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Manufacturers shun Kisumu port despite upgrade
Ethics team joins case seeking NCPB auction
KVM steps up assembly of Hyundai light trucks
KQ receives explosives detection kit from the UK
Parastatals told to raise the bar at port
Mombasa port to remain open during festive period saysTransport and Infrastructure CS Michael Kamau
Uganda remains top transit destination with increased port usage
Shippers owe port performance to new charter
Security tips for happier, easy online x-mas holiday shopping
Ministry counts on charter for fast growth
Clearing of Ugandan imports resumes at Mombasa port
Oil prices to drop further next year due to global glut
Over 30,000 new jobs at rail project
HUMAN RESOURCE INFORMATION SYSTEM
Mombasa County to start charging extra taxes at port, says Governor Ali Hassan Joho
To restore Kenya Airways pride, boost staff morale first
Taxman backs down after boycott threats over seized Ugandan cargo
Mombasa port records increased cargo handling
39 hurt as storm batters Brisbane
Neglect, hyacinth ground trade at the Kisumu Port
Agency and Hong Kong firm tussle over aviation licence
Mombasa port cargo througput on the rise
PERISHABLE CARGO LOGISTICS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Uganda sugar barons want full access to Kenya market
LPG tender rules still in the back burner
Kenha warns on loaded trailers
Ministry releases fresh oil import rules
Huge field troops to Nyali Club for KPA tournament
Bolloré Africa sees room for growth in logistics
Adopting customs union should not be at the expense of our economic interests
Now bureau of standards tightens rules on second-hand car imports
Private cars to go for checks every year under new rules
Relief as Likoni ferries resume operation
Defacing of tusks a statement against ivory trade
Mombasa port users oppose proposed fees
Botched customs upgrade cuts off Congo's second city
A Prado you can easily tip over but a BMW? I don’t see how
Fear of job losses over Mombasa port clearance hitches
Drug ship blamed for cargo discharge crisis at Mombasa port
Shippers complain about port graft
Ships threaten to impose fresh charges over delays
Congestion crisis at Mombasa port
Horticulture farmers stare at harsh reality of EU duties after talks flop
Uhuru Kenyatta to oversee destruction of Sh1 billion heroin
High costs in Kenya push traders to Dar port
KenTrade takes import, standards clearance online
US firms to help lobby for direct flights to Kenya
Comesa is using innovative technologies to break barriers in regional trade
Dear Subaru fans, the Evo carries the day yet again on time trial
East Africa seeks help to stem surge in heroin smuggling
Why US-Africa summit generated more heat than light
President Uhuru Kenyatta delivers a bag of goodies to Kenyan diaspora
Uhuru Kenyatta relaxes import rules for Kenyans abroad
Importers required to use new trade system
Egypt’s doubling energy costs throw Kenyan firms a lifeline
Regulator due to release new rules on fuel import tenders
Kenya seeks regional support for carmakers
Toyota wins Sh2.5bn KPA contract to install new cranes
Rail levy collection exceeds target despite EAC deal
Agreements with China will make the standard gauge railway project a reality
Major trade deals top agenda as China PM visits Kenya
Australian navy seizes heroin worth Sh23bn off Kenyan coast
Modern railway will lay foundation for Kenya’s belated economic takeoff
SGR a foundation for economic takeoff
Traffic rules target 14-seater matatus, MWA claims
KPA should do its work and CFSs kept out
Law is clear on fertiliser quality
Refinery asks MPs to probe firms over high fuel prices
You must comply, public transport vehicle owners told
Felix Koskei: My blueprint for farmers
Speed gadgets in ‘short supply’
Kebs defends move to destroy 2,000 cars
KPA sets aside Sh5bn for new cargo handling equipment
Smugglers cripple 11 sugar factories
Railway hijacked by uninformed detractors
Only joint effort by states can eradicate pirates
Uncertainty grips maize farmers
Scenarios: What could have happened to flight MH370?
American buys aviation firm to serve Turkana oil
KPA renews drive to speed up cargo clearing at Mombasa port
Bank on Kenya’s brand to export
India opens Sh70bn gap over China in trade with Kenya
Chinese firms lock horns in Kenyan big-money projects
Cargo agents push for deferral of online clearance system
New rules, penalties slapped on oil import tenders after supply hitch
Mombasa first stop for Italian aid workers on Africa naval drive
Major projects on course as countries fight for sea transport business
Ship agents given 7 days to sign deal
Economic marvel that Kenya could be in the next 50 years
The making of a nation: Kenya's 50 golden years
Govt support gives Chinese advantage
Traders push county to end traffic jams
How rail, airport upgrade will change logistics
Marina project boosts Mombasa’s stature
Why cars made in the ’80s and ’90s will outlive the ’00s by far
Kenya and Tanzania in tight race for inland trade
Firms sue KPA over Sudan cargo order
Construction of high-speed rail line is launched
Building of Sh1.2trn railway starts on Thursday
New rail line to cut cost of living
New standard gauge railway ‘is a do-or-die project for Kenya’
Sh1.3bn fund to help cut freight costs
KDF's naval forces step up surveillance amid foiled pirate attacks
Kenya loses out over high freight costs
Shipping lines ordered to cancel rate increase
The hatching of Goldenberg grand scheme
Farmers praise new fertiliser import rules
Expo set to address regional trade flaws
Miraa traders scout for new foreign markets
Mombasa port loses business as exporters opt for Dar es Salaam
Firm at the centre of toxic waste scandal missing from register of local companies
For the love of Sophie, the family pet
Automation at border points to speed up cargo clearance
Kenya faces tight EU deal deadline
New custom system faces hurdles
Could fresh blood help revive growth of energy sector?
