Mhandisi: Reli ya SGR mpya kuchukua miaka 15 kumalizika

Mhandisi: Reli ya SGR mpya kuchukua miaka 15 kumalizika

21 March 2026
Kisumu, Kenya

UZINDUZI WA UJENZI WA RELI MPYA YA SGR KENYA NA UGANDA
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Museveni : The Problem in Africa is having Sleepy Leaders ! Wake up and lead Africa !!​


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6pGLInavAOw

Rais William Ruto na mwenzake wa Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, siku ya leo wameshiriki kwa pamoja uzinduzi wa Awamu ya 2C ya Reli ya Standard Gauge (SGR).

Mradi huu ni miundombinu muhimu unaotarajiwa kuleta zaidi kuimarishwa kwa muunganisho wa kikanda na kibiashara ndani ya Afrika Mashariki.

Mradi huo, utakaoanzia Kisumu hadi Malaba , ulianza rasmi Kibos katika Kaunti ya Kisumu siku ya Jumamosi, 21 March 2026 ukiashiria hatua muhimu katika mpango wa Kenya wa kupanua reli hiyo hadi mpakani na hatimaye kuiunganisha na mtandao wa reli wa Uganda.

Viongozi, wadau, na umma walikusanyika katika eneo la uzinduzi ili kushuhudia kuwekwa kwa boliti na nati ya mfano ktk taruma la reli la SGR na viongozi hao wawili.

Hatua hiyo inaashiria kuanza kwa kazi za ujenzi kwa ajili ya mradi wa miundombinu wa reli ya SGR uliokuwa ukisubiriwa kwa muda mrefu.

Sherehe hiyo ilisisitiza umuhimu wa ushirikiano wa kikanda katika kuendeleza usafiri na maendeleo ya kiuchumi kote Afrika Mashariki.

Kiongozi wa Chama cha Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Oburu Odinga alikuwa miongoni mwa viongozi waliokuwepo na kumpokea Rais Ruto wakati wa kikao cha uzinduzi. Hii ni kuashiria kuwa mradi huu wa SGR ni mradi wa kitaifa siyo wa chana fulani cha kisiasa, hivyo unakubaliwa kwa pamoja na waKenya wote

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=r_ASx8wq-Ro

Reli ya Kisumu-Malaba SGR inatarajiwa kutumika kama lango la fursa kwa Ukanda wa Magharibi, Kanda ya Ziwa, na Jumuiya pana ya Afrika Mashariki kwa kuimarisha usafirishaji wa bidhaa na abiria.

Mara tu reli hiyo itakapokamilika, inatarajiwa kurahisisha usafirishaji wa mizigo kutoka bandari ya Mombasa hadi Uganda na nchi zingine zisizo na bandari, kupunguza gharama za usafiri, na kuongeza ukuaji wa biashara na viwanda kando ya ukanda huo.

Uzinduzi huo unakuja saa chache tu baada ya Rais Ruto kufanya mkutano na viongozi na wataalamu kutoka eneo la Nyanza katika State Lodge huko Kisumu, ambapo aliwafahamisha kuhusu maendeleo ya mipango ya maendeleo ya serikali.

Ushiriki huo ulikuwa sehemu ya maandalizi ya ziara yake ya siku nne ya maendeleo katika eneo hilo yenye lengo la kuharakisha miradi ya miundombinu, kiuchumi, na kijamii.



Itakapokamilika, Rais mapema Alhamisi alisema itaanzisha njia ya reli inayoendelea ya karibu kilomita 1,000 kutoka Mombasa hadi Malaba, njia ambayo haitasafirisha tu bidhaa bali pia itahakikisha nafasi ya Kenya kama kitovu cha biashara ya bara la Afrika.

"Kwa kupanua reli hii hadi Kisumu na hatimaye hadi Malaba, tunaimarisha jukumu la Kenya kama uti wa mgongo wa usafirishaji kwa nchi za kanda hii ya Afrika Mashariki na Kati," Rais alisema huko Narok siku ya Alhamisi katika kijiji cha Emurtoto, Kaunti ya Narok.

Mkuu wa nchi aliongeza kuwa mradi huo unatarajiwa kukamilisha maono (visheni) ya pamoja kitaifa; maono ya kuunganisha Kenya kwa kuongeza ufanisi zaidi, kupunguza gharama ya kufanya biashara na kuiweka nchi hiyo katikati ya biashara katika eneo la Maziwa Makuu na kote barani Afrika.

Alielezea sehemu ya Narok-Kisumu yenye urefu wa kilomita 262.3, Awamu ya 2B ya mtandao wa SGR, si tu ugani, bali pia uingiliaji kati wa kushirikisha jamii pana katika uchumi wa kimkakati nchi.

Ruto alisema, njia hii ya reli ya SGR ina uwezo mkubwa wa kiuchumi, akielezea kuwa magharibi mwa Kenya huzalisha mazao ya chai, mahindi, sukari na mpunga, pia itasaidia sekta ya uvuvi yenye nguvu katika eneo la Ziwa Victoria, na huzalusha mazao ghafi muhimu kwa ajili ya usindikaji wa mazao hayo ya kilimo viwandani.
 
15 May 2026

MKOPO WA Dola Bilioni 2.3 wasainiwa, POLISH EXPORTERS & STANDARD CHARTERED
BREAKING: Tanzania Yasaini Mkopo wa ujenzi wa Reli SGR wa Dola Bilioni 2.3 Kuunganisha Bandari ya Dar es Salaam na Jiji la Mwanza

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7zcCX12AHlQ

Tanzania inachukua hatua kubwa katika miundombinu huku mkataba wa mkopo wa kuendeleza ujenzi wa reli ya SGR wa dola bilioni 2.33 ukisainiwa ili kuunganisha miji ya Dar es Salaam na Mwanza.

