Kenyan President William Ruto (C) walks next to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (CL) during the construction launch of the Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line in Kisumu, on March 21, 2026. The presidents of Kenya and Uganda met near their shared border Saturday to mark the multi-billion-dollar, long-delayed extension of a Chinese-built railway that has left Kenya heavily in debt. The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, connects the Kenyan port of Mombasa to its capital Nairobi, and on to the lake town of Naivasha, but China refused further lending before it could be extended to Uganda as planned. (Photo by Brian ONGORO / Digital / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view of a section of the Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line in Kisumu, on March 21, 2026. The presidents of Kenya and Uganda met near their shared border Saturday to mark the multi-billion-dollar, long-delayed extension of a Chinese-built railway that has left Kenya heavily in debt. The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, connects the Kenyan port of Mombasa to its capital Nairobi, and on to the lake town of Naivasha, but China refused further lending before it could be extended to Uganda as planned. (Photo by Brian ONGORO / Digital / AFP via Getty Images)

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni speaks during the construction launch of the Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line in Kisumu, on March 21, 2026. The presidents of Kenya and Uganda met near their shared border Saturday to mark the multi-billion-dollar, long-delayed extension of a Chinese-built railway that has left Kenya heavily in debt. The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, connects the Kenyan port of Mombasa to its capital Nairobi, and on to the lake town of Naivasha, but China refused further lending before it could be extended to Uganda as planned. (Photo by Brian ONGORO / Digital / AFP via Getty Images)

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni looks on during the construction launch of the Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line in Kisumu, on March 21, 2026. The presidents of Kenya and Uganda met near their shared border Saturday to mark the multi-billion-dollar, long-delayed extension of a Chinese-built railway that has left Kenya heavily in debt. The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, connects the Kenyan port of Mombasa to its capital Nairobi, and on to the lake town of Naivasha, but China refused further lending before it could be extended to Uganda as planned. (Photo by Brian ONGORO / Digital / AFP via Getty Images)

Kenyan President William Ruto speaks during the construction launch of the Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line in Kisumu, on March 21, 2026. The presidents of Kenya and Uganda met near their shared border Saturday to mark the multi-billion-dollar, long-delayed extension of a Chinese-built railway that has left Kenya heavily in debt. The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, connects the Kenyan port of Mombasa to its capital Nairobi, and on to the lake town of Naivasha, but China refused further lending before it could be extended to Uganda as planned. (Photo by Brian ONGORO / Digital / AFP via Getty Images)

Kenyan President William Ruto (R) walks next to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (L) during the construction launch of the Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line in Kisumu, on March 21, 2026. The presidents of Kenya and Uganda met near their shared border Saturday to mark the multi-billion-dollar, long-delayed extension of a Chinese-built railway that has left Kenya heavily in debt. The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, connects the Kenyan port of Mombasa to its capital Nairobi, and on to the lake town of Naivasha, but China refused further lending before it could be extended to Uganda as planned. (Photo by Brian ONGORO / Digital / AFP via Getty Images)

Kenyan President William Ruto (L) and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (R) launch construction of the Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line in Kisumu, on March 21, 2026. The presidents of Kenya and Uganda met near their shared border Saturday to mark the multi-billion-dollar, long-delayed extension of a Chinese-built railway that has left Kenya heavily in debt. The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, connects the Kenyan port of Mombasa to its capital Nairobi, and on to the lake town of Naivasha, but China refused further lending before it could be extended to Uganda as planned. (Photo by Brian ONGORO / Digital / AFP via Getty Images)

Kenyan President William Ruto (R) and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (L) unveil a commemorative plaque during the construction launch of the Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line in Kisumu, on March 21, 2026. The presidents of Kenya and Uganda met near their shared border Saturday to mark the multi-billion-dollar, long-delayed extension of a Chinese-built railway that has left Kenya heavily in debt. The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, connects the Kenyan port of Mombasa to its capital Nairobi, and on to the lake town of Naivasha, but China refused further lending before it could be extended to Uganda as planned. (Photo by Brian ONGORO / Digital / AFP via Getty Images)