Traders want Kenya SGR costs made competitive

[John Ashworth]

Traders want SGR costs made competitive

Transporters and traders have urged the government to reduce the cost of ferrying cargo from the Port of Mombasa using the standard gauge railway (SGR). They proposed lowering of SGR freight rates from Sh50,000 and Sh70,000 for the 20 and 40-foot container respectively to Sh35,000 for both containers to be transported from Mombasa to Nairobi or Naivasha...