Waziri wa Uchukuzi Makame Mbarawa aliuita mkopo huu kuwa ni hatua ya mabadiliko kuelekea kujenga kitovu cha kisasa cha usafirishaji. Kwa usaidizi wa benki ya kimataifa ya Standard Chartered, mradi wa Reli ya Standard Gauge SGR unalenga kuongeza biashara, muunganisho wa kikanda, na ukuaji wa uchumi kote Afrika Mashariki.

Mtandao huo kabambe pia utaunganisha nchi jirani zisizo na bandari na bandari za Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda . Kwa maelezo zaidi, tazama hadithi yetu , Nexus News.
Source : Nexus International
 
MKOPO WA Dola Bilioni 2.3 wasainiwa, POLISH EXPORTERS & STANDARD CHARTERED
BREAKING: Tanzania Yasaini Mkopo wa ujenzi wa Reli SGR wa Dola Bilioni 2.3 Kuunganisha Bandari ya Dar es Salaam na Jiji la Mwanza

Standard Chartered arranges USD2.33 billion syndicated financing for landmark SGR railway project in Tanzania​

April , 2026

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28 April, London, UK – Standard Chartered has successfully arranged a syndicated financing exceeding USD2.33 billion to support a landmark railway development project in East Africa.

The proceeds from the financing will be used by Yapi Merkezi for the construction of Lot 3 and Lot 4 (approximately 430 kilometres) of the Standard Gauge Railway (“SGR”) in Tanzania, connecting Makutupora to Isaka. SGR Lot 5, connecting Isaka to Mwanza (approximately 249 kilometres) is being delivered by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation.

The SGR Railway project (Lots 1 to 5) connecting Dar Es Salaam to Mwanza is one of the largest infrastructure initiatives in the country’s history.

The financing for SGR Lots 3 and 4 comprises of USD1.32 billion Export Credit Agency (ECA) financing signed in 2025 and 2026, and USD462 million of long-term financing from commercial banks and Development Finance Institutions, signed in 2023.

Standard Chartered acted as Sole Global Coordinator, Bookrunner, Mandated Lead Arranger, Facility Agent and Lender for the Ministry of Finance of the United Republic of Tanzania. The ECA facilities are comprised of support from EKN and SEK (of Sweden), KUKE (of Poland) and SACE (of Italy) as the fronting ECAs with reinsurance from two more ECAs.

The financing for SGR Lot 5 comprises of a USD559 million Sinosure (the Export Credit Agency of China) Covered Facility which was drawn in 2025. Standard Chartered acted as Sole Global Coordinator, Bookrunner, Mandated Lead Arranger, Facility Agent and Lender for the Ministry of Finance of the United Republic of Tanzania.

This transaction highlights the strong collaboration and alignment across multiple ECAs in supporting strategically important infrastructure projects that deliver tangible benefits for the economy and local communities.

The construction and modernisation of the SGR will connect the port of Dar es Salaam to key growth corridors in Western Tanzania and neighbouring states, providing a reliable mode of transportation for people and cargo. The SGR will spur the economic development of the interior areas of Tanzania and provide employment opportunities to the local population. The Government of Tanzania is supporting the development of the SGR through the Tanzania Rail Corporation.

This financing reinforces Standard Chartered’s commitment in supporting the Government of Tanzania to achieve its growth aspirations, building upon the USD1.46 billion ECA led financing arranged by Standard Chartered for SGR Lots 1 and 2 which was signed in 2020.

Ciro Aquino, Head of Task Force Africa, SACE, said: “SACE is pleased to support Lots 3 and 4 of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), following its support for Lots 1 and 2 of the same project in Tanzania. This achievement reflects SACE’s strong commitment to strengthen and promote the Italian supply chain, positioning Italian companies as key partners in Africa’s connectivity and economic growth, the core objectives of the Mattei Plan.”

Ake Norlander, Director-General, EKN, commented: “EKN was part of SGR Lots 1 and 2, a project that already provides a safer and more efficient alternative to road transport, and we are now also part of Lots 3 and 4. We are proud at EKN to facilitate Swedish exports that contribute to this important development.”

Janusz Władyczak, CEO of KUKE, remarked: “KUKE was highly committed to participating in this strategic project in Tanzania. This investment demonstrates the critical importance of international cooperation and leveraging the potential of financial institutions from various countries to deliver a meaningful, large-scale positive impact on people’s lives in Africa.”

Herman Kasekende, CEO & Head of Coverage at Standard Chartered, Tanzania stated: “We are committed to helping finance the delivery of large-scale infrastructure to support sustainable growth in Africa, and we are excited for this railway project to position Tanzania as a premier logistics hub, boosting regional trade and job creation. At Standard Chartered, together with our partners, we are proud to use our unique network and capabilities to support global investment opportunities in Tanzania.”

— ENDS
 
02 June 2026

MULTIMODAL NETWORK SYSTEM CENTRAL CORRIDOR

How the Central Corridor Is Advancing Rail-Led Regional Integration in Africa

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Db1YgJiaI

The Central Corridor is becoming one of Africa’s most important rail and logistics networks, linking ports, landlocked economies, rail systems, inland waterways, roads and regional value chains across East, Central and Southern Africa

Railways Africa Editor Phillippa Dean speaks with Adv. Flory Okonge, Executive Secretary of the Central Corridor Transit Transport Facilitation Agency, during Land-Linked Zambia 2026.

The discussion explores the role of the Central Corridor as one of Africa’s most strategic multimodal transport and trade networks, connecting ports, landlocked economies, rail systems, inland waterways, roads and regional value chains across East, Central and Southern Africa.

Adv. Flory Okonge outlines how the corridor coordinates infrastructure priorities across seven member countries, works across three Regional Economic Communities and supports regional project development through consultation, technical studies, funding mobilisation and public-private engagement.

The interview also looks at the growing importance of standard gauge railway development, the interaction between metre gauge, Cape gauge and SGR systems, the role of TAZARA, and the need for African countries to cooperate on cross-border infrastructure that supports trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area.

