Poor, congested roads erect more hurdles on cargo routes from ports



The East African | by Anthony Kitimo, Bob Karashani and Patrick Ilunga


Ports in East Africa continue to struggle to be efficient with traders saying they are frustrated by bottlenecks that seem to promote inaccessibility for a region that is a net importer.

At a meeting on logistics for regional trade in Mombasa, examples were rife.

Kenya’s second commercial port in Lamu was meant to boost operations but 11 months after launch, the facility has only been able to handle 11 vessels, with…

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