Construction to standard gauge of the Mombasa – Nairobi – Malaba – Kampala - Kigali line (with Malaba – Nimule – Juba spur (Kenya section)

Project Overview

<p>Construction of standard gauge from the port city of Mombasa through Nairobi, Malaba, Kampala and Kigali, Rwanda. </p>

Description

<p>The project commences at the port city of Mombasa and covers a distance of 480 km to Nairobi and then 120km to Naivasha. It then proceeds 500km westwards to the Kenya/Uganda border through Kisumu. On the Ugandan side, the project covers the 250km Malaba - Kampala section and the spur from Tororo to Gulu via Soroti </p>

Objectives

<p>To enhance cargo haulage along the Northern Corridor by providing a complimentary transport mode </p>

Stakeholders