Key Topics Covered
⚫ The role of the Central Corridor in regional trade and logistics
⚫ Why logistics and trade must be planned together
⚫ Coordination across seven member countries
⚫ Rail, road, ports, inland waterways, aviation and pipeline integration
⚫ Standard gauge railway development in the Central Corridor region
⚫ Tanzania, Burundi, DRC, Uganda and Rwanda rail connectivity plans
⚫ Managing metre gauge, Cape gauge and SGR systems
⚫ Project preparation, feasibility studies and bankability
⚫ Internal corridor financing through the user-pay system
⚫ Development partner support and funding mobilisation
⚫ TAZARA as a regional rail cooperation example
⚫ AfCFTA, regional value chains and intra-African trade

Source : Railways Africa Magazine
 
02 July 2026
Jinja, Uganda

TRC, TASHICO NA URC YA UGANDA WAKUTANA KUUNGANISHA MIFUMO YAO YA RELI NA BANDARI
Watendaji kutoka Shirika ya Reli la Tanzania (TRC), Kampuni ya Usafirishaji ya Tanzania (TASHICO) na Shirika la Reli Uganda URC wamebainisha hitaji la kuunganisha miundombinu yao ya Ekolojia ya usafiri na Uganda ili kurahisisha usafirishaji wa mizigo na abiria wake kati ya nchi hizo mbili.


Officials from the Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) and Tanzania Shipping Company Limited (TASHICO) have noted the need to create a holistic eco-transport system with Uganda's railway corporation URC to facilitate the movement of cargo and their passengers between the two countries.
 
18 Julai 2026

CCECC KAMPUNI YA UJENZI KIPANDE CHA SGR LOT 6 TABORA HADI KIGOMA


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RELI HIYO SLOT YA 6 SGR UREFU WA KAZI HIYO NI KILOMETA 506 IKIWA JUMLA YA KILOMETA 411 NJIA KUU YA RELI SGR HUKU KILOMETA 95 ZA RELI NI KWA AJILI YA TRENI YA SGR KUPISHANA. DARAJA LA MTO MALAGARASI UREFU WAKE MITA 464 ASILIMIA 99 DARAJA LIMEKAMILIKA

Jambo la kushangaza muda wa kukamilika kwa kipande cha reli cha Slot 6 cha SGR Tabora hadi Kigoma hakijawekwa wazi wala bayana ujenzi wake utakamilika lini.

The Tabora–Kigoma Standard Gauge Railway (SGR Lot 6) is a 506-kilometre railway line in western Tanzania constructed by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC). Valued at $2.2 billion, the project includes 411 km of main line, 10 stations, and two freight yards, designed to connect Tanzania's western regions to the Great Lakes.
 
18 Julai 2026

CCECC KAMPUNI YA UJENZI KIPANDE CHA SGR LOT 6 TABORA HADI KIGOMA


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RELI HIYO SLOT YA 6 SGR UREFU WA KAZI HIYO NI KILOMETA 506 IKIWA JUMLA YA KILOMETA 411 NJIA KUU YA RELI SGR HUKU KILOMETA 95 ZA RELI NI KWA AJILI YA TRENI YA SGR KUPISHANA. DARAJA LA MTO MALAGARASI UREFU WAKE MITA 464 ASILIMIA 99 DARAJA LIMEKAMILIKA

Jambo la kushangaza muda wa kukamilika kwa kipande cha reli cha Slot 6 cha SGR Tabora hadi Kigoma hakijawekwa wazi wala bayana ujenzi wake utakamilika lini.


..kwa hiyo vipande vyote sasa hivi vina wakandarasi.
 
02 July 2026
Jinja, Uganda

TRC, TASHICO NA URC YA UGANDA WAKUTANA KUUNGANISHA MIFUMO YAO YA RELI NA BANDARI
Watendaji kutoka Shirika ya Reli la Tanzania (TRC), Kampuni ya Usafirishaji ya Tanzania (TASHICO) na Shirika la Reli Uganda URC wamebainisha hitaji la kuunganisha miundombinu yao ya Ekolojia ya usafiri na Uganda ili kurahisisha usafirishaji wa mizigo na abiria wake kati ya nchi hizo mbili.


Officials from the Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) and Tanzania Shipping Company Limited (TASHICO) have noted the need to create a holistic eco-transport system with Uganda's railway corporation URC to facilitate the movement of cargo and their passengers between the two countries.

TRC IWE MAKINI NA KUWEKA MFUMO IMARA WA KUFUATILIA MABEHEWA YANAYOVUKA MPAKA KWENDA UGANDA

08 August 2026
Kampala, Uganda

Shirika la Reli la Uganda Lakabiliwa na Uchunguzi Kuhusu Mabehewa Yaliyopotea​


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5l_zMsYwjec
MABEHEWA YATOWEKA NA KUUZWA KAMA SCAPPER, KAMATI YA BUNGE UGANDA YAHOJI TUKIO HILO

Kutoweka kwa mabehewa 394, yakiwemo 281 ya Shirika la Reli la Kenya KRC, kunaibua maswali mazito kuhusu udhibiti wa hisa zinazovuka mipaka, usimamizi wa mali na uwajibikaji wakati wa mpito kutoka kwa kumbukumbu za mwongozo hadi jukwaa la kidijitali la Translogic.

Uchunguzi huo pia unafichua shinikizo kubwa la uendeshaji katika Reli za Uganda, ikiwa ni pamoja na upatikanaji mdogo wa treni za mwendo kasi, mapengo makubwa ya ufadhili wa ukarabati na ufadhili mwingine wa mradi wa ukarabati wa Reli ya Kipimo cha Meta ya Kampala-Malaba.


Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Shirika la Reli la Uganda (URC) Benon Kajuna alirekodi taarifa kwa Polisi wa Bunge baada ya shirika hilo kushindwa kutoa ushahidi wa maandishi wa juhudi za kupata mabehewa 394 ya reli ambayo hayakuweza kufuatiliwa wakati wa makubaliano ya Reli ya Bonde la Ufa.

