Traders call for quick cargo clearance
May 27, 2011
NORTHERN Corridor stakeholders yesterday unveiled urgent measures to be adapted by the Kenyan and Ugandan authorities to fast-track goods clearance at the Malaba border post.
By Reuben Olita
NORTHERN Corridor stakeholders yesterday unveiled urgent measures to be adapted by the Kenyan and Ugandan authorities to fast-track goods clearance at the Malaba border post.
A five-hour meeting in Malaba chaired by Fred Hunter agreed to have the Kenya and Uganda Police provide night patrols to protect drivers and goods against theft in Malaba and Kayempe areas.
The Kenya government was mandated to purchase land along the near Malaba to put up a parking bay for trucks awaiting clearance.
It was also resolved that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) expedites the completion of its customs yard to save drivers from exploitation by private parking owners whose daily charges of ksh400 per night were deemed abnormal.
The joint clearance centre uses only one entry gate at night.
URA was also ordered to open the second gate up to midnight to improve traffic flow.
Should delays occur for arrival of documents involving trucks under escort, the Kenya Revenue Authority, was mandated to print other documents to enable the vehicles proceed to avoid delays and pile ups.
NORTHERN Corridor stakeholders yesterday unveiled urgent measures to be adapted by the Kenyan and Ugandan authorities to fast-track goods clearance at the Malaba border post.
A five-hour meeting in Malaba chaired by Fred Hunter agreed to have the Kenya and Uganda Police provide night patrols to protect drivers and goods against theft in Malaba and Kayempe areas.
The Kenya government was mandated to purchase land along the near Malaba to put up a parking bay for trucks awaiting clearance.
It was also resolved that the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) expedites the completion of its customs yard to save drivers from exploitation by private parking owners whose daily charges of ksh400 per night were deemed abnormal.
The joint clearance centre uses only one entry gate at night.
URA was also ordered to open the second gate up to midnight to improve traffic flow.
Should delays occur for arrival of documents involving trucks under escort, the Kenya Revenue Authority, was mandated to print other documents to enable the vehicles proceed to avoid delays and pile ups.