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Standard gauge: Uganda-Kenya-Ethiopia

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STANDARD GAUGE: UGANDA- KENYA-ETHIOPIA

On November 27, 2012 Railways Africa

The governments of Kenya and Uganda have signed an agreement to jointly develop a new 1,435mm gauge railway from Mombasa via Nairobi to Kampala. In addition, Kenya has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of Ethiopia, apropos the building of a new 1,435mm gauge railway to Addis Ababa from Lamu, the new port to be established north of Mombasa. According to President Kibaki of Kenya, his government is collaborating with other countries in the region to improve regional connectivity.
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