Kajuna na maafisa wengine wa URC walifika mbele ya Kamati ya Bunge ya Miundombinu ya Kimwili mnamo tarehe 23 Julai 2026 ili kujibu wasiwasi uliotolewa katika ripoti ya Mkaguzi Mkuu wa Hesabu. Kamati ilichunguza mabehewa yaliyopotea pamoja na masuala mapana yanayohusu usalama wa reli, mali zilizopitwa na wakati, miundombinu na hali ya kifedha ya shirika.

Kati ya mabehewa 394, 113 yalikuwa ya Reli za Uganda na 281 yalikuwa ya Reli za Kenya. Maafisa wa URC walihusisha kutoweka kwao na uhamiaji kutoka kwa mfumo wa usimamizi wa mabehewa kwa mkono hadi kwenye jukwaa la kidijitali la Translogic. Mabehewa ambayo hayakuweza kupatikana mara moja wakati wa mpito yaliripotiwa kupelekwa kwenye kituo pepe huko Nyahururu katikati mwa Kenya, baada ya hapo yakawa hayawezi kufuatiliwa.

Chini ya makubaliano ya pande tatu yanayosimamia mienendo ya magari kati ya Uganda, Kenya na Tanzania, mabehewa ya Uganda yanaweza kubaki Kenya kwa hadi siku 14, huku mabehewa ya Kenya yakiweza kubaki Uganda kwa siku saba kabla ya adhabu kutolewa. Gari la mizigo ambalo halijahesabiwa kwa zaidi ya siku 90 linachukuliwa kuwa limepotea, huku mamlaka ya reli inayohusika ikitarajiwa kumlipa mmiliki fidia kulingana na gharama ya gari jipya la mizigo.

Wajumbe wa kamati walihoji udhibiti wa ndani wa URC, kushindwa kwake kutoa orodha kamili ya magari yaliyosafirishwa na kama mabehewa yoyote yaliyopotea yangeweza kutupwa kama chakavu. Pia waliibua wasiwasi kuhusu shughuli chache za treni za shirika hilo, kucheleweshwa kwa utupaji wa mali zilizopitwa na wakati na uwezo wake wa kufikia uendelevu wa kifedha.

Kamati iliiagiza URC kuwasilisha ushahidi wa hatua zilizochukuliwa kufuatilia na kurejesha mabehewa hayo, ikiwa ni pamoja na rekodi za uendeshaji, maeneo na nyaraka za mpaka. Kikao hicho kilisitishwa ili kuwaruhusu maafisa kupata taarifa zinazohitajika, lakini shirika hilo halikuweza kutoa maelezo ya kutosha.

URC pia ilielezea mapendekezo ya kufunga vizuizi vya boom otomatiki, mifumo ya onyo na miundombinu mingine ya usalama katika vivuko vikuu vya reli. Shirika hilo liliripoti nakisi ya jumla ya ufadhili wa Sh250.5 bilioni, upatikanaji wa injini za moshi wa kati ya asilimia 40 na 50, na pengo la ufadhili wa kila mwaka wa Sh89 bilioni kwa ajili ya ukarabati, ununuzi wa vifaa vya reli na shughuli.

Zaidi ya hayo, iliomba uungwaji mkono wa bunge kwa ajili ya kutolewa kwa Sh99 bilioni kama ufadhili wa mwenzake kwa ajili ya Mpango wa Utekelezaji wa Makazi Mapya unaohusishwa na Mradi wa Ukarabati wa Reli ya Kampala-Malaba Metre Gauge unaofadhiliwa na Benki ya Maendeleo ya Afrika.

Kamati itapitia mawasilisho ya URC kabla ya kuwasilisha mapendekezo yake kwa Bunge

Uganda Railways Corporation Faces Scrutiny over Missing Wagons

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The committee will review URC’s submissions before presenting its recommendations to Parliament
07 August 2026

LIVE: UGANDA RAILWAY CORPORATION OFFICIALS APPEAR BEFORE PARLIAMENT'S COMMITTEE ON PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE I AUGUST 7, 2026


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Idmhfd-3f3s
 
CASE STUDY : AFRICAN RAILWAYS

16 August 2026

The Collapse of South Africa's Railway Network

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uRTbHAd2Fw8
South Africa once had one of the largest and most sophisticated railway networks in the Southern Hemisphere. So what happened to South African railways?

How did thousands of kilometres of railway lines become abandoned, while freight moved from trains to thousands of trucks on the N1, N3 and other major highways? In this video, we investigate the collapse of South Africa's railway system, from the policy changes and transport deregulation that opened the door to road freight, to the decline of branch lines, the restructuring of South African Transport Services, and the separation of Transnet and PRASA. But the story doesn't end there.

We look at the loss of railway police, declining maintenance, skills shortages, political instability, corruption, State Capture and the controversial Transnet locomotive procurement scandal. We look at Brian Molefe, Lucky Montana, Zuma and the Guptas! We also explore how organised criminals began stripping South Africa's railway infrastructure for copper, signalling equipment, overhead wires, substations and even the rails themselves.

With passenger trains stopped and large parts of the railway network left unprotected, hundreds of kilometres of infrastructure were stripped. Entire railway corridors were destroyed, turning once-functional railways into abandoned railway lines that could cost billions to rebuild.

The collapse of freight rail has pushed more cargo onto South Africa's roads, contributing to enormous truck volumes on roads, congestion around major ports, higher logistics costs and increasing pressure on infrastructure. So was the destruction of South Africa's railway network inevitable? Or could these railways still be brought back?

