Therefore, the new laws will give permission to the shipping lines to run the port, which the leaders say would be against the Constitution. The MPs here are going to use their means to block the changes in Parliament and if they don't succeed, then we will move to court,” said Mr Faki. According to the proposed changes, the Merchant Shipping Act that bars a shipping line from running port operations would be changed. Coast civil society chairperson Patrick Ochien'g blamed the government for not giving the public the opportunity on a “sensitise matter” like privatisation of the port. Residents don't feel that they own the port,” said Mr Ochien’g.

Source: Daily Nation April 29, 2019 21:56 UTC