Sh305.2b released to kick-start Standard Gauge Railway works
7th April 2025
The Uganda SGR is a planned railway system linking the country to the neighbouring countries of Kenya, Rwanda, the DR Congo and South Sudan, as part of the East African Railway Master Plan.
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Yapi Merkezi company chairperson, Erdem Arioglu (in safety jacket) showing President Yoweri Museveni (C) and Vice-President Jessica Alupo part of the railway line during the official launch of the construction of the 272km Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Malaba to Kampala at Tororo on November 21 last year.
Mary Karugaba
Journalist @New Vision
#Infrastructure development #Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) #Yapi Merkezi #Transport #Finance ministry
KAMPALA - The finance ministry has released sh305.2b to the works and transport ministry with a notice for the Turkish contractor, Yapi Merkezi, to begin work on the