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Kenya and Uganda officials to sign joint SGR financing pact in Beijing

The Ngong tunnel on the Nairobi to Naivasha standard gauge railway. FILE PHOTO | SALATON NJAU |

Kenya and Uganda are set to sign a joint financing deal for building the second phase of the standard gauge railway (SGR).

Top officials from the two countries have already scheduled a trip to Beijing early next year.

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