This is Part 2 of my series exploring the history, collapse and possible future of South African railways. In the next episode, we'll look at whether South Africa can actually FIX its railways
Source : Asher Pardey
 
04 AUGUST 2026

TRC RELI NA MAMLAKA YA BANDARI, TANGA PORT, RELI YA MKOLONI MGR KUIMARISHWA

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aXiSL7ytvvU
Shirika la Reli Tanzania (TRC) la pokea vipande 17,006 vya reli pamoja na vifaa vya ujenzi vyenye thamani ya takribani U$S dola za Marekani milioni 56, uwekezaji huo utaongeza ufanisi wa usafirishaji wa mizigo kutoka bandarini kuchochea biashara na kukuza uchumi wa mkoa wa Tanga, kanda ya kaskazini , Taifa na kikanda kwa ujumla eneo hili la Afrika Mashariki, Maziwa Makuu pia kusini mwa Afrika .....
 
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04 June 2025

SIRI NZITO ANACHOKIFANYA DP WORLD BANDARI YA DAR ES SALAAM

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NFvxxC8ZObM

Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Uchukuzi, Prof. Godius Walter Kahyarara

SGR hadi bandari ya Bagamoyo kwa ajili ya meli kubwa mipango ni mingi Tanzania sasa kitovu cha bandari na reli eneo hili la Afrika kutokana na uwekezaji mkubwa abainisha Prof. Godius Walter Kahyarara
 
31 August 2026

MKURUGENZI TASAC - WENZETU WA TRC RELI YAO SGR TOKA BANDARINI DSM KWENDA BANDARI KAVU KWALA NA BAHI NI CHANGAMOTO


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R1qaOlqb_3k

Mohamed Malick Salum mkurugenzi wa TASAC atoa data jinsi reli zote SGR Reli Mpya na MGR reli ya mkoloni zilivyo na uwezo mdogo wa kubeba makontena kuondoa mrudikano bandarini
 
06 October 2026
Lusaka, Zambia

Rais wa Zambia anasema Ukanda wa Reli ya Lobito ni ufunguo wa ushirikiano wa kikanda


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j-PQZSFBOqU

Zambia's president says Lobito corridor key to regional integration​


Rais wa Zambia mheshimiwa Hakainde Hichilema anasema Ukanda wa Reli ya Lobito ni muhimu katika kukomesha mgawanyiko wa Afrika na kuimarisha ujumuishaji wa kiuchumi wa kikanda kwa kuongeza biashara, ajira, utalii na uhusiano wa kiuchumi miongoni mwa Angola, DRC na Zambia.

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Rais Hakainde Hichilema akasisitiza kuwa Ukanda wa Reli ya Lobito [Lobito Corridor] itakuwa muhimu katika kufanikisha ajenda ya Grow Zambia, kwani haitarahisisha tu usafirishaji wa bidhaa lakini pia itakuza utalii na uwekezaji wa pamoja ndani ya kanda.

Akizungumza alipofungua Mkutano wa pili wa Uratibu wa Ukanda wa Reli ya Lobito jijini Lusaka leo, Rais Hichilema pia alielezea ukanda huo kama msingi wa Eneo la Biashara Huria la Bara la Afrika AfCFTA - Africa Continental Free Trade Area , akisisitiza kwamba ukuaji wa idadi ya watu barani humo lazima uendane na ukuaji wa uchumi. "Ukanda kama huu ni msingi muhimu wa utekelezaji wa Eneo la Biashara Huria la Bara la Afrika na unaonyesha aina ya shughuli zitakazotuleta karibu na ajenda hiyo," alisema.

Rais alisema kwamba amani, usalama na utulivu ni muhimu kwa ukuaji wa uchumi unaowanufaisha vijana barani Afrika.

Rais Hichilema alisisitiza kwamba kukuza uwekezaji katika eneo hilo lazima kuchukuliwe kama ajenda ya kitaifa.

Rais Hichilema ametoa wito zaidi wa kupewa kipaumbele kwa ukanda wa Luacano-Chingola wa ukanda huo, akisisitiza thamani yake ya kiuchumi.
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Waziri wa Nchi na Mipango wa Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Guylain Mbwizya, ametoa wito wa kuongezeka kwa uwekezaji na ushirikiano imara wa kikanda ili kufungua uwezo kamili wa Lobito Corridor kama kichocheo cha mageuzi na ujumuishaji wa kiuchumi.

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Na Waziri wa Uchukuzi wa Angola, Ricardo Viegas d'Abreu, alithibitisha tena kujitolea kwa nchi yake kwa mradi huo, akiuelezea kama kichocheo muhimu cha mabadiliko ya kiuchumi na ujumuishaji wa kikanda kwa Angola, Zambia na Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo.

Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Uendeshaji wa Benki ya Dunia, Anna Bjerde, alisema Korido ya Lobito inapaswa hatimaye kuhukumiwa kwa kazi zinazounda na sio mizigo inayobeba tu.

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18 February 2025
Mchuchuma, Njombe
Tanzania

WAZIRI JAFO ALIVYOPANDA MLIMA WA CHUMA CHA LIGANGA, MRADI UNAOANZA KUTEKELEZWA HIVI PUNDE

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sEATTHsUa5s
Waziri wa Viwanda na Biashara, Mhe. Suleiman Jafo (Mb) amesema Serikali iko katika hatua za mwisho za kimkataba katika utekelezaji wa Mradi wa uchimbaji chuma wa Liganga ili uweze kuanza kazi mapema mwaka 2025.Waziri Jafo ameyasema hayo Februari 18, 2025 mara alipofika katika Mradi wa Kielelezo wa Chuma wa Liganga pamoja na Mlima mdogo wa Maganga Matitu wakati wa ziara yake ya kikazi Wilayani Ludewa Mkoani Njombe iliyoanza Februari 17 - 19, 2025. "Imani yetu ni kwamba ndani ya mwaka huu 2025, Mungu akijalia Mradi huu ambao ni mkombozi katika uchumi wetu kwa kuokoa fedha nyingi inayotumika kiagiza chuma nje ya nchi uanze kwasababu malighafi ya chuma ni muhimu sana katika ujenzi wa madaraja, barabara, majengo pamoja na matumizi mbalimbali " Amesema Dkt. Jafo.
Tanzania tujifunze jinsi reli inavyotegemea zaidi kubeba mazao ya kimkakati ndani kama madini ya chuma ili mradi uwe unauwezo wa kujiendesha bila kutegemea kwa kiasi kikubwa mizigo ya nchi jirani.

