Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director William Ruto met with port stakeholders to address persistent congestion and an empty container capacity crisis at the Mombasa Port.

• The officials reassured commitment to streamlining port operations and unveiled measures to enhance efficiency and reduce cargo dwell time.
• New directives include transferring long-stay cargo to peripheral facilities and Inland Container Depots (ICDs) in Nairobi and Naivasha.
• A key intervention offers a waiver of accrued storage and warehouse rent for long-stay cargo for 30 days, provided applications are lodged.
• KPA and KRA emphasized 24-hour port operations and directing transshipment cargo to Lamu Port to relieve pressure on Mombasa.
• William Ruto also issued a notice directing shipping lines to submit empty container loading requirements seven days prior to vessel arrival and capped empty container space per berth at 2,000 to 2,500 TEUs.