The railway aims to link up with one being built in Kenya to improve trade and travel between the neighbors. Confirming the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Yapi Merkezi, David Mugabe, the public relations officer for Standard Gauge Railway Uganda says the change in contractor was due to financial challenges. And a Turkish firm has expressed interest in partnering with government. Secondly the relationship between the Kenya railways and Uganda railways also need to be clearly stipulated because as you know, Uganda railways cannot for instance operate in Kenya," he said. Even though the Uganda standard gauge railway is meant to connect to Kenya via the Malaba border to connect transporters, Kenya has only built its section from Mombasa up to Naivasha.

Source: Ethiopian News January 16, 2023 17:29 UTC