This archive report was first published on 7 August 2020.
On August 7, 2020, President Uhuru Kenyatta took a significant step towards transforming Kenya's logistics sector by issuing an Executive Order to establish the Kenya Transport and Logistics Network (KTLN).
The KTLN brings together Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), and Kenya Pipeline Company Limited (KPC) under the coordination of the Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC).
According to Statehouse spokesperson Kanze Dena, the KTLN aims to leverage the efficiencies and synergies of the four State agencies to achieve Kenya's strategic agenda of becoming a regional logistics hub.
The new body is also mandated to ensure the affordability of using port, rail, and pipeline infrastructure services.
As part of the reorganization, the Boards of Directors of the four State entities have been transferred to the National Treasury in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Taskforce on Parastatal Reforms.
ICDC will act as a holding company to the three agencies and be responsible for the management of the State's investments in Ports, Rail, and Pipeline services.
