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Mombasa port records 85 per cent increase in export cargo

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Evergreen Ship before docking at Mombasa Port. The Ship is loaded with 2700 containers in China. The goods will be transported by road and rail to different Countries in Africa. July 14, 2024. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

Exports through Mombasa Port have gone up by 85 per cent this year.

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director William Ruto said this was due to the regional countries trying to strike a trade balance to reduce reliance on imported goods from other countries.

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