These include units destined for the hinterland mainly Uganda, South Sudan, DR Congo and Northern Tanzania areas of Tanga, Arusha, and Usangi which use the Port of Mombasa due to proximity. “This is going to cause a spillover to the port meaning we are likely to have congestion soon,” he said. At least 20,000 vehicles (cars and trucks) have landed at Mombasa in the last two months, according to importers. Any weak link like congestion at CFS will cause a spillover back to port thus making it a storage area,”Osero said. The country imports up to 12,000 units a month on a peak, mainly second-hand cars from Japan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Singapore and South Africa.

Source: The Star May 15, 2020 00:56 UTC