Shirika la reli la CTG la nchini Guinea ndani ya mwaka mmoja imeweza kusafirisha tani 19,000,000 za chuma kutoka machimbo ya Simandou ya ndani ya nchi. Mradi ulikuwa unazungumziwa kwa miaka 25 bila kutekelezwa hadi ilipotimu mwaka 2023 ndipo maneno yakaisha na mradi kuanza kutekelezwa


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2A6XyGKXJeg



HISTORIA YAANDIKWA

13 October 2026

SAFARI YA KWANZA YA ABIRIA YA TRENI YA CTG NA RAIS MAMADI DOUMBOUYA. "EDITION GUINEA 224 "


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nqK0C3zsGsM

Guinea : Shirika la Reli la Guinea CTG - Compagnie du TransGuinéen Yazindua Treni Yake ya Kwanza ya Abiria kwenye Mhimili wa Morébaya-Mamou
Guinea: Compagnie du TransGuinéen Yazindua Treni Yake ya Kwanza ya Abiria kwenye Mhimili wa Morébaya-Mamou


Usafiri wa mizigo ya reli unafikia hatua kubwa ya uendeshaji nchini Guinea kwa uzinduzi rasmi wa huduma ya usafiri wa reli inayoendeshwa na Compagnie du TransGuinéen.

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Sekta ya Reli na Usafirishaji nchini Guinea imefikia hatua muhimu. Siku ya Jumatatu, Oktoba 12, 2026, Rais Mamadi Doumbouya alizindua treni ya kwanza ya shirika la Compagnie du TransGuinéen (CTG). Ikiondoka kutoka mji wa bandari wa Morébaya, msafara uliokuwa ukibebwa na treni ya "KOMA" ulifunika kilomita 148 kufika Kassa, katika mkoa wa Mamou.

Reli hii ni sehemu ya mradi mkubwa wa Simandou wa 2040 na ina muundo mkubwa wa uhandisi: handaki la kilomita 11.6 kati ya Koriba na Kassa, linalojulikana kama handaki refu zaidi la reli Afrika Magharibi.

Miundombinu Mizito ya Kuunda Ukanda wa Madini na Usafirishaji​

Mtandao wa reli unaotumiwa na CTG hutekeleza viwango vizito vya viwanda ili kuunganisha kitovu cha madini cha kusini na miundombinu ya bandari ya pwani.


  • Miundombinu ya mstari na kazi za ujenzi: Laini kuu inaunganisha madaraja 205 (ikiwa ni pamoja na 49 yanayozidi mita 500) na njia changamano za kupita, kama vile njia ya kupita ya Colomo II yenye urefu wa mita 2,115.
  • Usambazaji wa ishara na mawasiliano ya simu: Korido ina vifaa vya nguzo 139 kando ya njia kuu ili kuhakikisha mtiririko wa trafiki na kuendesha shughuli kiotomatiki.
  • Mfumo wa Usafiri wa Mengi: Mradi huu unalenga kuunganisha usafiri wa mizigo mizito, shughuli za uchimbaji madini, na mzunguko wa abiria wa siku zijazo kwa kutumia mfumo wa kisasa wa njia mbili.

Guinea: Compagnie du TransGuinéen Yazindua Treni Yake ya Kwanza ya Abiria kwenye Mhimili wa Morébaya-Mamou

Kwa Nini Ni Muhimu​

  • Ufunguzi wa eneo: Kiungo cha reli huunganisha moja kwa moja pwani na maeneo ya ndani katika maeneo manne ya asili, na kupunguza utegemezi kamili kwenye mtandao wa barabara.
  • Upanuzi wa vifaa: Mstari huu unajumuisha vipengele vya msingi vya ukanda wa hali ya juu wa modali nyingi unaohusishwa na mradi mkubwa wa uchimbaji madini wa Simandou.
  • Usanifishaji wa mtiririko: Vituo vya kisasa vya mizigo inayoweza kuhamishwa na iliyotengenezwa tayari hurasimisha huduma ya kawaida ya usafiri inayokidhi viwango vya kimataifa.

Mtazamo wa Kikanda​

Kote Afrika Magharibi, kuunganisha miundombinu mikubwa ya uchimbaji madini na mitandao ya kitaifa ya usafiri bado ni changamoto muhimu kwa mtiririko wa usambazaji. Kwa kuunganisha uwekezaji wa reli kati ya uchimbaji madini na usafiri wa umma, Guinea inajiweka kama kigezo cha ujumuishaji mkubwa wa vifaa.

Kwa uendeshaji huu rasmi wa awali, TransGuinéen inahama kutoka eneo kubwa la ujenzi hadi kuwa mali ya uendeshaji, na kuanzisha mabadiliko endelevu ya mnyororo wa usambazaji wa Guinea

Jul 22, 2026
For decades, Mount Simandou remained one of the world's largest untapped iron ore deposits. Today, Guinea aims to transform this natural wealth into a genuine driver of national development.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zK6d6aHGH5k
 
18 February 2025
Mchuchuma, Njombe
Tanzania

WAZIRI JAFO ALIVYOPANDA MLIMA WA CHUMA CHA LIGANGA, MRADI UNAOANZA KUTEKELEZWA HIVI PUNDE

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sEATTHsUa5s

Tanzania tujifunze jinsi reli inavyotegemea zaidi kubeba mazao ya kimkakati ndani kama madini ya chuma ili mradi uwe unauwezo wa kujiendesha bila kutegemea kwa kiasi kikubwa mizigo ya nchi jirani.

