Truck pile-up at Malaba border as Uganda seeks mandatory Covid-19 testing
Trucks pile up at Malaba border point between Kenya and Uganda on September 07, 2020 due to slow Covid testing. A recent directive by Uganda to charge for fresh Covid testing at its land borders is causing a traffic snarl-up at Malaba. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
A truck pile-up has started to build along the Kenyan borders with Uganda following Kampala’s call for mandatory testing of all drivers at border crossing points, even as transporters threatened to suspend haulage of cargo through the Northern Corridor if the issues is not addressed.
Uganda directed mandatory Covid-19 testing of all incoming travellers, including truck drivers, on December 20 last year.
