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February 11, 2026
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Transporters Clash With KRA Over New Cargo Policies

Transporters Clash With KRA Over New Cargo Policies

The push and pull with KRA comes as the agency seeks to increase revenue collections while speeding up processes at the port...

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The Kenya Transporters Association (KTA) has strongly opposed the Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA) plan to reintroduce mandatory rail haulage of cargo to the Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD), calling the move unlawful and unconstitutional. This reintroduction aims to decongest the Mombasa port, but the KTA argues it violates free market principles and reverses progress made since President William Ruto abolished the policy in 2022.

  • KRA Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga announced the prioritization of Naivasha ICD for long-haul cargo bound for Uganda, Rwanda, DRC, and South Sudan due to increased cargo volumes at Mombasa Port.
  • KTA Chairman Newton Wang’oo stated that the Naivasha ICD lacks commercial justification and that such a directive would infringe on a cargo owner's choice of clearance point and transport mode.
  • The KTA attributed port congestion to poor planning and vessel scheduling, not a lack of rail usage, and warned that forced rail haulage would violate constitutional provisions and court precedents.

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