Thursday, April 23, 2009
Day 29 (April 23, 2009) More Pictures
Hello
No doubt that all of you are fine. I am very fine too and my family okay. Find the attached file with more pictures reports. The one with a man's back is Mr.Bago at Cheku water project site and the Rig infront of him. The drilling team fixing the Rig. Cheku local communities taking times to rescue the stucked vehicle at the project site. More Rig's photo.
Much loves.....
Moshi R. Changai
PROJECT MANAGER
(In Country Representative)
CHEKU WATER PROJECT
No doubt that all of you are fine. I am very fine too and my family okay. Find the attached file with more pictures reports. The one with a man's back is Mr.Bago at Cheku water project site and the Rig infront of him. The drilling team fixing the Rig. Cheku local communities taking times to rescue the stucked vehicle at the project site. More Rig's photo.
Much loves.....
Moshi R. Changai
PROJECT MANAGER
(In Country Representative)
CHEKU WATER PROJECT
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Day 28 (April 22, 2009)
Moshi was able to send some pictures. The first is of him and Mr. Bago with the rig in the background. The others are of the excited school children.
Day 28 (April 22, 2009)
For the past 2 weeks Toni, the lead engineer, has been in India getting a part for the rig. During this time Moshi returned to Arusha and Mr. Bago to Dodoma.
Toni went to India and returned with 2 technicians from to help repair the rig. Currently they are in Cheku with the water team from Hydrotech working on the rig.
Moshi and Mr. Bago are waiting until the rig is fixed to return to Cheku. It has been a very frustrating process waiting, waiting, waiting. Below is an update email that Moshi sent:
Hello.
No doubt that everyone is fine there. I and my family we are fine too. I would like to pass you the information which I received from water project site.
Today on 21ththApril’09 at 09:30a.m local time, I talked to Cheku Village Executive Officer (VEO) I asked him if real Mr. Toni got down there with 2 Indians. His answers, yes and since the day before arrived by evening they was very busy repair the rig.
By this, on 12thApril’09 an early in the morning Mr. Toni left to Dar-es- Salaam while he left the 2 Indian technician still repairing the rig.
Again I called someone named Mr.Kimolo who is among the village water committee, since I needed to talk to one of the Indian technician. It didn’t work because the Indian speak a bit English, doesn’t either speak Swahili, also look very busy with a rig.
I asked Mr. Kimolo to connect me to any person from the drilling team, connected me to a young man named Francis. I asked Francis about the way moving on with Rig repairing and what has been found by the 2 Indians technician. What he told me not a big problem only the problem of previous-Main hydraulic pump. I asked again, the way he see or maybe heard from 2 Indian technicians is the work going to take two weeks? He answers- No. Maybe by Thursday or Friday this week the drilling will start. Only they were waiting for their colleagues who are on the way from Dar-es-Salaam to the water project site. The other staff from drilling team were expected by evening on 21thApril’09 with the new Main hydraulic pump. Francis told me further, the matter is the staffs arrive and the exercise fixing the Main hydraulic pump will not take more than 1 hour. I asked him more, if the drilling can start without Mr. Toni? Francis answered. Yes there is no need of him. There enough profession staffs who can operate the Rig during the water drilling.
I looking forward to talk to Francis again tomorrow since he talked nicely to me. The more information I will get from him, I will update to you.
Thanks and my regards to everyone.
Moshi R. Changai
PROJECT MANAGER
(In Country Representative)
CHEKU WATER PROJECT
Thursday, April 9, 2009
DAY 15 (April 9, 2009)
We are still waiting to a part come in from India. We must remember that this is Africa and things happen at a different pace.
As a side note: Our MLA's mentioned of our project in legislature:
http://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard/38th5th/h90323p.htm#14534
http://www.leg.bc.ca/hansard/38th5th/h90323p.htm#14534
Monday, April 6, 2009
DAY 11 - 14 (April 3 - 6, 2009)
Mr Wilson is in Dar Es Salem getting a new part for the rig. The rest of the team is back in Cheku.
DAY 10 (April 2nd, 2009)
Yet another delay.
Hello.
Myself, I am fine and hoping that everyone there is fine too.
Depart in Kondoa. I and Mr. Bago left Kondoa an early at 07:a.m since we agreed to leave early and arriving early at the water project site. We arrived at the water project site early for drilling start.
Water project site.
We found the problem still going as the day before we left. The Rig before had problem from the GEAR BOX TRANSMISSSION including Bering problem. Today on 2nd April’09, the Rig has another problem; I and Mr. Bago were told the problem is main hydraulic pumping system.
At 10:00a.m Mr. Wilson and Mr. Toni left to Dar-es-Salaam with spear has problem. They hope to fix a spear there or either to buy a new one. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Toni expecting come back within 3/ 4 days from the day they left. As a project Manager I asked Mr. Wilson to report the problem to Mr. Dominick with detailed an email even though I will send my report too.
My suggestion.
As a Project Manager I do suggest that: 1. I have experienced one problem from the Truck (Rig). An early was Clutch plate which caused such long delay of the truck arrived as the contract said. 2. The truck when arrived at site we expect drilling to happen next day, on that day was no drilling this due to the another problem as I reported to you, in reminding you a problem was a bearing operate a rig during the drilling. 3. Today on 2nd’March’09 at morning we expected the drilling going to perform, there was no drilling once again.
