Kenya and Uganda tell RVR to inject $40m into railway by month-end

A Rift Valley Railways engine in Kampala. Photo/LEONARD MAGOMBA

Kampala and Nairobi have decided to temporarily let the Rift Valley Railways consortium continue managing the Uganda-Kenya railway line and under very tough new conditions.

The decision came — after months of tension during which the two governments threatened to terminate the concession over underperformance.