How Kenya is shipping out billions yearly in imported cargo levies

A ship arrives at the port of Mombasa. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya is losing about Sh100 billion yearly in freight charges for imported cargo, which is paid to foreign shipping lines docking at the Port of Mombasa.

Last year, the port made a cargo record of 1.3 million containers leading to a freight payment of Sh78 billion. Each of the standard containers is paid a minimum freight rate of $500 (Sh50,000).

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