Forced use of new railway raises queries among importers

A Kenya Railways commercial cargo train. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The government’s unilateral decision to transport all imports coming in through Mombasa port on the standard gauge railway (SGR) to Nairobi’s inland container depot (ICD) in Embakasi has renewed debate on sustainability of the railway project.

Importers who had not specified the final address of their cargo became the first casualties of the directive, which essentially locks out truckers in favour of the SGR.

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