Tag Archives: Standard Gauge Railway

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of experts has concluded their due diligence tour of the Turkish firm that has been contacted by the government to construct the Standard Gauge Railway. The exercise was aimed at determining the financial strength and the evidence of past performances of the company …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has attributed slow progress in the implementation of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project to inadequate funds. This, according to the ministry, has affected pre-construction activities such as land acquisition and compensation of Project-Affected-Persons (PAPs) at the first phase …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania and Burundi have signed an agreement for the joint construction of a 282-kilometer standard gauge railway (SGR), according to a statement issued by the government of Tanzania. The statement, issued late Sunday by the Tanzanian Ministry of Finance and Planning, said the rail …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 250 families in Tororo are seeking parliament’s intervention to stop their impending eviction from land that they used as collateral to secure a loan from DFCU bank. The residents under the Kasoli Tenants Sacco Ltd acquired the loan in 2013 to construct …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s standard gauge railway cargo train hauled 2.31 million tons of cargo in the first five months this year, an increase of about 45 percent from the similar period in 2020, according to data released on Thursday from the Kenya Railways Corporation. The increase points to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Ugandan government rejected a China Exim Bank proposal to use revenue from Oil to pay for a loan to build the planned Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). This is according to information shared by Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala in a meeting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 residents in Mukono district who will be affected by the construction of the Standard Gauge Railway-SGR are uncertain about payments. The Ministry of Works in 2016 surveyed and marked the corridor in Mukono where the project will pass to connect to other …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through Uganda Military Engineering College-UMEC has introduced a course unit of skilling and training soldiers to make railway sleepers to support in the construction of the standard-gauge railway. The unit is taught as part of the Civil and Electrical engineering courses at UMEC …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   More than 1,000 families whose houses were demolished to pave way for the Standard Gauge Railway construction in Jinja City have protested delayed compensation. The victims from the suburbs of Mpumudde, Mafubira, Bugembe and Kakira argue that, ever since SGR officials earmarked their property …

In his New Year message, President Museveni revealed the areas that government is set to focus on. He said the electricity tariffs for manufacturers will be cut to the cost of 5 US cents as the government is in talks with financiers of Bujagali Dam to bring down the cost …