The President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni has confirmed that President Uhuru Kenyatta has given Uganda land in Naivasha for the construction of a dry port.
In an official statement President Museveni indicated that Uganda is planning to partner with Kenya on various projects.
“We also look forward to partnering on other projects with our Kenyan brothers. For example, they have offered us land to build a dry port at Naivasha. The SGR is a project we are partnering on,” President Museveni said.
President Kenyatta also said that the talks he held with Uganda’s leader were mainly about matters of regional development for the benefit of the two countries.
Speaking during a state banquet in Mombasa on Wednesday, President Uhuru said the link of the dry port with SGR from Mombasa Port will create an efficient movement of goods between the two countries.
He further said that the initiative will also reduce the cost of transport for Ugandan investors.
“I have confirmed to President Museveni that with that development in Naivasha and then moving the SGR to Malaba, goods will be able to move from Mombasa to Malaba in just two days,” the President said.
Uhuru and Museveni agreed on the need to extend the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to Kampala via Malaba.
“The SGR train had evidently improved transport of cargo from Mombasa to Nairobi and I am now keen on the joint development of the SGR line to Kampala in Uganda,” President Uhuru said.
On Migingo, President Kenyatta said Kenya and Uganda were working together to address the issue.
“Lake Victoria is an important transboundary resource that has continued to support the livelihoods of our people, not just in Kenya and Uganda but the entire East African region,” President Uhuru said.
President Kenyatta also spoke on the bilateral relations between Kenya and Uganda, saying the two countries shared a strong and principled commitment to multilateralism and the reform of the institutions of global governance, including the United Nations Security Council.
“It with this background, that Kenya presented its candidature for a non-permanent seat of the United Nations Security Council for the term 2021-2022. Kenya, Your Excellency, counts on the support of Uganda and her East African sister nations to make this aspiration a success,” President Kenyatta said.
President Kenyatta announced that President Museveni will tomorrow travel to Nairobi using the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), making him the first visiting Head of State to use Kenya’s modern train.
