Likoni Cable Car Project Gazetted
Hope at last for the Likoni cable car project as it is finally gazetted. Read more
November 16, 2021
October 18, 2018
Contract Signing for the KSh.5.8B Likoni Cable Car Project
The Kenya Ferry Service (KFS) and Trapos Limited have signed a project agreement for the implementation of the Likoni Cable Car Project. This follows conclusion of negotiations between KFS as the contracting authority and Trapos Ltd, a consortium incorporating Kenya’s Trapos and Doppelmayr Garaventa Group, an Australian Company as the private partner.
September 20, 2018
Work On Sh5.8bn Likoni Cable Car Set To Start In Two Months
Works on the Sh5.8 billion cable car venture at the Likoni crossing is set to start in the next two months, easing movement of passengers between North Coast and South Coast. The Kenya Ferry Service (KFS) and Trapos Limited on Tuesday signed an agreement for the implementation of the project. The signing of the project […]
September 13, 2018
Traffic Woes Rock Likoni Channel As Mv Jambo Breaks Down
Traffic woes rocked the Likoni Channel in Mombasa on Wednesday morning after Mv Jambo, Kenya’s biggest ferry, broke down. Motorists and pedestrians seeking to cross the Indian Ocean to South Coast were forced to queue for long hours to get transport.The congestion affected commuters rushing to work, who forced their way into the three available […]
August 22, 2018
Likoni Cable Cars Reality Two Years Away
The Sh5.8 billion Likoni Cable Cars project, which has been approved, will take at least 18 months to complete and will be unveiled in June 2020. According to the Project Development Sponsor, Trapos Limited, the Private-Public Partnership (PPP) initiative will be commissioned early next year. The cable cars will be a huge relief for ferry […]
August 20, 2018
James Macharia Praises Likoni Cable Cars Project
The government will be the biggest beneficiary of the Sh4.1 billion Likoni Cable Cars project, Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has said. Although the project is being undertaken through the Public Private Partnership, Mr Macharia said its value will stand at Sh20 billion at the end of the concession period. Last week, the Cabinet approved […]
August 15, 2018
State in Sh4bn cable car plan for Likoni channel
The national government has approved plans to develop a cable car system to ease traffic congestion on the Likoni channel. The project which is estimated to cost Sh4.1 billion will move up to 5,500 passengers in one direction or double that number in both directions in one hour. The project was approved during on Tuesday’s […]
August 15, 2018
President Kenyatta Approves Cable Car Project During Cabinet Meeting
Cabinet approved a privately initiated investment proposal to develop a cable car system to address the human traffic challenges across the Likoni channel. The project which will be sponsored by a Kenyan and Austrian company will be capable of moving 5,500 passengers per direction per hour (or 11,000 passengers per hour in both directions). It […]
July 25, 2018
Cable car project expansion set to ease travel in Mombasa, Malindi
Movement in Mombasa and its surrounding areas will be eased following plans to extend the Likoni Cable cars project to Moi International Airport, Nyali and Malindi. Construction of the Sh5.8 billion project moved closer to reality after pre-engineering works were completed last week. Kenya Ferry Service managing director Bakari Gowa said after the Likoni project […]
July 22, 2018
Work On Mombasa Cable Car line Set To Begin This Month
Pre Engineering work for the kshs 5.8 billion likoni cable cars express are complete, paving way for the construction. The construction of the multi-billion shilling cable car is set to begin before August according to Kenya Ferry Services MD Bakari Gowa.Mr. Gowa said engineers are awaiting a nod from the cabinet to begin work on […]