Kenya has reintroduced mandatory rail haulage of cargo from Mombasa port to inland destinations, citing severe congestion as parts of the facility remain disrupted.
The directive has revived opposition from transporters, who note that a similar order was quashed by the High Court in 2020. Since last Friday, truck movements have been suspended as the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) upgrades its systems, leaving long queues and prompting officials to prioritise rail transfers to the Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD) for cargo bound for Uganda, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
