Progress For The Isaka-Kigali Standard Gauge Railway Project As Rwanda Ratifies The Agreement
The Minister of State in charge of Transport, Hon. Eng.Jean de Dieu Uwihanganye recently presented to the Chamber of Deputies, the draft law approving the ratification of the agreement between the Government of Rwanda and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania for the joint implementation of Isaka-Kigali Standard Gauge Railway Project, signed at Kigali, on 09 March 2018. The ratification of this agreement is an important step that will enable the Government of Rwanda to mobilise funds. The agreement has already been ratified by the Government of United Republic of Tanzania
The Isaka-Kigali SGR (532 Km) is a joint project between the Government of Rwanda and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania with a total cost of $3.6 billion, of which of $2.3 billion for Tanzania of 394 Km and $1.3 billion for Rwandan section of 138 Km.
Progress on the sections preceding Isaka-Kigali, the Minister of State said that, as of February, 2019 the construction progress of Dar Es Salaam-Morogoro (205 Km) was estimated at 45.9%; Morogoro-Makutupora (336 Km), at 7.12% and the section Makutupora-Isaka (427 Km) was under fund mobilisation.
When completed, the railway line is expected to improve trade between the two countries by making it easier and more cost effective for people and cargo to move across the common border.
