Day 40 (May 4th, 2009)
Hello Hoping that everyone is fine. I am very fine too. Today on 3thMay’09 we left Kondoa at 07:00a.m, by 08:20a.m we arrived at the Cheku project site. Refer my last email, official they drilled 26 meters deep and stopped there, they just waiting me and Mr. Bago to arrive at project site for further […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
DAY 8 (March 31st, 2009)
Another update: 1. Moshi had a conference with the community to keep them up date about the water project and what to expect 2. The engineers continued to set up the rig 3. They had to check the rig because there was a problem with the gearbox. 4. They spent most of the day testing […]
DAY 7 (March 30th, 2009)
Finally in Chekku, the project area: 1. Drilling team arrived in Kalema (close to site) around 2PM 2. Moshi, Mr Bago and Mr. Wilson drove with their driver to Cheku to alert the villagers and ask for help clearing the roads. 3. 100 of the village men cleared the road so the drilling truck could […]
DAY 6 (March 29th ,2009)
The drilling team is 20KM from Dodoma, about 3 hours away from the project area.
DAY 3 – 5 (March 26th – 28th, 2009)
The truck was still in Morogoro and there was nothing the water committee could do but wait. Toni Swai, the mechanical engineer, spoke regularly with Moshi with updates that usually ended with: “Tomorrow we will be there and start the drilling”. Moshi was able to get the bluetooth on his computer working and he sent […]
