President Yoweri Museveni last week directed government officials to sign off the $2.3 billion Chinese loan for a new railway by September to curb further delays on the project. He asked for more flexibility in negotiating with the Export-Import Bank of China, without necessarily compromising the project, according to a statement by Works Minister of State Katumba Wamala on the parliament’s website. Uganda has failed to secure the financing since 2015 following differing outcomes of feasibility studies done by the two parties, according to the statement. “The president was firm on minimising mistakes during the final negotiation with Exim Bank and called for flexibility by both parties without compromising quality of the project,” said Mr Wamala.