Locals eye 40pc deals in $3bn Malaba-Kampala railway project
Workers lay tracks for the standard gauge railway Phase 2A at Suswa, Kenya on August 1, 2018. Uganda’s $3.1 billion railway project starts in 2026, with local suppliers targeting 40 percent of contracts to grow industry.
Local suppliers are pushing for at least 40 percent of the project contracts – with a target of retaining $500 million – from the first phase of Uganda’s flagship standard gauge railway.
Construction is expected to begin in April 2026 trailing neighbours Kenya and Tanzania after financing hitches set Kampala back by a decade.
