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Northern Corridor States to jointly mobilise funds for fast-tracking Standard Guage Railway Project

L-R: Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen (Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Roads and Transport, Kenya), Hon. Jimmy Gasore (Minister of Infrastructure, Rwanda), and Hon. Fred Byamukama (Uganda's State Minister for Transport) display a signed report following the Joint Ministerial Committee meeting for the development of the Standard Gauge Railways in Mombasa, Kenya, on Friday, May 3, 2024.

The Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP) partner states, comprising Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), have agreed to jointly mobilize funds to fast-track the development of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project. The decision was made during a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee on SGR, held in Mombasa, Kenya on Thursday, May 3, 2024. The transport ministers reaffirmed their commitment to expediting the completion of the remaining SGR sections from Naivasha in Kenya to Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, and DRC. Specifically, Kenya has committed to resume the construction of the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba and Kisumu-Malaba SGR sections…

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