Truck drivers must obey the gazetted traffic rules
Kimaiyo acts in bid to ease cargo transport
Oil cartel blamed for refinery’s troubles
EAC bloc acts to remove non-tariff barriers
East Africa joins push on property laws deadline
UN in push for food wastage ‘protocol’
Why Dubai is ahead of Mombasa as a gateway to Africa
Plan to showcase investments at export fair, county leaders urged
Ignore protests and enforce axle load limit for trucks
A difficult choice between Chevrolet, Nissan and Kia
Engineer’s fascination with handicrafts grows into a global business
Port resumes transhipment cargo business
KRA to crush 430 old cars at freight centres
Comesa gets tough over sugar import rules
Patent agency faces cash and staff crises
AfDB to finance vital Kenya-Tanzania road
The 12 key issues for Kenya Election 2013
Poor cross-border laws limit food output, says World Bank
Skilled manpower crisis looms in shipping sector
Sh4bn Navy ship finally sails home
Procurement rules are placing road blocks in way of State corporations
Global airlines in fierce battle for Africa’s vast skies
60 killed and 80 missing in Zanzibar ferry disaster
Whoever came up with bumpy rules on Thika road a veritable spoilsport
EAC losing war on barriers to free trade — World Bank
Port set for major boost after upgrade
Keep port free of monopolies, Kifwa says
Proposed rules on e-waste to raise cost of electronic goods
The changing face of Mombasa
Kenya 'forced to import skilled labour'
How demand for delicacy drives silent massacre of Kenya’s sharks
High taxes force used clothes dealers to think Tanzania market
Leaders launch one of Africa’s biggest projects in Lamu
KPA bears great blame for port congestion, says report
Second-hand clothes dealers threaten to quit Kenyan market over high taxes
The Forester is okay off-road, just don’t follow a Defender
Give a chance to Kenyans who are ready for bold decisions
KPA crisis blamed on delayed projects
Blame game at port as cargo pile-up worsens
Kenyans to pay more for harbour cargo delays
Three firms win deal to inspect vehicle imports
CID trails Congo gold scam suspect
The rule of law will pay big dividends
Poor transport lines slow EA trade
Sea matatus turn life’s wheels
Agents snub KRA initiative to speed up goods clearance
New rules to lower port costs
Port officials on the spot over labour
CMC plans revamp after fraud scam
Chinese firm offers to finance Lamu port plan
Clearing agents resolve legal row
Yes, it’s that time of the year again
Kenya eyes extension of COMESA sugar import barriers
Kibaki hints at impending start of Lamu port project
Bypass plan drives up land
Clearing agents get Sh95m for training
Labour dispute delays fertiliser distribution
Industrial dispute grounds port operations
New system to fast-track clearing of goods
Dockers want State to renounce port privatization
Turkey: Kenya’s new export market
Expert’s guide to buying a car
Kenya e-plan to cut cost of goods
Kibaki abandons usual placid style in race to safeguard his legacy
Court rules Kosgey has case to answer on overage car imports
Suspend mega-projects and feed hungry Kenyans instead
Ministries told to execute Lamu port project
Delay in privatising port bad for business
Leaders told to back Lamu port project
Kenya poised to roll out ambitious Sh2 trillion transport corridor project
KPA strikers get 500 jobs pledge
Our doors are open, German investors assured
Poverty slows down globally
Toyota beats them all when it comes to reliability in the 4X4 category
Shipping Freight Forwarding & Cargo Logistics in East Africa
Nock demands Sh90m for undelivered oil
32 cars ‘missing from inspection firm’s database’
Africa in talks to set up $875bn trade bloc
Importers told to reject new container charges
KRA ‘defied order to stop importation of over-age vehicles’
Home of political dynasty
Privatisation will secure the future of Kenya’s ports
New scheme to cut transit goods costs
Mombasa port delays may hurt consumers
Allow petrol blending to reduce high import bill, says Oparanya
Mombasa Port being cleared out after KRA system is restored
Technical glitch paralyses Customs Clearance System
New laws set to reduce trading costs at Mombasa Port
State rejected Kebs advice on bad maize
The untold story of fuel shortage
Kenya oil industry in chaos as fuel shortage bites
Vehicle imports scam unearthed
IRA seeks to earn more for insurers
Vehicle dealers
National Oil on the fuel crisis
Mombasa port could lose out to Tanzania due to inefficiencies
Jets transport firm overpaid by Sh35m
US, Angola clash over Kenya arms
No trace of vessel with ‘Kenya military weapons’
Arms expected at the port ‘include rockets’
Former Minister ‘also allowed in old cars’
Living large in college
Ministry acts to avert diesel shortage crisis
Kenyan motorists speeding to death on fake permits
Importers told to seek waivers for old cars
New KRA directive on trailers delays logbooks
A watershed moment at the port
Pirates free ship with 39 Kenyans
Is Mombasa ready for the fierce race for regional port trade supremacy?
