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How China-backed SGR unlocks economic potential of Northern and Central Corridors
China’s commitment to addressing Africa’s infrastructure needs underscores its role as a key development partner, deepening its engagement with African nations.
In June 2019, when I sat down with the then Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia and Ugandan Finance Minister Matia Kasaija on the sidelines of the first China-Africa Trade Expo in Changsha, the city of the Han Dynasty, it was clear that geopolitical tensions in the East African region were the main reason for the delay in the full implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) protocol.
Kampala was hesitant to implement the SGR protocol by constructing the railway line from Uganda's capital to Malaba before Nairobi extended its line to the border.
