SGR to Uganda dead as Uganda plans to restore old railway

[Kadudu]

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It means SGR will end up in Naivasha and the rest to Malaba will not be built before kingdom come. Uganda has taken a wise step and Tanzania should take heed and learn from the Kenya mistakes.
The question is if Kenya will survive paying those loans once they start payments are due in 2020. Already KR is struggling to foot the infalted maintaince bill from the Chines and their local cartel operators.

https://www.nation.co.ke/business/Uganda-plans-to-restore-old-railway/996-5151430-r6mysez/index.html

[Kim Jong-Un's Pajama Pants]

It's easy to see how Africans get screwed.  Regardless of which way one thinks about SGR, it ought to be pretty obvious that UG, Kenya, TZ should quite literally be on the same page when it comes to infrastructure.  But they continue to operate like their interests in this matter are different.

[Nefertiti]

Even the senile M7 has a bigger rationale than Uhuru and Ruto. Exactly what Kenya should have done - fix the old rail.

[RV Pundit]

Not bad. Let's us develop Maamahi-Suswa inland dry port. Nairobi ICD is already congested. Let Ugandans come and pick their goods from Naivasha - instead of mombasa.

SGR will eventually get built - not only that - but many more. It's inevitable considering the economic growth and population explosion in the region.