The East Africa Trade and Transport Facilitation Project will improve railway services in Kenya and Uganda. The project consists of the following components: (1) Support to East African Community (EAC) Customs Union Implementation: This will include: (a) long term support to the EAC Secretariat for the implementation of the Customs Union; (b) equipment to implement a modem customs integrated system and common database; and (c) support the strengthening and modernization of national customs departments. (2) Institutional support for Transport Facilitation: This will involve: (a) strengthening of the Northern Corridor Transit Transport Coordination Authority; (b) supporting Governments to establish an appropriate management mechanism for the Central Transport Corridor; and (c) helping improve the regional transport policy and harmonize transport regulations. (3) Investment Support for Trade and Transport Facilitation: The proposed support includes: (a) enhancing security and facilitation in the ports of Mombasa and Dar-es-Salaam; (b) improving goods security by financing a regional/national electronic cargo tracking system from the ports of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam throughout the EAC and Rwanda; (c) financing the establishment of key joint border posts at main cross-border posts within the region; (d) investing in Inland Container Depots, intermodal infrastructure; and (e) supporting the implementation of a common weigh bridges policy. (4) Support to Kenya and Uganda Railways Concessions: This will include: (a) technical support to the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) and the Uganda asset holding company; (b) support for the retrenchment and social mitigation of KRC staff; (c) support for establishment of a Pension Fund for the staff of KRC; (d) support for the Kenya Relocation Action Plan implementation; (e) investment support for Uganda Railways Corporation; and (f) support to the Joint Railways Concession through the provision of Partial Risk Guarantees to Rift Valley Railway Consortium subsidiaries.
