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Article: Tenders invited for Mombasa-Kampala railway: the ancient railway link between the Kenyan port of Mombasa and Kampala, the capital of land-locked Uganda, is in a poor state. Now rail authorities in both countries have invited private sector tenders to rehabilitate the line. Neil Ford reports.(TRANSPORT)
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- African Business
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- March 1, 2005
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Kenya and Uganda have long relied upon the railway that links Kampala and Nairobi with the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa. The rail line performs a vital function in transporting people, bulk cargo and also containers across East Africa, but an historic lack of investment in maintenance and inadequate capacity has left the railway unable to provide a reasonable level of service. In an effort to improve performance and attract new investment, the governments of Kenya and Uganda have decided to offer a tender for a concession to manage freight services on the line.
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Two contracts have been offered: a 25-year concession to manage ...