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Kenya-Uganda SGR line closer as Treasury allocates Sh16 billion
Workers lay tracks for the Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A at Suswa on August 1, 2018. Uganda has signed a new contract for the construction of the Malaba-Kampala phase.
The Treasury has proposed an allocation of Sh16.5 billion to fund the extension of the standard gauge railway (SGR) from Naivasha to Kisumu and Malaba, bringing closer to fruition the dream of having a seamless rail transport from the Mombasa port to the border town.
Budget documents tabled in Parliament show that this is the first time that the Exchequer is allocating money for the construction of a 369-kilometre rail line, which is key to boosting the economic viability of the SGR.
