posted February 2026 – Kenya and Uganda Railways – Latest News
I spent 3 weeks in Uganda in February 2026. This short article picks up on local news reports about developments relating to railways in East Africa early in 2026. …. This article follows on from one published early in December 2025.
The featured image at the head of the linked article shows one of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) locomotives and its passenger train on the existing network in Kenya.
NilePost reported on 19th February 2026 that Uganda is fast-tracking final financing for the Malaba–Kampala Standard Gauge Railway, with talks underway with the Islamic Development Bank to unlock 13 trillion UgX. The project promises faster, cheaper cargo transport and stronger regional trade links!
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Reverend, thanks for updating the status of Ugandan Railways. However there seems to be more plans than results today.
The photos you took of the "rights of way", I'm afraid is more indicative of conditions at hand. However, your article notes how the Kenyan Railways appear to be more viable; but how they must "owe their souls" to the Chinese development agency than "bankrolled their system".
I still fondly remember the young Ugandan gal - a London School Of Economics graduate - who I met riding from Rosenheim to Munich Airport. She could well have been involved with the plans you outline in your article. How they can get there without "owing their soul" to a foreign state or the Islamic Development Agency that is not necessarily "friendly" (83% of the population professing to have a Faith are Christian) will be a real challenge if their plans are to move forth.
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