Kenya, Uganda seek SGR funding from China

The Ngong Tunnel at Em-bulbul in Kajiado connects to Phase 2A of the standard gauge railway from Nairobi to Naivasha. PHOTO FILE | NATION

Kenya and Uganda will hold talks with China Exim Bank officials October, which could unlock funding for the Malaba-Kampala standard gauge railway.

Ministers of finance and transport from both countries will meet with China Exim Bank officials in Beijing in October, where Uganda is expected to receive the final funding approval.