Eastern Africa
Uganda's President Inaugurates Concrete Sleeper Factory
Spain’s IMATHIA Construcción developed the plant.
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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has officially opened the country’s first concrete railway sleeper factory at Kawolo in Buikwe district.
During the inauguration ceremony on 1 September, President Museveni praised the investor, Spain’s IMATHIA Construcción for helping Uganda towards its vision of building an economy that is integrated, independent and self-sustaining.
The factory
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