Northern Corridor SGR: Truth triumphs!

At last, the truth has triumphed over propaganda. The East Africa Northern Corridor SGR is back on track. Preparations to start construction are in high gear in both Uganda and Kenya, we can report. The work begins after a six-year hiatus due to sabotage masquerading as a fight for good governance. The project became a victim of a plethora of rivalries ranging from Geopolitical, regional rivalries, domestic politics, and business rivalries Kenya's Madaraka Express . At the regional level, Kenya’s southern Neighbor, Tanzania, shot first. She was also building her Central Corridor SGR targeting to serve the same destinations as Kenya, the landlocked countries, including Burundi, DR Congo, Uganda, and Rwanda. Trouble was, the line could not compete with the Northern Corridor. It was handicapped by distance, size of the Dar-Es-Salaam Port, and turnaround time. More than 10 million tons of freight to these countries pass through the Mombasa Port in Kenya each year. Of these, 75 percent ...