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IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
General:
This forms a report of the reconnaiscance site vist carried out between 27th-29th May 2015 by Zamconsult
Consulting Engineers on the above works whose client is the Kisii County Government. The Consultants
team included;
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The team first met the Countys Director of Environment (Mr. Boke) and one of the officers in his office
(Ms. Violet Kwamboka). It was understood that the Environment Office had undertaken the initial scoping
of the works included in the Terms of Reference.
The team then met the Chief Officer (Mr. Zablon Morioka Ongori) in charge of Lands, Physical Planning,
Housing and Urban Development before meeting the Executive Officer (Mr. Moses Onderi). From this
office it was learnt that the funds for execution of the actual works were allocated by the Central
Government.
The following County officers were detailed to accompany the consultants team during the inspection
tour;
1. Mr. Obuya- Engineer in charge of urban development
2. Ms. Yvonne- Deputy Director, physical planning
3. Mr. Ombaso- works officer
Brief scope of works:
A summary of the estimated extent of work and specific locations is captured in table 1
Location
Central
Business
District
Jogoo Area
Mwembe Area
Nyanchwa Area
Totals
Roads (km)
2.9
1.4
4.9
3.2
23.55
0.6
3.2
2.9
9.6
4
9
7
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These estimates were observed to be considerably less than the actual because further dilapidation of the
infrastructure has occurred since the scoping was done. Measurements may have to be done anew.
General observations:
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Pedestrian
walkway Cycle track
>250mm
high kerbs
Road
carriageway
At the end of police road at the entrance to RAM mortuary there is need for a box culvert with a
drop inlet inspection chamber.
There is a sewer passing at the position of the drop inlet inspection chamber
After the road crossing box culvert, the outfall to the stream needs to be opened, widened and
lined for about 30m.
Just before the stream, there is need for a trash rack to capture solid waste especially polythene
bags which now end up in the stream.
At the stream, a large box culvert is required with a flume entrance.
Extend the drain up the road raise the kerbs. Terminate the drain in front of Jogoo Lab Services.
The cross culvert at junction to Mayfair Hotel is silted and blocked due to water pipe crossing at
the outlet which holds polythene debris, it should be cleaned.
Access culverts to two premises near Saima village inn are required. The culverts should be
minimum 900mm diameter because the cross culvert up the drain is already 900mm diameter.
Saima Village Inn should be instructed from the County Engineers office to construct a grated cut
off drain and channel the storm flow from their compound into the existing drain at their cost.
Between Saima Village Inn and the Prisons gate, the channel needs lining in some areas.
There should be a grated cut-off drain for all the storm water from within the prisons compound
at the prisons gate and this should be channeled to the inlet chamber of the 900mm diameter
cross culvert
The cross culvert referenced above should be unblocked and another line of 900mm diameter
culvert added.
On the opposite side of the road around the bend, kerbs, channels and mitre drains should be
introduced for a distance of about 200m.
There is scouring in the drain near the outlet of the cross culvert which needs improvement.
Between the prisons gate and the stream, there is a sewer manhole in the drain which is
obstructing free flow of water.
Plate 2-2: Saima Village Inn entrance needs grated cut off
channel
ROAD NO. 1 CBD: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFFICE ON THE LEFT ALONG MOI AVENUE TO
STADIUM TO NYANCHWA STREAM
The drain is lined in many areas, however some segment still require lining
An outlet headwall is necessary for a culvert joining the drain at the corner off Moi Road
There are twin 600mm diameter culverts which are much silted.
The road is narrow and there is no space for NMT. A covered drain is necessary especially along
Moi road and along Nyanchwa Road adjacent to the Stadium.
The drain is silted and it is evident by water marks on the road that the storm flows on to the road
The outfall to the river is not lined and is overgrown with shrubs which impede free flow of water.
The outfall is on a steep slope, a cascaded drain is required to help reduce water velocity and
erosion at river bed.
At Nyanchwa Stream, there is need for cascaded gabion boxes to reduce erosive effects of the
water as it falls more than six meters.
Nyanchwa stream crosses the road in a one 900mm PCC, which is under size for the amount of
discharge in the stream. This has been evidenced by water filling up the stream and flowing over
the road. A box culvert is necessary which will also be extended for pedestrian crossing.
Plate 4-10: Nyanchwa Stream had burst its banks the previous
night and flooded homes near the riparian
The road from Nyanchwa Adventist through Njugunas to the Kisii-Suneka Bypass junction is in a
poor state and should be constructed and upgraded to bitumen standards with lined drain on
both sides.
There is also need for new street lighting.
ROAD NO. 6 NYANCHWA AREA: MWANYAGETINGE MARKET ALONG THE SUNEKA BYPASS AND
CROSSING TO NUBIA ROAD
Constructed drains are largely nonexistent in this area hence a lot of erosion due to the large
amounts of water and the steep grades.
