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Apr 8, 2012
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The Government should ensure that there is no monopoly of Mombasa port activities either by the shipping or transport industries, the Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (Kifwa) has said.
The Government should ensure that there is no monopoly of Mombasa port activities either by the shipping or transport industries, the Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (Kifwa) has said.
According to Mr Henron Awiti Bolo, chairman of Kifwa, some multi-national companies working in cohorts with local people want to monopolise port operations.
Mr Bolo called on the Transport minister Amos Kimunya to protect entrepreneurs against such investors.
“The era of multi-national companies coming here (port) to rule and exploit our resources for their selfish interests is long gone,” he said.
He cautioned the government to be wary of international companies investing in shipping or transport industry with the aim of monopolising and denying Kenyans livelihood from port operations.
The Kifwa boss warned that his association would oppose any move to allow ship owners or agents to deal with documentation, clearing, container freight stations (CFS) and transportation of goods to importers.
“This will kill common entrepreneurs who rely on the port for their survival either directly or indirectly,” he said.
On the issue of congestion, Mr Bolo told importers and port users not to blame the government when they failed to clear their cargo in time.
According to Mr Henron Awiti Bolo, chairman of Kifwa, some multi-national companies working in cohorts with local people want to monopolise port operations.
Mr Bolo called on the Transport minister Amos Kimunya to protect entrepreneurs against such investors.
“The era of multi-national companies coming here (port) to rule and exploit our resources for their selfish interests is long gone,” he said.
He cautioned the government to be wary of international companies investing in shipping or transport industry with the aim of monopolising and denying Kenyans livelihood from port operations.
The Kifwa boss warned that his association would oppose any move to allow ship owners or agents to deal with documentation, clearing, container freight stations (CFS) and transportation of goods to importers.
“This will kill common entrepreneurs who rely on the port for their survival either directly or indirectly,” he said.
On the issue of congestion, Mr Bolo told importers and port users not to blame the government when they failed to clear their cargo in time.
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