Shirika la reli la CTG la nchini Guinea ndani ya mwaka mmoja imeweza kusafirisha tani 19,000,000 za chuma kutoka machimbo ya Simandou ya ndani ya nchi. Mradi ulikuwa unazungumziwa kwa miaka 25 bila kutekelezwa hadi ilipotimu mwaka 2023 ndipo maneno yakaisha na mradi kuanza kutekelezwa


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2A6XyGKXJeg



HISTORIA YAANDIKWA

13 October 2026

SAFARI YA KWANZA YA ABIRIA YA TRENI YA CTG NA RAIS MAMADI DOUMBOUYA. "EDITION GUINEA 224 "


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nqK0C3zsGsM

Guinea : Shirika la Reli la Guinea CTG - Compagnie du TransGuinéen Yazindua Treni Yake ya Kwanza ya Abiria kwenye Mhimili wa Morébaya-Mamou
Guinea: Compagnie du TransGuinéen Yazindua Treni Yake ya Kwanza ya Abiria kwenye Mhimili wa Morébaya-Mamou


Usafiri wa mizigo ya reli unafikia hatua kubwa ya uendeshaji nchini Guinea kwa uzinduzi rasmi wa huduma ya usafiri wa reli inayoendeshwa na Compagnie du TransGuinéen.

​

Sekta ya Reli na Usafirishaji nchini Guinea imefikia hatua muhimu. Siku ya Jumatatu, Oktoba 12, 2026, Rais Mamadi Doumbouya alizindua treni ya kwanza ya shirika la Compagnie du TransGuinéen (CTG). Ikiondoka kutoka mji wa bandari wa Morébaya, msafara uliokuwa ukibebwa na treni ya "KOMA" ulifunika kilomita 148 kufika Kassa, katika mkoa wa Mamou.

Reli hii ni sehemu ya mradi mkubwa wa Simandou wa 2040 na ina muundo mkubwa wa uhandisi: handaki la kilomita 11.6 kati ya Koriba na Kassa, linalojulikana kama handaki refu zaidi la reli Afrika Magharibi.

Miundombinu Mizito ya Kuunda Ukanda wa Madini na Usafirishaji​

Mtandao wa reli unaotumiwa na CTG hutekeleza viwango vizito vya viwanda ili kuunganisha kitovu cha madini cha kusini na miundombinu ya bandari ya pwani.


  • Miundombinu ya mstari na kazi za ujenzi: Laini kuu inaunganisha madaraja 205 (ikiwa ni pamoja na 49 yanayozidi mita 500) na njia changamano za kupita, kama vile njia ya kupita ya Colomo II yenye urefu wa mita 2,115.
  • Usambazaji wa ishara na mawasiliano ya simu: Korido ina vifaa vya nguzo 139 kando ya njia kuu ili kuhakikisha mtiririko wa trafiki na kuendesha shughuli kiotomatiki.
  • Mfumo wa Usafiri wa Mengi: Mradi huu unalenga kuunganisha usafiri wa mizigo mizito, shughuli za uchimbaji madini, na mzunguko wa abiria wa siku zijazo kwa kutumia mfumo wa kisasa wa njia mbili.

Guinea: Compagnie du TransGuinéen Yazindua Treni Yake ya Kwanza ya Abiria kwenye Mhimili wa Morébaya-Mamou

Kwa Nini Ni Muhimu​


Mtazamo wa Kikanda​

Kote Afrika Magharibi, kuunganisha miundombinu mikubwa ya uchimbaji madini na mitandao ya kitaifa ya usafiri bado ni changamoto muhimu kwa mtiririko wa usambazaji. Kwa kuunganisha uwekezaji wa reli kati ya uchimbaji madini na usafiri wa umma, Guinea inajiweka kama kigezo cha ujumuishaji mkubwa wa vifaa.

Kwa uendeshaji huu rasmi wa awali, TransGuinéen inahama kutoka eneo kubwa la ujenzi hadi kuwa mali ya uendeshaji, na kuanzisha mabadiliko endelevu ya mnyororo wa usambazaji wa Guinea

Jul 22, 2026
For decades, Mount Simandou remained one of the world's largest untapped iron ore deposits. Today, Guinea aims to transform this natural wealth into a genuine driver of national development.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zK6d6aHGH5k


SRG RELI Mpya kukosa kubeba mizigo ya ndani, ni hasara kubwa kwa mradi huu uliojengwa kwa mkakati wa kisiasa bila kuzingatia mkakati wa kiuchumi kuunganisha na machimbo ya madinii mkakati kama chuma, makaa ya mawe kuchochea uchumi wa viwanda vikubwa ndani ya nchi ili kutoa ajira, kuongeza thamani mali ghafi na bandari maalum ya chuma na makaa ya mawe kuuza nje
 
18 February 2025
Mchuchuma, Njombe
Tanzania

WAZIRI JAFO ALIVYOPANDA MLIMA WA CHUMA CHA LIGANGA, MRADI UNAOANZA KUTEKELEZWA HIVI PUNDE

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sEATTHsUa5s

Tanzania tujifunze jinsi reli inavyotegemea zaidi kubeba mazao ya kimkakati ndani kama madini ya chuma ili mradi uwe unauwezo wa kujiendesha bila kutegemea kwa kiasi kikubwa mizigo ya nchi jirani.

