Cargo volumes handled at the Mombasa port grew by 10.6 per cent in the first nine months of this year, defying the tough political environment that has affected business.
Kenya Ports Authority managing director (KPA) Catherine Mturi said there was minimal effect on performance by the long electioneering period that saw annulment of the August 8 presidential election and the uncertainty that followed opposition leader Raila Odinga’s withdrawal from the repeat poll held on October 26.
