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nakujua Posted: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:46:08 PM
alma wrote:I get a lot of flack when I say that the problem with Kenya is not buildings but the people running these buildings....
So all of a sudden the mayor finds out he doesn't have fire equipment, the town clerk looks like a deer in the headlights, the gov't is silent and we all want to blame the tenants for not backing up data and the building owners for not having sprinkler systems.
It reminds me of the Konza thread, where the solution is not to fix the underlying mismanagement but to transfer the mismanagement to a whole new city.
Only when we come to terms that our education system has rewarded incompetent managers with degrees and masters while sacrificing managers who actually perform their duties who are too busy to go for evening classes at strathmore, shall we move forward.
The next building will not be Times towers, it will be your house.
enyewe we need people dedicated to doing their jobs, maybe the fire fighters were busy in class instead of learning how to operate the new machines
You will never get what you deserve - only what you negotiate for
essyk Posted: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 12:30:07 PM
http://www.nairobimetro....p;catid=3&Itemid=47
Nairobi Fire Department receives new Metz Aerial Ladder vehicle
Following an order from the Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development, Metz Aerials has delivered an L56 aerial ladder to the Nairobi City Council Fire Department in Kenya. Together with several Rosenbauer pumper trucks, this customized piece of equipment forms an integral part of the “Nairobi Growth and Development Strategy” that has been drawn up for the booming Kenyan capital.
http://www.standardmedia...cid=4¤tPage=2
smile was speaking at KICC, Nairobi, Wednesday during the commissioning of fire fighting equipment bought by the Nairobi Metropolitan Ministry.
The equipment, which included THREE fire fighting engines, will be distributed to Nairobi City Council, Thika and Machakos Municipal councils
Now it means the NCC has only 1 modern truck.
Witnesses to the blaze said when the state-of-the art fire engine arrived, albeit late, the fire fighters appeared unsure how to operate the ladder.
Sad
“We could see them making calls asking for instructions on how to get the ladder up. By this time, the fire was burning out of control,
City residents and those affected by the fire demanded an explanation from the CCN, to know why fire fighters who rushed to the scene were ill-equipped to fight the blaze.
Is that truck in the hands of the council? how come they dint know how to operate it?
http://www.citizentv.co.ke/
Mayor: Na hizo(the 3)zilikua ni za ministry ya metropolitan.Na nataka tuseme ya kwamba, Ministry ya local Govermt na ya metropolitan,ningetaka zifanye kazi pamoja. The engines we have are small.We are not ready Sad Sad
Seriously, how do these two ministries work? Who is holding this truck since NCC have denied being in posession?? Is it no wonder the firefighters were unable to operate it?
Was it surrendered to the council by Metropolitan department as was reported in the dailies?
Naskia aibu sana.
And which trucks were we seeing at the scene anyway?