Finance ministers from Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda have agreed to prioritise financing for the long-awaited Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), in a renewed push to accelerate regional infrastructure integration.
The ministers met in Washington, D.C., on the sidelines of the 2026 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, where they reviewed progress and coordination on the multi-country rail project.
The meeting brought together Kenya’s Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, Rwanda’s Finance Minister Yusuf Murangwa,…
