Meria
Elder Lister
At a cost of US$3.6 BILLION, the SGR is Kenya's most EXPENSIVE infrastructure project since INDEPENDENCE.
On the other hand Tanzania is EDGING closer to dominating East Africa’s transport with it's OWN SGR
Tanzania’s Ministry of Finance signed a facility agreement with Standard Chartered Tanzania for a US$ 1.46 BILLION 20 year term loan.
This will be a MAJOR blow to KENYA'S Northern Transport CORRIDOR
The TANZANIAN railway will be able to haul up to 10,000 TONNES of FREIGHT, equivalent to 500 LORRIES, per TRIP.
It will also connect Tanzania to BURUNDI, RWANDA and the Democratic Republic of the CONGO, DRC, thereby playing a KEY role in enhancing regional TRADE.
The development of the transport system in Tanzania deals a huge BLOW to Kenya’s Northern Transport Corridor whose success was pegged on its being the more AFFORDABLE and EFFICIENT route for the landlocked East African countries.
With Kenya EDGED OUT of connecting the landlocked nations, the Tanzanian SGR will COVER 1,457 km on COMPLETION. It will stretch from Dar es Salaam to LAKE VICTORIA and as one of the mega infrastructure projects in Tanzania
In 2018, Rwanda and Tanzania signed an agreement for the extension of the SGR line from Isaka to Kigali, a distance of 575km. To finance the project, Tanzania is paying US$1.3 BILLION and Rwanda US$1.2 BILLION.
Rwanda will solely cover the costs of extending the line to Rubavu which is a 221km stretch
On the other hand Tanzania is EDGING closer to dominating East Africa’s transport with it's OWN SGR
Tanzania’s Ministry of Finance signed a facility agreement with Standard Chartered Tanzania for a US$ 1.46 BILLION 20 year term loan.
This will be a MAJOR blow to KENYA'S Northern Transport CORRIDOR
The TANZANIAN railway will be able to haul up to 10,000 TONNES of FREIGHT, equivalent to 500 LORRIES, per TRIP.
It will also connect Tanzania to BURUNDI, RWANDA and the Democratic Republic of the CONGO, DRC, thereby playing a KEY role in enhancing regional TRADE.
The development of the transport system in Tanzania deals a huge BLOW to Kenya’s Northern Transport Corridor whose success was pegged on its being the more AFFORDABLE and EFFICIENT route for the landlocked East African countries.
With Kenya EDGED OUT of connecting the landlocked nations, the Tanzanian SGR will COVER 1,457 km on COMPLETION. It will stretch from Dar es Salaam to LAKE VICTORIA and as one of the mega infrastructure projects in Tanzania
In 2018, Rwanda and Tanzania signed an agreement for the extension of the SGR line from Isaka to Kigali, a distance of 575km. To finance the project, Tanzania is paying US$1.3 BILLION and Rwanda US$1.2 BILLION.
Rwanda will solely cover the costs of extending the line to Rubavu which is a 221km stretch