The meeting came hot on the heels of a letter from the Uganda government opposing the move to transfer the transit cargo to the new facility. At the port of Mombasa, we confirmed that only long-stay transit containers were being railed to the Naivasha ICD. So far, the rail in general is transporting about 20 per cent of all port cargo to the hinterland." The government should not use Covid-19 or any other excuse to force a policy down the throats of cargo owners and shield SGR from fair competition,” said Otieno. George Kidima, a Ugandan business representative based in Mombasa, welcomed the decision to allow cargo owners to choose how their goods are transported.

Source: Standard Digital June 16, 2020 19:18 UTC