SGR

President Yoweri Museveni has inaugurated construction works for the 272km Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) connecting Malaba to Kampala.

The ambitious project, which includes an electric railway line and associated infrastructure, is expected to be completed within 48 months.

The Government of Uganda has signed a €2.7 billion contract with Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi to construct the Eastern Route of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) between Tororo and Kampala.