As a land locked country, Uganda relies on the Northern Corridor as its lifeline to the Mombasa Port. Any delays along this corridor have a direct negative impact on the cost of trade, which in turn undermines both business competitiveness and consumer prices. Delays at both the Port, the border crossings at Malaba and Busia, and an array of non-tariff barriers along the corridor from Mombasa to Kampala resulting in cargo trucks spending a long time on the road. Other economic challenges including high trade deficit, high cost of doing business because of poor infrastructure and low value addition to agricultural produce, and poor standards, inhibit Uganda’s economic progress.