Lined drains are required on both sides with scour checks
Access culverts are required to each developed property
There is a lot of ground water flowing from springs into the roads.
There are two short estate roads that should be constructed to bitumen standards and with
covered drains on both sides and street lighting.
There is need for a large cut-off drain on the left of this road, that is the upper side, to collect all
the water from the Njugunas area and outfaal it two ways, one back towards the Nyanchwa
Springs but the major one will outfall along the Nubia village road to Soko Mjinga.
The Nubia village roads are three Number and they should all be upgraded to bitumen standards
with covered drains as they are a densely populated area
The junction at Sokomjinga which was already tarmacked has been completely washed away and
there is a large and deep pool of water there.
There should be a large box culvert and a proper outfall to the river.
ROAD NUMBER 5 NYANCHWA AREA: BRITHERM ACADEMY SCHOOL, KAG CHURCH-NHC FLATS
LINK TO SOKO MJINGA
This road should be upgraded to bitumen standards with covered drains as it is a densely
populated area.
The road from the gate of Kisii University will require drains and pedestrian walkways on both
sides as it is extremely busy with students and motorcyclists
Lower reaches of the road are drained both sides though drain has broken down in some sections
due to steep grade leading to erosion. Upper reaches are not drained. The highest point draining
towards the kilgoris road is at Gekomu primary.
Do a lined open drain on both sides
Section after Christamariane hospital going up is not drained. Lower sections that are drained
drains are not lined.
Both sides of the road will require lined drain with kerbs and mitre drains.
Introduce a paved pedestrian walkway
16 ROAD NO. 2 AND 3 CBD: POST OFFICE ON BOTH SIDES TO TABAKA OLD STAGE
On the right, there is a drain which is lined in some areas and of irregular shape, in some places
wide and in some places narrow.
There is no drain on the left, this is necessary
The outfall drain on the left need to be realigned and storm drainage inspection chambers reconstructed. There is one such inspection chamber under the garage which does not have an
inspection manhole cover hence permanently covered.
The outfall drain should be cleared of all juakali sheds erected on top of it.
The outfall into the river should be a cascaded channel do break the velocity of the water, which
has massively eroded and almost swept away the trunk sewer manhole and line.
The trunk sewer is broken at that point and should be repaired.
Another drain should start just after the outfall near the garage, which will itself outfall just before
the Magnate Billboard
This road is from Soko Mjinga to Daraja Mbili. The street is very busy with the Daraja Mbili market
operating on Thursdays. Because of this, the drains have been covered by timber planks to create
areas for displaying wares.
The drains on this road will have to be covered on both sides, and the road surface which is already
worn out improved.
There are three Street flood lighting masts on the lower reaches but should be extended to Soko
Mjinga.
19 ROAD NO. 9 CBD: KISII GENERAL HOSPITAL, NYAKONGO BUILDING, MTC, STREAM
The drain is in good condition but should be covered around the gate to Kisii level 5 Hospital
It is a high density pedestrian area and a walkway should be done on the right.
The cross culvert from Right to left and the corner after MTC is blocked, and the capacity is small,
being a 600mm diameter.
A new inlet chamber and cross culvert is necessary.
20 ROAD NO. 11 CBD: KISII PARISH CHURCH-BUS PARK TO RAM HOSPITAL-POLICE LINK-STREAM
There is a small covered drain in front of the Parish Church but the slots between the cover slabs
are blocked so the storm water cannot enter the drain. The capacity should be improved.
Covered drain on both sides with separate pedestrian walkway and cycle track is necessary
Just after the lower Junction, motor cyclists requested for an off road parking, because currently
they park on the road.
A new drain is necessary on the right side and the road should be super elevated to drain water
on one side, the left side.
Both the drains should be covered with separate Pedestrian walkways and cycle tracks.
The road is completely washed off because of storm water flow on the road surface, a new base
and surfacing will be necessary.
There should be a covered cascaded outfall because it is a footpath leading to a footbridge.
The road surface is new, but the cross-fall is to the left while the drain is to the right, hence the
drain is of little use.
There should be shallow IBDs on the left from around KCB, with several outfalls on every possible
alley to Moi Avenue.
25 ROAD NO. 20 CBD: MWALIMU HOTEL- REHEMA ACADEMY-JOIN DRAIN ON LOWER ROAD
From Mwalimu Hotel to the Junction to Rehema Academy is a new road, but stone pitching should
be added on cut surfaces as they are high and susceptible to erosion.
From the junction to Rehema Academy to the Gate of the Academy, the construction of the road
and drain is in progress, hence no new intervention is necessary
Figure 25-11: The steep fall to the river, see the exposed
trunk sewer manhole and pipe