Tororo Inland Port is a proposed dry port in inland Uganda.[1]
| Tororo Inland Port | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Uganda |
| Location | Malaba |
| Coordinates | 0°39′00″N 34°15′00″E / 0.6500°N 34.2500°E |
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| Owned by | Great Lakes Ports Limited |
Location edit
The inland port would be located on 250 acres (100 ha) in the town of Malaba, Uganda, close to the border with Kenya. This location is approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi), by road, east of the town of Tororo, on the Tororo–Eldoret Highway.[2] This is approximately 217 kilometres (135 mi), by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda.[3]
Overview edit
Tororo Inland Port is a proposed dry inland port. It is under development by Great Lakes Ports Limited of Kenya, who own the port and will operate it if and when completed. The port will serve as a storage area for containers of imports destined for Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Southern Sudan and Eastern DRC. The port will replace the ten or so storage facilities used by Uganda, to store these containers prior to the clearance of customs and other importation procedures. It is expected that this will greatly decongest the port at Kilindini, Mombasa, on the Indian Ocean, and cut down the time it takes for a container on a ship in Mombasa to arrive in Tororo, from 18 days to only five days.[4]
History edit
Construction of the inland port was commissioned in June 2010 by Yoweri Museveni, the President of Uganda. The port was expected to be ready to commence business in November 2012. Construction was expected to cost US$120 million. The company that owns this transport infrastructure project is based in neighboring Kenya.[1][4]
Since 2010, political, economic and regional issues have interfered with the development of this inland port. As of September 2021, it is not clear if the project will be completed.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c The Independent (25 March 2009). "Big money, self-interest mar Tororo Inland Port". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ Google (10 September 2021). "Road Distance Between Tororo, Uganda And Malaba, Uganda With Map" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Road Distance Between Kampala, Uganda And Malaba, Uganda With Map". Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ a b The East African (30 October 2010). "Tororo dry port to begin operations by 2012". The EastAfrican. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 10 September 2021.