Kenya Railways is directing cargo freights from Mombasa to the Naivasha Inland Container Depot for onward transportation to neighbouring countries, Transport CS James Macharia has said. Most of the cargo is destined to Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Uganda cargo commands more than 80 per cent of the regional transit traffic through the Mombasa port. Uganda and Rwanda have imposed tough restrictive measures on Kenyan truck drivers, regulations that Kenyan and Tanzanian drivers have rejected. It houses all government agencies, involved in the handling of cargo and revenue officers from the partner states of Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.

Source: The Star May 12, 2020 18:56 UTC