This archive report was first published on 23 August 2021.
Published on August 23, 2021, a deal was struck between Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) and Autoports Freight Terminal, a firm linked to Mombasa Governor Ali Joho, to manage the Nairobi SGR cargo terminal.
Autoports Freight Terminal, based in Mombasa, has been granted the exclusive right to use the Nairobi Freight Terminals (NFT), located near the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) terminal in Syokimau.
According to a notice by the Kenya Ports Authority, Joho's firm will start handling all containerized and conventional cargo from the terminal starting October this year.
Importers will now be required to endorse in the Bill of Lading 'Cargo in transit to NFT c/o. Autoports Freight Terminal-Nairobi' to have their cargo ferried to Nairobi by Joho's firm.
Notably, Joho's firm has also secured a preferential deal to transport cargo from Mombasa to Nairobi over a 10-year period at up to 80 per cent discount, significantly lower than the maximum volume discount of 10 per cent allowed in the corporation's tariff book.
