Transport

Directorate of Transport

The Transport department has the mandate of providing serviceable and operational road construction equipment and vehicles for use in construction of durable and quality roads within the County.

The department has the mandate of hiring County Equipment to contractors within the county which generates revenue to the County Government.

The County Transport department has the following Equipment under the Supervision of the County Mechanical Engineer;

Five Tippers
A Low Loader
Five Graders
Three Dozers
Two Excavators
Two Rollers
Two Wheel Loaders
Seven Utility Vehicles
Heavy duty tools for the Mechanical Workshop

Future Plans

The Transport department has the following future plans

Equip and modernize the County Mechanical Workshop
Buy a pressing machine
Create a Road Safety Campaign to raise awareness on the Safe use of Transport Infrastructure.
Personnel Welfare to boost the morale of County Transport Staff.
The Directorate plans to buy an additional fleet of Road Maintenance Equipment and dispose unserviceable ones in accordance with the Procurement and Disposal Act.
Hire More staff to operate the Machines.

MACHINE HIRE RATE CARD

Hire Of Machinery-Dry Rates:	Rate	Current Charges (Kshs)		Proposed Charges (Kshs)		Approved Charges (Kshs)
		Public	Private	Public	Private	Public	Private
Bulldozer D4	Per hour	8,000	10,000	8,000	10,000	8,000	10,000
Bulldozer D6	Per hour	9,000	11,000	9,000	11,000	9,000	11,000
Bulldozer d8	Per hour	10,000	12,500	10,000	12,000	10,000	12,000
Tractor shovel 70hp	Per hour	4,500	6,500	4,500	6,500	4,500	6,500
Wheel loader 100hp	Per hour	5,500	7,500	5,500	7,500	5,500	7,500
Prime mover	Per hour	4,000	4,500	4,000	4,500	4,000	4,500
Excavator	Per hour	7,500	8000	7,500	8,000	7,500	8,000
Roller	Per hour	5,000	5,500	5,000	5,500	5,000	5,500
Motor grader	Per hour	6,000	6,500	6,000	6,500	6,000	6,500
Tipper(s)	Per hour	2,500	3,000	2,500	3,000	2,500	3,000