The opposition Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party has welcomed the government’s commitment to commence the building of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project.
On Wednesday, October 16th, 2024,2024 while addressing the media at the PAT headquarters at Uganda House in Kampala, the UPC spokesperson Faisal Muzeyi hailed the government for actualizing the decision, which he said had previously stalled.
He cautioned the government against stalling the project again; therefore, it should be built and completed as said.
“UPC is appealing to the government to mobilize enough resources and ensure that the two projects are executed within the required time,” Muzeyi noted.
While addressing the media on October 15, 2024, the Permanent Secretary and secretary to the treasurer at the Ministry of Finance, Ramathan Ggoobi, said that the money for the SGR is ready and
The project should be able to start in November 2024.
“Under infrastructure, the Ministry of Works and Transport has been allocated shs479.07 billion to cater for the standard gauge railway, meter gauge railway, subventions, and district urban and community roads,” Ggoobi said.
Uganda signed a contract worth $2.3 billion between the Government of Uganda and the Turkish Company, which is to start from Malaba to Kampala in 48 months and later extend to Kasese in the western part of the country.