Shirika la reli la CTG la nchini Guinea ndani ya mwaka mmoja imeweza kusafirisha tani 19,000,000 za chuma kutoka machimbo ya Simandou ya ndani ya nchi. Mradi ulikuwa unazungumziwa kwa miaka 25 bila kutekelezwa hadi ilipotimu mwaka 2023 ndipo maneno yakaisha na mradi kuanza kutekelezwa


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2A6XyGKXJeg



HISTORIA YAANDIKWA

13 October 2026

SAFARI YA KWANZA YA ABIRIA YA TRENI YA CTG NA RAIS MAMADI DOUMBOUYA. "EDITION GUINEA 224 "


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nqK0C3zsGsM

Guinea : Shirika la Reli la Guinea CTG - Compagnie du TransGuinéen Yazindua Treni Yake ya Kwanza ya Abiria kwenye Mhimili wa Morébaya-Mamou
Guinea: Compagnie du TransGuinéen Yazindua Treni Yake ya Kwanza ya Abiria kwenye Mhimili wa Morébaya-Mamou


Usafiri wa mizigo ya reli unafikia hatua kubwa ya uendeshaji nchini Guinea kwa uzinduzi rasmi wa huduma ya usafiri wa reli inayoendeshwa na Compagnie du TransGuinéen.

​

Sekta ya Reli na Usafirishaji nchini Guinea imefikia hatua muhimu. Siku ya Jumatatu, Oktoba 12, 2026, Rais Mamadi Doumbouya alizindua treni ya kwanza ya shirika la Compagnie du TransGuinéen (CTG). Ikiondoka kutoka mji wa bandari wa Morébaya, msafara uliokuwa ukibebwa na treni ya "KOMA" ulifunika kilomita 148 kufika Kassa, katika mkoa wa Mamou.

Reli hii ni sehemu ya mradi mkubwa wa Simandou wa 2040 na ina muundo mkubwa wa uhandisi: handaki la kilomita 11.6 kati ya Koriba na Kassa, linalojulikana kama handaki refu zaidi la reli Afrika Magharibi.

Miundombinu Mizito ya Kuunda Ukanda wa Madini na Usafirishaji​

Mtandao wa reli unaotumiwa na CTG hutekeleza viwango vizito vya viwanda ili kuunganisha kitovu cha madini cha kusini na miundombinu ya bandari ya pwani.


  • Miundombinu ya mstari na kazi za ujenzi: Laini kuu inaunganisha madaraja 205 (ikiwa ni pamoja na 49 yanayozidi mita 500) na njia changamano za kupita, kama vile njia ya kupita ya Colomo II yenye urefu wa mita 2,115.
  • Usambazaji wa ishara na mawasiliano ya simu: Korido ina vifaa vya nguzo 139 kando ya njia kuu ili kuhakikisha mtiririko wa trafiki na kuendesha shughuli kiotomatiki.
  • Mfumo wa Usafiri wa Mengi: Mradi huu unalenga kuunganisha usafiri wa mizigo mizito, shughuli za uchimbaji madini, na mzunguko wa abiria wa siku zijazo kwa kutumia mfumo wa kisasa wa njia mbili.

Guinea: Compagnie du TransGuinéen Yazindua Treni Yake ya Kwanza ya Abiria kwenye Mhimili wa Morébaya-Mamou

Kwa Nini Ni Muhimu​


Mtazamo wa Kikanda​

Kote Afrika Magharibi, kuunganisha miundombinu mikubwa ya uchimbaji madini na mitandao ya kitaifa ya usafiri bado ni changamoto muhimu kwa mtiririko wa usambazaji. Kwa kuunganisha uwekezaji wa reli kati ya uchimbaji madini na usafiri wa umma, Guinea inajiweka kama kigezo cha ujumuishaji mkubwa wa vifaa.

Kwa uendeshaji huu rasmi wa awali, TransGuinéen inahama kutoka eneo kubwa la ujenzi hadi kuwa mali ya uendeshaji, na kuanzisha mabadiliko endelevu ya mnyororo wa usambazaji wa Guinea

Jul 22, 2026
For decades, Mount Simandou remained one of the world's largest untapped iron ore deposits. Today, Guinea aims to transform this natural wealth into a genuine driver of national development.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zK6d6aHGH5k


16 OCTOBER 2026

TRC RELI NA ARAB CONTRACTORS WASAINI MAKUBALIANO [MOU] UPEMBUZI YAKINIFU WA RELI YA MTWARA- MBAMBA BAY- MCHUCHUMA - LIGANGA

Profesa Makame Mbarawa waziri wa uchukuzi azungumza kwa kina makubaliano hayo :


16 October 2026

The Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) and the Egyptian construction giant Arab Contractors signed a major Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d5lrtySzB38

Under this milestone agreement, Arab Contractors will completely finance the preliminary and feasibility studies for a proposed multi-billion dollar railway corridor in southern Tanzania.



📋 Overview of the Southern Rail Project
The proposed railway network aims to unlock the economic and industrial potential of southern Tanzania while turning the region into a gateway for landlocked African nations.
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FeatureDetails
Primary RouteConnecting Mtwara Port, Songea, and Mbamba Bay.
Dedicated BranchesIndustrial extensions to the mineral-rich areas of Liganga and Mchuchuma.
Strategic GoalTo seamlessly integrate rail, road, maritime, and lake transport systems.
Regional ImpactEnhancing Southern African Development Community (SADC) trade with Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia.



🔍 Key Terms of the Agreement
  • Financing & Scope: Arab Contractors will fully fund the engineering and feasibility studies. An initial feasibility report evaluating costs and economic viability is due within three months.
  • TRC's Role: The Tanzania Railways Corporation will supply all necessary technical support, regional data, documents, and cross-authority coordination.
  • No Construction Guarantee: Tanzanian Transport Minister Makame Mbarawa explicitly clarified that this MoU is strictly an exploratory agreement to verify the long-term sustainability and value-for-money of the project, not a direct construction contract.
  • The status of the mineral extraction projects at Liganga and Mchuchuma
  • Details on Tanzania's existing Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network expansion
This envisaged project Mtwara Mbamba Bay railway will add to network of railway already existing in Tanzania, built by the Germans colonial administration now being supplemented by upgraded SGR railway in central corridor Dar es Salaam to Kigoma / Mwanza ports and the TAZARA railway line connecting Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia built by assistance from China government

View: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/RWLModrGwtc
 
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