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As i said; no SGR financing for Naivasha-Kisumu availed so far
As i said; no SGR financing for Naivasha-Kisumu availed so far
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mwaswast
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Picha za sgr
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eliakeem
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we are using funds from own source revenue.
It's an equity (capital) funded project. need say more?
joto la jiwe
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Ujinga ni mzigo mkubwa sana, lini ujenzi wa reli ya Tanzania ulizinduliwa, na umepangwa kukamilika baada ya muda gani?, sio kilimo cha tomato ambacho kinakamilika baada ya miezi mitatu, waulize wakenya walikamilisha kwa muda gani hadi Nairobi, na hadi Kisumu itachukua miaka mingapi toka sasa?
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Uganda seeks joint Exim Bank talks with Kenya on SGR funding
SATURDAY JANUARY 13 2018
President Uhuru Kenyatta (right) welcomes his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni at State House on December 19, 2017. The two Heads of State agreed to fast-track the remaining sections of the standard gauge railway (SGR) by synchronising the financing.. PHOTO | SAMUEL MIRING'U | PSCU
In Summary
- Officials in Kampala are banking on Kenya agreeing to the proposal of joint negotiations so that the teams can travel to Beijing to conclude financing details.
- In December, the two Heads of State agreed to fast-track the remaining sections by synchronising the financing.
By JULIUS BARIGABA
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Ugandan and Kenyan authorities are pushing for joint negotiations for the funding of the standard gauge railway,The EastAfrican has learnt.
Kampala, whose application to China’s Export and Import (EXIM) Bank is highly dependent on the treatment of Kenya’s application for funding of the different sections of the railway, has now asked Kenya for a joint mission to Beijing to meet officials of the bank to expedite the financial closure for the two countries’ multibillion-dollar projects.
The projects relate to the remaining sections: Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba on the Kenyan side and Uganda’s 273km long Malaba-Kampala line that will cost $2.3 billion.
Officials in Kampala are banking on Kenya agreeing to the proposal of joint negotiations so that the teams can travel to Beijing to conclude financing details.
“We hope to go this month,” said Uganda SGR project co-ordinator Kasingye Kyamugambi.
The EastAfrican has seen a letter to Uganda’s High Commissioner to Kenya, dated January 5, 2018, proposing that the High Commissioner requests Nairobi for a “joint Uganda-Kenya engagement of the Chinese authorities and Exim Bank on the Standard Gauge Railway.”
The tone of the letter — signed by John L. Mugerwa on behalf of the Permanent Secretary of Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs — is in line with the meeting of presidents Yoweri Museveni and Uhuru Kenyatta on December 19, 2017 at State House, Nairobi, that proposed the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba and Malaba-Kampala legs of the SGR should be done concurrently.
During that meeting, the two heads of state also agreed to fast-track these sections by synchronising the financing and construction, and the two countries’ ministries of Transport followed this up by signing an agreement to this effect.
Construction of the $1.5 billion Nairobi-Naivasha leg is ongoing, leaving the sub phases of Naivasha-Kisumu and Kisumu-Malaba in Kenya and Malaba-Kampala on the Ugandan side for fast-tracking.
In the letter, also copied to Uganda’s ambassador to Beijing, Mr Mugerwa says Kampala wants to meet with the SGR financiers to “reiterate the commitment of both countries” as it is hoped that this visit would thrash out financing details and pave way for “timely implementation of the remaining sections and resolve any outstanding technical issues.”
Mr Mugerwa’s docket is to co-ordinate with ministries, departments and agencies to ensure timely implementation of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP), which includes infrastructure like the SGR and energy interconnection.
By the time we went to press, the Kenyan High Commission had not responded to our questions on whether Nairobi had agreed to the proposed joint mission to Beijing.
However, in a previous interview, Kenya Railways managing director Atanas Maina said Kenya was yet to submit funding proposals for the Kisumu-Malaba section of its SGR as the government felt it needed to first finish the Naivasha-Kisumu phase.
Kampala is desperate to get the deal over the line so that construction of the Malaba-Kampala SGR phase can start, even as officials say that depending on other requirements that the Chinese might demand, the planned joint visit to Beijing may not guarantee financial closure.
Uganda seeks joint China talks with Kenya on SGR
MY TAKE
The way things r draging I won't be surprised if a pipeline scenario is to emerge! Magufuli never stops to amaze!
Masikini Kisumu yangu, sijui iliikosea nini Kenya!
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bora tu Raila aapishwe. maana sasa wamezidi kutuweka nyuma kwa kila kitu. south western Kenya sijui kwa nini wanawekwa pembezoni. hata prof Chacha wa Chacha anashangaa.
What about the other phases?
Self financing a project like this will just drive your economy to the ground. All this funds can be used to grow other sections of the economy. Remember getting loans is not a bad thing. You get money from someone you pay them when the currency has lost value. A shilling today is worth more than a shilling tommorow... Just think about it
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whose economy grows faster than the rest in EA? Whose economy has lowest inflation than the rest in EA? The answer is Tanzania with estimates by MOF WB n IMF is to grow btn 6.8-7% for 2016/2017 financial year. Go n sleep Magufuli knows what debts mean! Right now Kenya’s GDP to debt ratio is 60% it takes Tanzania to just close her border n u dance to the music!
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Anashindana na tembo kunya, atapata expansion joint bure mazee.
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A big country like Tanzania with all those resources and still classified as a LDC at this age is a big joke.
Mukacheze na kina Malawi ama Afghanistan.
peregrine falcon(Kenya) diving speeds can reach 200-300 mph! 5% of 300= 15. That of a Gryfalcon(Tanzania) reach 130 mph relative to it's size. 7% of 130= 9.1. Tz no Bure kabisa.
But all means tell him to close the border...