Kenya government defends forced use of SGR for freight

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Government defends forced use of SGR

The government has defended a directive to transport all imports coming in through Mombasa port via standard gauge railway (SGR) to Nairobi’s inland container depot (ICD)...

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Kenya Railways Holds Talks With Freight Fraternity

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State orders ship agents to transport goods on SGR

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Ports and railways given 48 hours to make sure SGR handles freight

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State offers more incentives to woo cargo owners to use SGR

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There was a half-page advert by the Kenya Ports Authority in the Daily Nation on 16th March 2018 giving the new tariffs for handling SGR cargo.

LOCAL CONTAINERS: 20 ft container, old rate USD 103, new rate USD 80, 40 ft container, old rate USD 157, new rate USD 120.

TRANSIT CONTAINERS: 20 ft container, old rate USD 85, new rate USD 60, 40 ft container, old rate USD 125, new rate USD 90.

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Railways goes online to free up nairobi ICD

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Only rail exports will be allowed into inland container depot

- The Kenya Revenue Authority and the Kenya Ports Authority say that only exports by rail will be allowed into the inland container depot (ICD) in Nairobi, which is linked directly to the port via the standard gauge railway.
- Kenya Railways is also offering promotional freight charges until June in a bid to woo more shippers to use the railway.
- Directives targeting imports have also been put in place in recent weeks, including a requirement that all un-nominated containers belonging to upcountry importers will be transported on the SGR to the Embakasi ICD for final clearance.

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Uhuru extends SGR cargo fees promotion

SUMMARY

- Madaraka Express freight service customers have been enjoying the promotional tariff since January.
- The tariff was supposed to end on April 4, but towards the end of March the Kenya Railways extended it to end of June.
- This has seen SGR freighters pay a flat fee of Sh35,000 for a 20-foot container and Sh40,000 for a 40-foot container from Mombasa to Embakasi Inland Container Depot (ICD).