Construction Of the Malaba-Kampala Standard Gauge Railway
A major component of Uganda’s national infrastructure strategy, the Kampala-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is set to modernise the nation’s transport network, improve regional trade, and streamline logistics.
Turkish Company Begins Major Railway Construction in Uganda
The railway project, initially launched in 2013, includes measures to compensate those affected by the construction.
Upcoming Fiscal Year Are Established by Uganda Railways Corporation
Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) has lined up several projects to be implemented in the next Financial Year 2024/2025.
Expert Requests Private Sector Involvement in Railway Development
Uganda currently has a 1,250-kilometer constructed rail network, but only around 20 percent of this infrastructure is in use; the rest is either idle or abandoned.
The Uganda Railways Corporation Board Has Added Eng. Benjamin Olobo to its Membership
Gen. Katumba Wamala, the Minister of Works and Transport, has named Eng. Benjamin Olobo to the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) Board. With this position, Eng. Olobo replaces Eng. Robert Kafeero Sekitoleko, who has moved up to become the organization’s Chief Mechanical Engineer.
Uganda’s Visionary Old Railway Line Restoration Project Gains Pace
A massive makeover is taking place in the center of Uganda as the meticulous renovation of the meter gauge railway on the Northern Corridor moves into its last stages.
Government Allots Sh200 Billion To Repair The Tororo-Gulu Railway
According to Gen. Katumba, “The renovation is a part of the government’s infrastructure improvement program that seeks to meet the government’s long-term development strategy as outlined in the National Development Plan and aims at increasing the stock and quality of productive infrastructure to support trade, industrialization, exports, and efficient urbanization.
President Museveni Opens Railroad Concrete Sleepers Facility
The government is currently establishing Uganda’s own steel sector, which will enable the nation to start producing rails, which are also utilized in the construction of railway lines, according to President Museveni.
20,000 Railway Land Encroachers To Be Compensated
Uganda Railway Corporation (URC) stated that one of the terms of the about 1.1 trillion shilling financing for the project is PAP compensation.
EAC Sets New SGR Goals
The multibillion-dollar infrastructure project has fresh life after Kenya recently decided to extend the SGR line from Naivasha via Kisumu to Malaba.