UGANDA MPs CALLS FOR SHIFT FROM METER GAUGE RAILWAY TO STANDARD GUAGE

UGANDA MPs CALLS FOR SHIFT FROM METER GAUGE RAILWAY TO STANDARD GUAGE

Members of Parliament are calling for the country to shift from meter gauge railway to standard gauge. This, they said will help cut costs and avoid wastage of resources associated with implementing both gauges. The MPs from the Parliament Committee on National Economy visited the works on the Kampala – Mukono railway line and inspected the Kawolo Concrete sleeper factory, Namanve work site, and other areas. While appearing before the Committee on Government Assurance on…

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TANZANIA, KENYA AND UGANDA ARE REVAMPING THEIR OLD RAILWAYS

TANZANIA, KENYA AND UGANDA ARE REVAMPING THEIR OLD RAILWAYS

Why are they going back to their old railways after their agreement and ambitious plans for East Africa’s Standard Gauge Railway network. In August 2013 the Presidents of Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda signed a Tripartite Agreement; for the development and operation of a 1,500km-long joint Standard Gauge Rail (SGR) system; that will connect Mombasa (Kenya) – Kampala (Uganda) – Kigali (Rwanda). In May 2014, the Republic of South Sudan also joined this agreement; in other…

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