The court has suspended a recent decision by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to shift cargo clearance back to its offices instead of the Mombasa port and the 22 custom bond warehouses amid protest by traders and clearing and forwarding agents.
In the changes introduced in July 2024, clearing, and forwarding agents had been required to submit a two-page duly filled form to the head verification officers (HVOs) who are stationed at various KRA offices—unlike before when the documents were approved and signed at the port and warehouses.
