Cargo volumes at Kisumu port surge by 49pc on upgraded feeder units

MV Kabaka Mutebi II, the maiden fuel cargo from the Port of Kisumu, Kenya, arrives in Entebbe, Uganda with 4.5 million litres of fuel on December 30, 2022. PHOTO | STEPHEN OTAGE | NMG

Cargo throughput at the Kisumu port jumped by nearly half last year, data from the gateway's manager, Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), showed.

The statistics show that the port handled 496,516 tonnes of cargo in 2025, up from 333,431 tonnes the previous year, marking a growth of 49.91 percent.

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