This means each truck will have a driver at every border point to take over the cargo to the next destination, a move supported by truck drivers. The Kenya Transporters Association(KTA) says this is a challenge as it will require the recruitment and training of new drivers. Border delays coupled with slow uptake at the Mombasa port could lead to port congestions, clearing agents have warned. Uganda accounts for 83.2 per cent of transit cargo through the port of Mombasa, into the hinterland via the Northern Corridor, South Sudan taking up 9.9 per cent. DR Congo, Tanzania and Rwanda account for 7.2 per cent, 3.2 per cent and 2.4 per cent respectively.

Source: The Star April 28, 2020 00:56 UTC