Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |Ā Kenya’s investment in the Standard Gauge Railway will strengthen its business position in the region and will benefit local businesses. “We built a world-class railway on time and within budget. On the 2nd of January, that railway will begin carrying commercial cargo, cutting costs …
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Munich, Germany | AFP |Ā Several people were wounded when shots were fired at a commuter rail station near the southern German city of Munich on Tuesday and one person was detained, police said. “Several people were injured by shots. A female police officer was badly wounded” at an S-Bahn …
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Nairobi, KENYA| PSCU| President Uhuru Kenyatta will on May 31 commission the first phase of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) that has been completed on budget, 18 months ahead of schedule. State House Spokesperson Manoah Esipisu said China ā who provided the funds through loans that ensured the SGR was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Physical Infrastructure on Wednesday April 5, 2017 presented to parliament its report on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in which they demandedĀ that Uganda downgrades to China Class 2 from China Class 1, in the regional project. Presenting a report, Member …
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Joram Nyanzi is the general manager of Rift Valley Railways (RVR), the company that concessioned the assets of the former Uganda Railways Corporation. He spoke to Flavia Nassaka about their operations and other pertinent issues in the transport industry. What are the key elements in your management philosophy as a …
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Funding deal with Exim Bank to be signed in October, DR Congo also joins Standard Gauge Railway Roofings Ltd, a steel manufacturer based at Lubowa near Kampala, imports almost all its raw materials from abroad through Mombasa Port. To transport a tonne of raw materials by road for one kilometer, …
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Uganda agrees with Kenya to develop the oil pipeline route to the port of Tanga while Kenya develops the Lamu route. ā Richard Kabonero (@richardkabonero) April 23, 2016 The 13th Summit of the Northern CorridorĀ IntegrationĀ Projects concluded today with the surprise decision by the regional leaders to give a go ahead …
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By Haggai Matsiko Details of Presidentās meetings exposed Mbabazi, Otafiire, Nyombi, Byabagambi, Byandala, Solicitor General, UPDF officials sucked in Confusion threatens to hurt oil industry. On July 25 President Yoweri Museveni held a crisis meeting at his country home in Rwakitura with government officials over the roughly US$ 8 billion …
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By The Independent Reporters Workers of the Tanzania Railways Ltd (TRL) went on a go-slow in Dar es Salaam and upcountry stations last week to protest delays in payment of their salaries, leaving hundreds of upcountry passengers stranded. The go-slow was apparently aimed at pressing the management to pay their …
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By Kabona Esiara As Rwanda, Burundi demand end of TRC concession to Indian Rail Company With the construction of a trans-boundary railway line from Tanzania through Rwanda to Burundi planned to begin at the end of this year, infrastructure ministers in the three countries are pushing Tanzania to terminate the …
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