BUSINESS
Kenya’s neighbours will soon be allowed to use the country’s road network to export all their goods via Mombasa, Transport minister Chirau Mwakwere has announced.
“There are plans to amend the law ... to allow trucks to carry export cargo from countries in the region to Mombasa,” he said.
Some exports from the neighbouring countries have not been allowed through Kenya to prevent the dumping of untaxed goods.
Ongoing reforms
Mr Mwakwere said this was part of the ongoing reforms which include the implementation of a one-stop weigh bridge for transit vehicles.
He said the transport crisis which hit the country after the December elections was now under control. Cargo containers at Mombasa port had been reduced from more than 17,000 during the crisis to 9,000 by last Monday.
Meanwhile, transit vehicles will be weighed only once at Mariakani when the new weighing system is implemented. Exports through Mombasa will be weighed at the borders when coming into Kenya. This will reduce the congestion at weighbridges.
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Story by OLIVER MATHENGE
Publication Date: 2/28/2008
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