{
  "id": 18473310,
  "title": "Uganda approves Turkish firm to build Ksh400B Malaba-Kampala SGR",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/uganda-approves-turkish-firm-to-build-ksh400b-malaba-kampala-sgr",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T08:18:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/uganda-approves-turkish-firm-to-build-ksh400b-malaba-kampala-sgr"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Uganda has approved Turkish construction company Yapi Merkezi to undertake the first phase of its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project linking the Kenyan border town of Malaba to the capital, Kampala. The announcement was made by Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who said the decision had been reached under the direction […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}