This archive report was first published on 4 October 2019.
On October 4, 2019, Kenya's Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet Secretary James Macharia announced the suspension of a directive on mandatory haulage of sea cargo from the Mombasa port on Standard Gauge (SGR) railway.
The directive, issued by Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), was made without adequate consultations, according to Macharia.
"The directive was made by KRA Commissioner General and KPA Managing Director without full consultation within two days and we redirected it to be revised and it remains suspended," Macharia said during a media briefing at Harambee House.
The mandatory haulage of cargo via SGR was fiercely opposed by truck business owners and lawmakers from the coastal region, as well as those from towns located along the Mombasa-Nairobi highway.
