must embrace the very fundamentals that propelled Singapore to the top: competence, transparency, long-term planning and institutions that place the national interest above private interests. Kenya cannot afford to choose between development and accountability. We need both.

[Eng. Godwin Micheni @CheniGodwin]

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[Prof. Alfred Omenya @aomenya]

I am a Professor of Architecture. I have been a judge for Commonwealth Association of Architects Awards, International Union of Architects Awards, Asia Architecture Awards, AAK-Crown Architecture Awards, etc. Feel free to ignore my opinion. The New State House is plain MEDIOCRE!

[WARÚHIÚ @kamauwaruhiu]

I bought this car for 45k spent 100k on it and sold it for 35 k with a warning from the traffic commandant in kabete it was never to be seen on any Kenyan road ,we have tried in this life we have tried.

[I am Chege @_James041]

I don't know who this beautiful lady is, but I want you to listen to what she's saying.

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[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

Grammy Award-winning singer Angélique Kidjo will formally receive her star in Hollywood later this year.

The Beninoise-French musician known for her voice and electric stage presence is being honoured in the Recordings category.

[Business Daily @BD_Africa]

Why Kenya must delay handing counties public roads to manage https://t.co/sAxxmaP6DK

[Dear Self. @Dearme2_]

RULE NUMBER 1: Never tell anyone anything before it’s done. Neverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

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“Let the young man in his desperation go out and hunt. If he kills the elephant, his poverty ends. If the elephant kills him, his poverty ends.”

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[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The Blindsight device from Neuralink will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see.

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How the US Dollar has been weaponized and used to stifle the development of African Countries. (Nigeria)

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Njambi loved reggae, and reggae loved her back.

This mashup session with Luciano, Richie Spice and Etana was completely spontaneous

[Kithure Kindiki @KindikiKithure]

Proponents of the man-vote-shilling mantra neither understand its implications for Kenya's future, nor do they fathom its long term impact on the parts of Kenya they purport will benefit from it.

The cliché is neither a scientific principle nor is it an economic model of any kind. It is a mantra picked from casual banter and will fall flat when juxtaposed with the constitutional ideals and values upon which our nation is founded.

Every part of Kenya is entitled to prosperity not alone or at the expense of any other part of Kenya but rather, as part of the whole. The destiny and success of Kenya is inextricably linked to the destiny and success of each part of Kenya. One Nation, one Flag, one People.

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Jeff Bezos once said:

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