Regional Rail Bodies Agree On Fuel Imports
Mar 15, 2004
MORE of Uganda’s fuel imports will come by rail after officials of Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) and Kenya Railway Corporation agreed to ferry petroleum products from the Kenya Pipeline Company depot at Eldoret, writes <b>Reuben Olita</b> in Nairobi.
MORE of Uganda’s fuel imports will come by rail after officials of Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) and Kenya Railway Corporation agreed to ferry petroleum products from the Kenya Pipeline Company depot at Eldoret, writes Reuben Olita in Nairobi.
Currently, fuel trucks are used and many of the the products are diverted into the Kenyan market.
A URC delegation led by Alex Okwongo ended their tour of Kenya last week where a deal was also sealed to minimise thefts of products destined for Uganda.
Officials said the new service is attractive since URC was ready to offer attractive rates to the petroleum firms to help quicken supplies to Uganda.
Okwongo said the transportation by rail of the product
from Eldoret would help cut down on cost that URC was
usually incurred while transporting the commodity from
Mombasa.Ends
Currently, fuel trucks are used and many of the the products are diverted into the Kenyan market.
A URC delegation led by Alex Okwongo ended their tour of Kenya last week where a deal was also sealed to minimise thefts of products destined for Uganda.
Officials said the new service is attractive since URC was ready to offer attractive rates to the petroleum firms to help quicken supplies to Uganda.
Okwongo said the transportation by rail of the product
from Eldoret would help cut down on cost that URC was
usually incurred while transporting the commodity from
Mombasa.Ends