Uganda Railways assets up for sale

Jan 22, 2007

THE Privatisation Unit is to sell non-core assets of the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC).<br>“As part of reform of the railways sector, some assets of the Uganda Railways Corporation were identified as non-core.

By Peter Kaujju

THE Privatisation Unit is to sell non-core assets of the Uganda Railways Corporation (URC).
“As part of reform of the railways sector, some assets of the Uganda Railways Corporation were identified as non-core.

The board and the Divestiture Reform and Implementation Committee have approved the properties for divesture,” the director of the Privatisation Unit, Michael Opagi, said in a statement.

The properties for sale include: undeveloped plots of land and commercial and residential buildings.

Opagi said a guided inspection of the properties would be done on January 24 and 25.

Bid documents can be purchased at a non-refundable fee of sh20,000 from the corporation’s former accounts office.

The Kenya-Uganda railways was leased to Rift Valley Railways consortium last year to boost efficiency and cut the cost of doing business in East Africa.

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