Uganda protests Kenya move to dump cargo at Malaba on old railroad
A traffic gridlock at Nzoia bridge on the Eldoret-Webuye highway, as long distance trucks queue from Malaba border to enter Uganda, stretching 67km to Chimoi on January 14, 2022. The railway is the alternative importers have been pushing for to haul cargo. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA
Uganda has protested Kenya Railways Corporation’s (KRC) decision to offload 40 containers destined for Kampala at the Kenyan side of the Malaba border crossing in total disregard for transit railway cargo operation norms.
Kenya this week started trial runs for express freight train service from the port of Mombasa to Malaba as it also seeks to offer seamless cargo transfers to Ugandan ports of Jinja and Port Bell, through Kisumu port vessels.
