Economy

Cargo transporters resume services to Juba

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A ship on its way to dock at the port of Mombasa. The Mombasa County is pushing ahead with its proposed charges on shipping lines despite opposition from shippers and the government. Photo/Raphael Wanjala.

Cargo transporters have resumed deliveries to violence torn South Sudan following the return of relative calm.

The transporters are said to have resumed business to the country after relative calm returned to the capital Juba following fighting between government forces and rebels allied to former Vice President Riak Machar.

The goods include relief food and petroleum products from Kenya. Many Kenyan companies operating in the country have since closed shop losing millions of shillings in revenues as the war escalated forcing them to flee.

Multiple Solutions Malaba Branch manager, Deo Otia, said their company had started delivering cargo to the country which mostly comprises relief food.

"We resumed our services to the country after calm returned to the capital. So far we have not witnessed any incidences involving cargo transportation into South Sudan," said Mr Otia saying that attacks of trucks enroute to Juba have since subsided.

Some transporters have between one to three trucks for fear that if their trucks were to be attacked, they will have nothing left.

Peter Migwi, a clearing agent, said on Tuesday he had cleared seven trucks that were transporting fuel to South Sudan adding that cargo trucks were not venturing beyond the capital.

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"We have started transporting fuel to the country and particularly the capital Juba. It is hard for trucks to go beyond Juba as that is where most violence is making many transporters fear picking cargo that go beyond the capital," stated Mr Migwi.