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The Uganda Standard Railroad, as a newly planned rail system, it could link Uganda to its neighbouring countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.
Jennifer Mwijukye, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Unifreight Cargo Handling Limited said for ease of trade in the region, railway was the best option because it would scale down costs incurred by traders in landlocked countries now using mainly roads in the transportation of their goods.
Although the SCT and the eCTS have greatly eliminated the numerous barriers along the border points of the partner states, distance and undeveloped infrastructure still remained a hindrance.
She stated that the long-awaited Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) linking Uganda and Rwanda to the port of Mombasa would facilitate a faster business transaction and cause development within the EAC region.
The SGR and other railway networks should, however, be able to link to a multimodal system, incorporating road transport, water as well as railway to link both Mombasa Port in the Northern Corridor, which should serve Rwanda, Uganda, South Sudan and parts of the DR Congo outside the region.
"It is our wish that Bukasa port is upgraded to promote the Mombasa-Kisumu, which uses the multimodal transport," she explained.
The multimodal transport, also known as combined transport, allows transportation of goods under a single contract, but accomplished with two or three different means of transport, including water, railway and road transport.
