Importers of used cars are facing a possible lock-out for late arrival of 2013 units as vessels carrying the load continue to dock at Mombasa, most recent being today. At least 30,000 vehicles had been projected to arrive late in the country, exposing car dealers and importers to loses running into billions. Only units registered in 2014 are allowed into the country as per the law. On average, a RORO (vessel designed to ship wheeled cargo, such as cars, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers, and railroad cars) carries at least 6,000 small cars. President Uhuru Kenyatta last month affirmed his support for the growth of local industries, encouraging local motor vehicle assembling as opposed to imported used cars, which he said:“have flooded the country.”

Source: The Star January 05, 2021 00:56 UTC