Uganda seeks $976m for building, repair of railway

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A Rift Valley Railways locomotive at the Kampala station. Uganda is seeking over $976 million to finance the rehabilitation of major sections of its century-old metre gauge railway. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Uganda is seeking over $976 million to finance the rehabilitation of major sections of its century-old metre gauge railway — a project expected to be completed in the next five years.

After failing to get the $2.3 billion standard gauge railway project off the ground in 2017, the government decided to rehabilitate the old metre gauge railway.