This archive report was first published on 19 December 2021.
On December 19, 2021, Kenya Railways Corporation announced new tariffs for freight services as it seeks to improve the flow of cargo from the port to the hinterland.
The company aims to offer end-to-end rail delivery to the Ugandan ports of Jinja and Port Bell through Kisumu port vessels, and the direct main line through Naivasha-Malaba-Kampala.
According to the new tariffs, transporting a 20-foot container weighing 0-30 tonnes from Kilindini to Malaba will cost $860 (Sh97,180), while a container above 30 tonnes will cost $960 (Sh108,480).
For transporting a 40-foot container weighing 0-30 tonnes, the cost will be $1,110 (Sh125,430), while a container above 30 tonnes will cost $1,260 (Sh142,380) via the SGR-MGR network.
Kenya Railways managing director Philip Mainga said, "The integration of the SGR and MGR lines will remarkably improve the flow of cargo right from the port to the hinterland serving Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo."
Mainga added, "The link that underpins seamless and efficient rail transport along the northern corridor will shortly be achieved."
