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Image used for illustrative purposes only. A giraffe walks near the elevated railway line that allows movement of animals below the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line linking Nairobi and Naivasha inside the Nairobi national park in Nairobi, Kenya October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi
The governments of Kenya and Uganda have signed a contract to finalise joint resource mobilisation in the next four months to secure funds for the extension of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).
Funding will be sought for a railway line from Naivasha to Malaba to Kampala and from Kampala to Kasese-Mpondwe with a branch line from Bihanga to Mirama Hills, Business Daily newspaper reported.
Uganda Transport Minister Katumba Wamala and his Kenyan counterpart Kipchumba Murkomen signed the agreement for a joint search for funds, which may include loans or public-private partnerships.
In addition, the two governments signed a deal to increase rail usage to haul Uganda cargo using SGR in the coming months.
(Writing by P Deol; Editing by Anoop Menon)
