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Uganda: Railway Deal Winner Banned By World Bank Over Graft
Observer, 2 September 2014
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the Chinese firm set to construct the eastern route standard gauge railway is on a World Bank blacklist of 2009, it has emerged. Read more »
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Uganda: MPs Demand Probe Into U.S. $8 Billion Railway Deal
Observer, 1 September 2014
MPs last week demanded a corruption investigation be opened into the recent award of a contract to China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd CHECL) to build a standard gauge railway on… Read more »
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Uganda: A Railway Deal, the Chinese, and a Minister Gone Rogue
Observer, 12 August 2014
It's not hard to make sense of all the drama that surrounds Uganda's standard gauge railway project. Read more »
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Uganda: Railway Deal Saga Explodes
Observer, 10 August 2014
Minister says Museveni was made aware of the MoU cancellation and didn't object Read more »
Uganda Rail Deal Firm 'Guilty of Fraud'
According to the Cayman news service website, China Harbour Engineering Company, the firm set to construct the standard gauge railway is on the 2009 World Bank blacklist. The Chinese company was blacklisted for its involvement in fraud and corruption related to projects in the Cayman islands.
InFocus
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The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation is preparing a court challenge after the works minister cancelled their contract to build the standard gauge railway in favour ... Read more »
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A dispute between the government and two Chinese companies over the U.S. $8 billion standard gauge railway deal is threatening to stall the project. Read more »
InFocus
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The National Assembly Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing has summoned senior government officials over the controversial Standard Gauge Railway tender. Read more »
