Traders protest new cargo verification levy

The Mv.Cosco Osaka at the Port of Mombasa last year. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Port players have faulted the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) for introducing a cargo verification fee against the National Treasury recommendations.

The “ambush” fee introduced in mid-February has been opposed by key stakeholders including shippers as well as clearing and forwarding agents who have staged a go-slow to protest the charges.

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