"The delays impact our efficiency, in terms of production, because delivery time for raw materials is now extended for two to three days more. In the end, we are also delayed in supplying our customers," says Mr. Stewart Mwesigwa, from the Roofings Group. Mwesigwa adds that had the country’s railway system been fully functional, manufacturers would be feeling less frustration because most of their supplies would be arriving on time, thus reducing the cost of doing business. "In certain aspects, the rate at which you receive raw materials determines your efficiency. The more you receive, the more you produce, and the more you produce, the more you reduce your costs. This railway would even have enabled us to keep exporting because it has fewer imitations," he says.