Why inland ports cannot be wished away
Published Sep. 26, 2022
President William Ruto ordered all port operations that had transferred to Nairobi and Naivasha Inland Container Depots (ICDs) to Mombasa, reversing one of the most controversial policies of the Jubilee administration. Immediate former President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration forced traders to use the standard gauge railway (SGR) for guaranteed business in order to repay the Ksh450 billion ($3.7 billion) debt taken to build it. Standard Group’s Economy editor Aby Agina speaks to Silvester Kasuku, a former Director-General, and CEO of Lamu Port: Southern Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor on the impact of the drastic move and the future of the Nairobi and Naivasha inland ports.
