Mombasa Port: Uganda’s gateway to the world

Mombasa port. PHOTO | COURTESY

What you need to know:

Large vessels operated by top shipping lines call on it on a regular basis to load and unload cargo that is critical to Uganda’s economic development.
Citizens who produce goods for export bank on Mombasa Port to deliver their dreams abroad so that precious foreign exchange can flow back.
For both exporters and importers, the busy port is the artery that pumps wealth into their pockets.