Listers Generally, road safety audits involve the deliberate evaluation of road development schemes during design, construction and operation with the specific purpose of identifying potential road safety challenges to any road user (pedestrians and drivers) and proposing mitigation measures (countermeasures) to remove or mitigate those challenges. It is a formal, written process involving signed reports. The import of this discussion would be to support KENHA and all other road authorities to pursue the integration of these processes in our road infrastructure development processes. Part of the reason why this process should be an arm's length process is the fact that segregation of functions is key to ensuring significant reductions in the cost of road crashes on the economy. I submit it is part of the overall effort of reducing the cost of doing business in the country for both domestic and foreign investors. Kind regards Eric Aligula Magolo, PhD Programmes Coordinator & Ag. Head, Infrastructure and Economic Services Division Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4 Fax: +254-20-2719951 E-mail: jairah@kippra.or.ke <mailto:jairah@kippra.or.ke> URL: www.kippra.org <http://www.kippra.org/> Proudly Kenyan, Kenyan by Nature! "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility..........I welcome it." John F. Kennedy "To allow other people's assessment of you to determine your own self-assessment is a very big mistake" Columbia University President Lee Bollinger "Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory, nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt "Ex Africa semper aliquid novi" "Per aspera ad astra!" From: Ali Hussein [mailto:ali@hussein.me.ke] Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 2:51 PM To: Eric Aligula Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] RESPONSES FROM ENGINEER KIDENDA ON THE STATE OF KENYAN ROADS I concur with Eric on this one. To expect Chiefs to do audits on the quality of work done on Roads Construction & Maintenance is Pedestrian (Pun intended!) thinking.. Having said that, Eric, it would be good to know what the agencies responsible are doing to ensure well done work on our infrastructure. What piques me is the obvious lack of finishing in some of the projects (which i guess Chiefs) can point out... :-) Regards Ali Hussein On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Eric Aligula <jairah@kippra.or.ke> wrote: Listers Internal audits, are very different from mandated, arm's length road safety audits. The outcomes cannot be the same. Kind regards Eric Aligula Magolo, PhD Programmes Coordinator & Ag. Head, Infrastructure and Economic Services Division Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) P.O. Box 56445, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254-20-2719933/4 Fax: +254-20-2719951 E-mail: jairah@kippra.or.ke URL: www.kippra.org Proudly Kenyan, Kenyan by Nature! "In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shrink from this responsibility..........I welcome it." John F. Kennedy "To allow other people's assessment of you to determine your own self-assessment is a very big mistake" Columbia University President Lee Bollinger "Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory, nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt "Ex Africa semper aliquid novi" "Per aspera ad astra!"
-----Original Message----- From: kictanet [mailto:kictanet- bounces+jairah=kippra.or.ke@lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Michuki Mwangi Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 12:47 PM To: Eric Aligula Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions Subject: Re: [kictanet] RESPONSES FROM ENGINEER KIDENDA ON THE STATE OF KENYAN ROADS
Hi GG, et al,
While the response is appreciated, it is apparently clear IMHO that internal audits for safety standards do not work for us. Further, it is almost evident that no one can be held accountable or responsible for Road Safety other than myself.
IMHO an independently entity such as NEMA should be mandated to ensure the bare minimum road safety standards such as markings, signage, safety engineering, are in place on our roads. Absence should lead to automatic closures of the roads until the safety features are implemented.
For instance, the so called black-spots have been at the same location for decades. Sadly even the bare minimum signage, that one is approaching a black-spot, is missing let alone re-engineering the road to eliminate
the
problem (be it a social or technical cause).
With economic growth, we can expect to have many new including young and old drivers coming onto the roads every day. Without some basic safety standards and guidelines we can bet the carnage will only get worse.
As such if road safety is entirely my sole responsibility then excuse my cynicism and probably that of others when using our roads.
my 2 cents.
Michuki.
On 5/30/12 11:32 AM, Grace Githaiga wrote:
Listers
Greetings.
Kindly find attached a response from Engineer Kidenda on the state of Kenyan Roads.
Rgds Grace
-- Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 09:23:03 +0100 From: ekebaya@yahoo.co.uk Subject: RE: KENYA ICT ACTION NETWORK QUESTIONS TO ENGINEER KIDENDA ON THE STATE OF KENYAN ROADS To: ggithaiga@hotmail.com; dg@kenha.co.ke; otieno.barrack@gmail.com
Dear Grace,
I sent this response to you yesterday from our official mail but it seems it did not get through.
Kindly acknowledge receipt
Regards
Esther Kebaya for: Director General, KeNHA
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