Toll fees to fund Chinese-built Kenya-Uganda Standard Gauge Railway line

Toll fees from a Chinese consortium will finance and operate Kenya's railway extension to the Uganda border, following a new ...

SPOTLIGHT: Uganda Railways to spend UGX 850 million a month on controversial locomotive lease deal

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

02/12/2024

Passengers disembark from Uganda Railways Corporation locomotives at Kampala's main railway station, as the country revamps its rail network KAMPALA, ...

The President highlighted that SGR is not just a milestone in Uganda’s history of transportation infrastructure but a significant moment in our journey towards economy transformation, improving regional integration and advancing the aspirations of the people .

Museveni flags off construction of Uganda’s Standard Gauge Railway line

by JACKSON RUGUNDA | UG STANDARD REPORTER

22/11/2024

The President highlighted that SGR is not just a milestone in Uganda’s history of transportation infrastructure but a significant moment ...

Passengers disembark from Uganda Railways Corporation locomotives at Kampala's main railway station, as the country revamps its rail network

Uganda Railways rules out electric trains, for now

by MANFRED TUMUSIIME | UG STANDARD REPORTER

26/10/2024

Passengers disembark from Uganda Railways Corporation locomotives at Kampala's main railway station, as the country revamps its rail network Uganda's ...

Christopher Burke is the Managing Director of WMC Africa, a public relations and marketing agency based in Kampala, Uganda. Christopher has a strong background in development, communications and governance with 30 years’ experience based in Africa and East Asia.

Tracking Trade: SGR to Position Uganda as East Africa’s Supply and Service Hub

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

23/10/2024

Christopher Burke is the Managing Director of WMC Africa, a public relations and marketing agency based in Kampala, Uganda. Christopher ...

Officials are seen during a signing ceremony for the construction of the 272-kilometer section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project in Kampala, Uganda, Oct. 14, 2024. (Courtesy of Uganda's Ministry of Works and Transport) U

Uganda Signs Landmark $3 Billion SGR Deal to Boost Northern Corridor Connectivity

by JOSEPH NSIMBI | UG STANDARD REPORTER

14/10/2024

Officials are seen during a signing ceremony for the construction of the 272-kilometer section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) ...

The Uganda Standard Gauge Railway is a planned railway system linking the country to the neighboring countries of Kenya, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan, as part of East African Railway Master Plan

Uganda government seeks UGX 852billion loan for Kampala-Malaba Railway refurbishment project

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

07/05/2023

The Uganda Standard Gauge Railway is a planned railway system linking the country to the neighboring countries of Kenya, Rwanda, ...

The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway is a standard-gauge railway in Kenya that connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa with Nairobi, the country's capital and largest city. This SGR runs parallel to the narrow-gauge Uganda Railway that was completed in 1901 under British colonial rule

Chinese-built infrastructure projects play role in Africa’s real estate sector: experts

10/02/2023

The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway is a standard-gauge railway in Kenya that connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa ...

Finance minister Matia Kasaija is on Tuesday, June 14,2022, expected to read a Shs48.1 trillion Budget that was passed by Parliament in May 2022.

Parliament approves 2023/24 budget draft

by UG STANDARD EDITOR | UG STANDARD EDITORIAL

01/02/2023

Budget Committee Deputy Chairperson, Hon. Wamakuyu Mudimi presenting the report on the Budget Framework Paper The Budget Framework Paper with ...

Kenya’s standard gauge railway passenger train to go cashless to boost efficiency

26/01/2023

The Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway is a standard-gauge railway in Kenya that connects the large Indian Ocean city of Mombasa ...

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