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| Presidents Kenyatta, Museveni and Kagame after yesterday’s meeting in Kampala. The three Heads of State also agreed to build a joint oil pipeline and refinery |
At a meeting in Kampala yesterday (June 25th) President Yoweri
Museveni of Uganda, President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, and President
Paul Kagame of Rwanda agreed to construct a railway line from Kenya to
Uganda and extend it to Rwanda, and oil pipeline to run from Mombasa to
Eldoret to Kampala and on to Rwanda as well as introduce an East African
Identity Card and fast track political integration.
According to the communiqué issued after the meeting, the presidents
agreed to reorganize the East African railways network and build one
standard railway system, clear non-tariff barriers by forming a customs
territory and to set up two oil pipelines connecting the three states.
One pipeline will be for finished products from Eldoret to Kampala and
extended to Rwanda; the other will be for crude oil from Uganda to
Kenya, linking South Sudan to the port of Lamu.
The three presidents agreed to invest in
building an oil refinery in Uganda. They further agreed on improving
accessibility and affordability of electricity in their countries, as
well as investing in the exploration of renewal energy sources. Another
decision was to fast-track the East African Community, as well as
expedite of an identity card for the people of East Africa.
Uganda, it was agreed, would superintend the process of improving the
railway network, the oil refinery construction and establishing a
political federation. Kenya would oversee improvement in electricity
availability and construction of the two oil pipelines. Rwanda agreed to
build the customs territory and work on a single tourism visa and East
African identity cards. The three presidents agreed to review progress
every two months.
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| Presidents Museveni, Uhuru and Kagame |
Source: allafrica.com
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