Editing Transport in Uganda (section)

====The Rift Valley Consortium====
{{main|Rift Valley Railways Consortium}}
Between 2006 and 2017, a company known as [[Rift Valley Railways Consortium|Rift Valley Railways]] (RVRC) managed the [[Kenya Railways Corporation]]'s and the [[Uganda Railways Corporation]]'s {{cvt|1000|mm|ftin|frac=8}} [[metre gauge]] railway systems, under a 25-year concession.<ref name="13R">{{cite web|access-date=10 June 2018 |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200607280144.html | title=East Africa: Kenya And Uganda Railways Takeover Date Postponed |date=28 July 2006 |newspaper=[[The Standard (Kenya)]] via [[AllAfrica.com]] |first=Kimathi |last=Njoka | location=Nairobi}}</ref><ref name="14R">{{cite web|date=28 July 2006 |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200607280341.html | title=Kenya: Railway Takeover Pushed to November |access-date=10 June 2018 | newspaper=[[Daily Nation]] via [[AllAfrica.com]] | first=Zeddy |last=Sambu |location=Nairobi}}</ref>
[[File:RVR 9409 Nairobi.jpg|thumb|Rift Valley Railway Nairobi]]
In August 2017, the [[government of Kenya]] terminated the RVRC concession, citing failure by RVRC to perform as stipulated in the concession agreement.<ref name="15R">{{cite web|
access-date=10 June 2018 |date=1 August 2017 |location=Nairobi  |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/Kenya-ends-Rift-Valley-Railways-contract/2560-4040424-lofuc0z/index.html | title=Kenya ends Rift Valley Railways contract |first=Njiraini |last=Muchira |newspaper=[[The EastAfrican]]}}</ref> In October 2017, Uganda followed suit,<ref name="16R">{{cite web| title=Government cancels Rift Valley Railways deal | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Government-cancels-Rift-Valley-Railways-deal/688334-4129752-144xd01/index.html | access-date=10 June 2018 |date=8 October 2017 |last=Frederic Musisi |first=and Thembo Kahungu | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] | location=Kampala}}</ref> but RVRC ran to court to stop the termination.<ref name="17R">{{cite web| url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Markets/Uganda--Kenya-failed-railway-deal---RVR-chief/688606-4140902-15aa6p0/index.html |title=Uganda, Kenya failed railway deal - RVR Chief | 
access-date=10 June 2018 |date=12 February 2018 |
newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |first=Fredric |last=Musisi |
location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name="18R">{{cite web|
date=12 February 2018 |access-date=10 June 2018 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Govt-RVR-fresh-legal-battle-railway-deal/688322-4300740-poougjz/index.html |
title=Government, RVR in fresh legal battle over railway deal | newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |first=Fredric |last=Musisi | location=Kampala}}</ref> In February 2018, Uganda Railways Corporation finally took possession of the concession assets and resumed operating the metre-gauge railway system in Uganda.<ref name="19R">{{cite web|access-date=10 June 2018 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Passenger-train-services-resume-Monday/688334-4316028-5l40lxz/index.html
|title=Passenger train services to resume on Monday |
first=Amos |last=Ngwomwoya |date=23 February 2018 | 
newspaper=[[Daily Monitor]] |location=Kampala}}</ref><ref name="20R">{{cite web|access-date=10 June 2018 |location=Kampala |url=http://observer.ug/news/headlines/57044-ugandans-welcome-revamped-passenger-train-services.html  |title=Kampalans welcome revamped passenger train services |date=27 February 2018 | first=and Mercy Ahukana |last=Alfred Ochwo |newspaper=[[The Observer (Uganda)]]}}</ref>