Kenya, Uganda revive SGR extension deal

Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Uganda's Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba-Wamala, shake hands after signing a Seamless Rail Transport Agreement between Kenya and Uganda on July 28, 2023. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NMG

Kenya and Uganda have revived the plans to build a standard gauge railway between them, signalling renewed efforts to upgrade infrastructure along the Northern Corridor for better trade.

But the joint declaration issued on Friday is dependent on how soon a financier comes on board. It is lack of funding that killed the earlier plans, rendering the SGR the ‘railway to nowhere.’

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