Kenya Railways inagisha zabuni ya kompresari hewa kwa treni za DMU

Kenya Railways imeingisha zabuni ya kimataifa kwa kompresari 24 za hewa kwa treni za Diesel Multiple Unit, ambazo ni sehemu ya mradi wa Benki ya Dunia wa Ksh65 bilioni wa kuboresha usafiri wa mijini. Iliyotangazwa tarehe 28 Aprili 2026, ingizo hilo lilitokea siku 12 tu kabla ya tarehe ya kuingiza zabuni Mei 11. Hakuna sababu rasmi zilizotolewa.

Kenya Railways ilitangaza rasmi ingizo la zabuni hiyo katika notisi ya tarehe 28 Aprili. Zabuni ilikuwa kwa mchakato wa ushindani wa kimataifa kulingana na kanuni za Benki ya Dunia, na kulenga kuboresha vifaa muhimu vya treni za DMU. Zabuni zilipaswa kuingizwa na dhamana ya Ksh1.5 milioni, na kufunguliwa makao makuu ya shirika Nairobi.

Treni za DMU zinatumika katika huduma ya Nairobi Commuter Rail, ikitoa usafiri wenye kasi, uaminifu na bei nafuu kwa wenyeji wa Nairobi na kaunti jirani. Ingizo la ghafla linatoa mashaka juu ya mchakato wa ununuzi na ratiba ya kuboresha miundombinu ya reli ya wenyeji.

Wadau wanasemea kuwa ingizo linaweza kuwa kutokana na mapitio ya utawala au marekebisho ya ufadhili, ingawa Kenya Railways haijatoa maelezo. Matukio kama haya ni nadra katika miradi mikubwa iliyofadhiliwa na wafadhili, na yanaweza kuchelewesha utekelezaji na kuathiri imani ya wafadhili.

Bado haijulikani kama zabuni itatangazwa upya au kurekebishwa ili iwe nafuu zaidi. Hii inakuja wakati ripoti zinaonyesha kuwa treni kadhaa za DMU zina shida za mara kwa mara za kuharibika, na kugharimu shirika zaidi katika matengenezo.

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Kenya Railways Corporation has issued a tender to buy 24 Diesel Multiple Unit air compressors under a World Bank-backed initiative to improve Nairobi commuter rail services.

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