Fixing Old Railway Line in Uganda a Priority
Posted: 08 May 2020, 10:59
Fixing The Old Railway Line In Uganda A Priority
The President of the Republic of Uganda in his address to the nation regarding the Coronavirus on 4 May, noted that: “It is cheaper and safer (against accidents, cargo theft, spreading diseases, damaging roads) to use rail and water transport where they are available and also cheaper.
“A net tonne of goods from Mombasa to Kampala by road is US$13cents while by rail, it is US$7cents. Therefore, we, in Uganda, are going to repair the old railway line as we plan to build the new one, the Standard Gauge Railway.
“With the old line working fully, goods can go all the way to Pakwach and Kasese and Bihaanga. Even now, the Kampala-Malaba portion and the Port-Bell-Mwanza portion are fully operational. Hence, cargo can be transferred to the railway and the ships/wagon ferries...