Kenya’s standard railway project stalls over strike

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EALA supports standard gauge railway project
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ARUSHA, TANZANIA: East Africa Legislative Assembly ( EALA) Speaker Dr Margaret Nantongo Zziwa has said the Assembly supports the building of the standard gauge railway from Mombasa to Kigali. She said the railway would be a lifeline for the East ...
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Tanzania secures $1.46 bn in debt for railway construction from Standard Chartered  Financial World

>The completion schedule of a project to rehabilitate Mwanza Airport has been interrupted due to government failure to deliver funds to the contractor in time.

The official launch of a $7.6 billion (Sh15 trillion) standard gauge railway line will now take place in the next six weeks, BusinessWeek has learnt.

Standard Chartered funds US$1.46bn for Tanzania's SGR Project  African Review

The Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Philip Mpango and Mr. Sanjay Rughani, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Tanzania, signing the deal
The Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Philip Mpango and Mr. Sanjay Rughani, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Tanzania, signing the deal
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - 13 February 2020: The Government of Tanzania Ministry of Finance, today signed a facility agreement with Standard Chartered Tanzania for a US$ 1.46 billion...

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Kenya's neighbours seek funding adviser for $4 billion railway
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(Reuters) Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi are looking for an adviser to help them secure financing for a $4.13 billion railway project aimed at boosting cross-border trade in the region. The railway will link Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam with the capital ...
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About 700 teachers in Kenya are refusing to return to work in the north-east of the country fearing attacks by Somali Islamist militants.

A court in Kenya has ordered teachers to suspend a month-long strike over pay and return to work immediately.