Jingjun Li, CEO of CHEC, and Waiswa Bageya, Permanent Secretary of the ministry of Works and Transport, signing the deal in 2019

Uganda cancels Chinese railway deal, looks for Turkish alternative

Jingjun Li, CEO of CHEC, and Waiswa Bageya, Permanent Secretary of the ministry of Works and Transport, signing the deal in 2019 Image: SG Railway Uganda

Uganda has cancelled a 2,2 billion dollar deal with the Chinese company China Harbour and Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) to build a railway line from the Ugandan capital Kampala to the border with Kenya. Uganda is now considering a Turkish company to build the railway.

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Author: Roel van der Maas

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