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Isiolo should be made a capital city.
Rank: Member Joined: 10/11/2007 Posts: 213
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@ Mukiha.. spot on
@ Btimer ...FYI isiolo is one hour drive from both Meru and Nanyuki
@Simonkabz......The whether is not as arid as say....kitui
@ all ... The problem with Kenyans is that when cannot differentiate,marabit,Mandera,Wajir,Isiolo,Garissa. The colonialists must also take a chunk of the blame since they created the impression that life is only on the railway line
Most Upper east and NEP province is currently a huge neglected area and most people call non cushitic tribesmen 'merus' since they dont knw of the luhyas,luos kipsigis etc
But with the new NEP ministry the following are underway:
1. Oil Exploration in isiolo and selected blocks
2. Construction of Northern corridor to Adis ababa. Ethiopian side is complete and is a design marvel
3. Oil pipeline from JUba
4. Isiolo international airport
5. Proximity to meru maua (read miraa tea coffee) and Nanyuki (largescale farms,lewa,Tourism)
6. Security- The fears by 'Kenyans' of Al shabaab are un founded. Kenyan somalis and related tribes plus the somali refugees dont support them having witnessed the anarchy they can cause. In any case somalia border is agood 500km away and there are so many barracks in town
7. Finally -there is water and eleectricity
All that is needed is an architectural masterplan eg like the one for UAE cities
Me first,U next
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/27/2007 Posts: 2,768
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hi all, i believe that since nobody has as yet clarified what kind (commercial or administrative) of a capital city we should be having as isiolo,i guess that we mean administrative as all the factors that affect the growth and development of a commercial city do not favour Isiolo together with its environs. I believe also that an administrative capital should actually be located in or close to areas with the largest populations as these are the areas where the largest official activities take place....you see about 85% of the kenyas roughly 40m people are found in the western part of the country i.e west of the longitudinal line dividing kenya almost into two halves. the most centrally located region where the 85% of the population reside is actually Nakuru or Molo....either of these two can be the administrative capital city rather than Isiolo... NEVER TALK OF A RHINO IF THERE IS NO TREE NEAREBY - ZULU PROVERB ...besides, the presence of a safe alone does not signify that there is money inside...
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Rank: Elder Joined: 5/30/2009 Posts: 1,390
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@ waria,isiolo marsabit n moyale r not in upper eastern,they're in northern part of eastn prov @kaigangio,new urban devpts shd be in sparsely populated areas,hence growth of nairobi towards kitengela ngong n rongai in kajiado,mlolongo in machakos as opposed to areas in kiambu Trust God and follow his commands for this is the whole duty of man- Eccl 12:13 What a wicked man I am!The things I want to do,I don't do.The things I don't want to do I find myself doing
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,378 Location: Nairobi
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1) Chicago is located pretty 'north' rather than central... I think 'central' USA is in Nebraska (2) Chicago is not the capital of USA,it is Washington DC Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,378 Location: Nairobi
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LOL.. isiolo is isolated & who will move there? And the jamaa who said ati 2nd international airport... kwani Mombasa isnt an international airport? And so is eldoret... well,ask the warias... Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Chief Joined: 1/3/2007 Posts: 18,378 Location: Nairobi
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@waria said '@ all ... The problem with Kenyans is that when cannot differentiate,marabit,Mandera,Wajir,Isiolo,Garissa. The colonialists must also take a chunk of the blame since they created the impression that life is only on the railway line' *** Puhleeze... STOP blaming the colonialists for every little turd that you crap... They LEFT in 1963... and they built the railway... kwani,who has been teaching geography since 1963? Or written textbooks? **** I like most SKerians was born way after 1963... please dont blame the Brits for your own own ignorance! Kenya (may) celebrate 50 years in 2013... if we dont have a civil war... also to be blamed on the Brits? Greedy when others are fearful,Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase WB Greedy when others are fearful. Very fearful when others are greedy - to paraphrase Warren Buffett
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/20/2009 Posts: 348
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@waria.
those are interesting points you have.assuming we get oil what other vibrant economic activity would isiolo have to offer other than transit city to ethiopia and other places.you talked about water,where is the water coming from?
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/31/2008 Posts: 1,076
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@Mukiha & Waria Hey guys,- nay by bandit country I didnt mean any other nation but certain regions in Kenya,that surround Isiolo,as well as certain sections of Isiolo itself. I know my country fairly well, indeed I have been to Achers post a number of times,which is past Isiolo. But dont you agree that the from Isiolo upwards Govt presence gets less and less,and bandit attack risk grows exponentially. NB This is not meant to suggest any contempt towards the communities that live in those areas. B.timer Dunia ni msongamano..
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2007 Posts: 8,776 Location: Cameroon
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I think kagizzard has a more valid point. Isiolo is not so central to majority of the population,infact,nairobi isnt too badly located. Can silence be misquoted? TULIA.........UFUNZWE!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/13/2009 Posts: 1,950 Location: in kenya
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Someone told me that in either the 1st world war or 2nd world war Isiolo town was bombed havig been mistaken for Nairobi.According to my informant Isiolo's cordinates put it at the center of Kenya.therefore if the infrastructure was to be put in place Isiolo would be the most centrally placed city in kenya. My point is,if Isiolo was to be made an admiistrative city it would open up a very big chunk of this country. In terms of the weather,I dont know if you know this,alot of agricultural products come from Isiolo and the Ewaso nyiro river passes through the town. you can achive all things through Him(Jesus Christ) '......to the acknowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ; 3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.' Colossians 2:2-3
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