Mr Joho criticised the plan, terming it a ploy to relocate key port services to Eldoret, but Mung’aro said the governor was only concerned about his Container Freight Service (CFS) businesses. The dry port is a scheme to rob the Mombasa port of key services,” said Joho. Industry experts, however, said there is no reason to worry given the dry port is aimed at decongesting the Port of Mombasa, and dismissed assertions that it would kill the port business. “The dry ports have been there except that cargo will be moved by the Standard Gauge Railway. Joho has said the dry port would transfer key services to Eldoret thereby causing massive job losses at the Mombasa port and CFSs.

Source: Standard Digital November 24, 2016 18:46 UTC