in 2012, the expressway was estimated to cost us$476 million (ugx:1.19 trillion). of this, us$350 million (ugx:875 billion) is a loan from the exim bank of china at 2 percent annual interest. the remaining us$126 million (ugx:315 billion) was provided by the gou. gou has already, or will provide in the future, another ugx:123 billion to compensate land owners along the expressway route.