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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (r) Rwandan President Paul Kagame (L) South Sudan President Salva Kiir
A model of the Standard Gauge Railway
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday launched the country's Standard Gauge Railway. Rwandan President Paul Kagame and South Sudan's President Salva Kiir joined Museveni in launching the Malaba - Kampala section of the railway.
Uganda's Standard Gauge Railway is part of the Northern Corridor intergration projects that begin from Mombasa through Nairobi, to Kampala, Kigali and Juba.
President Museveni said that the railway will address the question of cost.
"We are here to launch our region into a new era of cheaper transport and electricity" Museveni said.
Museveni further said that the the East African community is on the right track when member states work together on such projects.
"We are moving into the real business of developing our country," he added.
He further thanked the Chinese Government and other Chinese agencies for their support in building the railway.
Freight transit times are expected to be reduced from Mombasa - Kampala from the current 14 days to one day after the railway is built.
Uganda's Minister of State Works John Byabakambi said he is optimistic that the government will achieve the Standard Gauge Railway time-line set for 2018.
Source: The star
Museveni launches Uganda's Standard Gauge Railway | The Star
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