Kindly, I don’t hope if Mr. Wilson and Mr. Toni the day back from Dar and fix the problem if the drilling will start. Ok it might start!! If so everyone will be happy for the drilling start. I am so much worrying since we had problems from the same Rig caused much delay, this Rig we depend on to drill and make the dream of everyone comes true.
I advise, Mr. Dominick can ask Mr. Wilson to confirm we are not going to face more trouble from the same important tool, and once again any problem will happen, he have to send another Rig, not keeping fax problems occurred.
Much Love…….
Moshi R.Changai
PROJECT MANAGER
(In Country Representative)
Cheku Water Project.
Hello.
Myself, I am fine and hoping that everyone there is fine too.
Depart in Kondoa. I and Mr. Bago left Kondoa an early at 07:a.m since we agreed to leave early and arriving early at the water project site. We arrived at the water project site early for drilling start.
Water project site.
We found the problem still going as the day before we left. The Rig before had problem from the GEAR BOX TRANSMISSSION including Bering problem. Today on 2nd April’09, the Rig has another problem; I and Mr. Bago were told the problem is main hydraulic pumping system.
At 10:00a.m Mr. Wilson and Mr. Toni left to Dar-es-Salaam with spear has problem. They hope to fix a spear there or either to buy a new one. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Toni expecting come back within 3/ 4 days from the day they left. As a project Manager I asked Mr. Wilson to report the problem to Mr. Dominick with detailed an email even though I will send my report too.
My suggestion.
As a Project Manager I do suggest that: 1. I have experienced one problem from the Truck (Rig). An early was Clutch plate which caused such long delay of the truck arrived as the contract said. 2. The truck when arrived at site we expect drilling to happen next day, on that day was no drilling this due to the another problem as I reported to you, in reminding you a problem was a bearing operate a rig during the drilling. 3. Today on 2nd’March’09 at morning we expected the drilling going to perform, there was no drilling once again.
Kindly, I don’t hope if Mr. Wilson and Mr. Toni the day back from Dar and fix the problem if the drilling will start. Ok it might start!! If so everyone will be happy for the drilling start. I am so much worrying since we had problems from the same Rig caused much delay, this Rig we depend on to drill and make the dream of everyone comes true.
I advise, Mr. Dominick can ask Mr. Wilson to confirm we are not going to face more trouble from the same important tool, and once again any problem will happen, he have to send another Rig, not keeping fax problems occurred.
Much Love…….
Moshi R.Changai
PROJECT MANAGER
(In Country Representative)
Cheku Water Project.
DAY 9 (April 1st, 2009)
Things are happening in African time. There is still a problem with the rig and it started to rain so the project area had to be drained.
NOTE: There is one rainy season, which occurs between December and April. The hottest months, June - October are the hottest months of the year with temperatures rising to over 35C at midday creating the desert like climate that creates the drought like conditions for the people of Cheku.
Hello
Real it has been raining a whole night until morning at 09:24a.m today on 1st April’2009.
I and Mr.Bago left Kondoa town to the drilling site at 09:00a.m, the Road was not real good for the car driven as normal speed due to the sleeper. We arrived at water project site at 10:45a.m.
Water project site.
Cheku local community working hardly to drain water from the rain around the site was hard for the drilling team to finish fixing the vehicle. Final water drained and given another direction to flow. It was great job done by local community.
Drilling/car technician went underneath of the Rig, from 11:30a.m to 06:00p.m.
There is Bering for gear transmission didn’t work. I and Mr.Bago witnesses only the car problem fixing and not drilling. Asked them why they didn’t fix it since yesterday. Told me that they should finish it the problem was rain.
My comments.
The drilling didn’t happen due to the Rig problem apart from rain, local community worked very hard to drain water to make sure the water drilling start. Also today we witnesses the arrival a competency driller, the way I and Mr. Bago observed there was no experts one can use the Rig, there was Mr.Wilson and 2 person but all didn’t know how to control and operate the Rig. A man arrived today he look is a one can operate a Rig.
I have been working very hard try send you pictures report, faceing problem with attaching files. Right now it's 01:37a.m, just I going to sleep.
Regards,
Moshi.
Real it has been raining a whole night until morning at 09:24a.m today on 1st April’2009.
I and Mr.Bago left Kondoa town to the drilling site at 09:00a.m, the Road was not real good for the car driven as normal speed due to the sleeper. We arrived at water project site at 10:45a.m.
Water project site.
Cheku local community working hardly to drain water from the rain around the site was hard for the drilling team to finish fixing the vehicle. Final water drained and given another direction to flow. It was great job done by local community.
Drilling/car technician went underneath of the Rig, from 11:30a.m to 06:00p.m.
There is Bering for gear transmission didn’t work. I and Mr.Bago witnesses only the car problem fixing and not drilling. Asked them why they didn’t fix it since yesterday. Told me that they should finish it the problem was rain.
My comments.
The drilling didn’t happen due to the Rig problem apart from rain, local community worked very hard to drain water to make sure the water drilling start. Also today we witnesses the arrival a competency driller, the way I and Mr. Bago observed there was no experts one can use the Rig, there was Mr.Wilson and 2 person but all didn’t know how to control and operate the Rig. A man arrived today he look is a one can operate a Rig.
I have been working very hard try send you pictures report, faceing problem with attaching files. Right now it's 01:37a.m, just I going to sleep.
Regards,
Moshi.
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