Time to play the bonds market
The dangerous task facing narcotics team
AG okays graft charges against Henry Kosgey
Alarm over delay in cargo clearance
Manufacturers oppose EPZA plan
Hope for motorists as ministry publishes rules on fuel pricing
Rise in imports strains port
Drugs, unemployment threaten future of Kenya tourist paradise
How Kenya Railways went to the dogs and what we’re doing about it
Bank caught in piracy cash row
Oil marketers feel heat as ship owners raise fees over piracy
Ruling on piracy bad for Kenya, says Raila
Kosgey under probe over car imports scandal
Sh10m tax evasion scam unearthed
Construction bug bites Mombasa
Piracy crisis drives up cost of imports
Firm picked for Mombasa port expansion project
KRA lifts ban on freight firm
Anti-graft body probes Kebs saga
Cars seized as Kosgey probed
Kenya under pressure to ensure Uganda gets regular oil supply
New rules for transit fuel to ease port congestion
Kenya's new law a boon to some counties
Kenol fights back in oil saga
SDV sets up Sh683m dry port in Mombasa
Noose tightens on KenolKobil as regulator renews importation ban
Puzzle of human head posted to KRA official
Multi-billion-shilling Lamu project now taking shape
Rules for crude oil imports out
Panic as ferries stall at Likoni channel
Diesel pump price to rise Sh3
Change of oil import date may push up cost
Kenyan firm sets up Sh9.6bn dry port in Uganda
Regulator set to rule on oil firm dispute
4 wheels? Good. 2 wings? Bad! One ferry? Dreadful!
Oil firm pays cost of offloading ‘delays’
Taxman slaps Sh1.5 billion ‘double’ bill on top companies
No easing of travel ban for Gazans: Israel
I ran sea transport business, says man accused of piracy
Full steam ahead of standard-gauge rail project
450 trucks meet tracking system gadget deadline
Strong dollar, weak euro hurt local businesses
Authority acts to tame rogue firms
Strong case for a second port
Kiraitu rules out fuel price controls
Fuel price control debate gathers speed
New EAC rules to hurt Kenya paper converters from July
State targets excessive shipping charges
KRA audit to smoke out tax cheats
KRA men linked to scam released
Detectives smash car import racket
Truckers in threat to strik
Fishermen divided over adoption of ring net
Row breaks out over new tracking system
Sh7 billion dredging to open up Mombasa port
Pirates sink Sh100m hole in State purse
Rogue dealers con Kenyan vehicle buyers
Container racket exposed at Mombasa port
KRA probe confirms 22 containers sneaked from port
Strict airport rules keep off traders
Why they used to call me The Pirate
Hurdles for customs union
Row over port storage allocation
Port storage allocation sparks row
How Kenya will gain from China
Smaller ports key ‘to economic growth'
Ethiopian plane crashes off Beirut, 14 bodies found
Questions over Ethiopian jet’s path
Insurers and KRA win big in motorbike rules
East Africa’s coastline at risk
National highway to an abyss
Piracy pushes up cost of crude oil transport
KRA acts to rein in rogue agents
Kenya Railways seeks advisor for new line
Unep initiates drive to clean up Kenyan skies
Reduce players ‘to control grain cost’
New rules to curb car thefts
Kenya maritime industry set for overhaul
Trade conference set for Mombasa's Sarova
Save sugar sector from duty free imports, expert urges Raila
Union camps in leadership wrangles
South Coast’s real estate left high and dry by ferry
Imported petrol arrives on Tuesday
Clearing agents oppose new cargo valuation system
Kenya to let in duty free sugar
KWS joins in Malindi beach clean up effort
Consumers face higher sugar prices as brokers win permits
Major US delivery firm to buy uniforms from Kenya
Agents in danger of losing Simba passwords
Taxman takes hit over tax evasion schemes
Corruption rules as illegal imports flood Kenyan market
Oil refinery repair works complete
Sugar price shoots up by 35 per cent
US Navy hands over 17 pirates to Kenya
Loss of cargo at port cause of concern
Kenya and Tanzania can fight piracy, leaders say
Maritime industry frets over piracy
Kenya might be at risk after prosecuting Somali pirates
Usaid launches project to promote trade in Africa
Maritime law to stress on local ownership
Food prices to fall as imports arrive
Kenol bags April tender to supply crude oil in April
Car dealer faults EAC over tariff policing
Revenue body to automate payment system
Players query role of cargo stations
Why sharing oil wealth is no simple matter
8,000 tonnes of maize stuck at port
Debate rages on over second grain handler
How to stabilise oil prices
Wheat importers bypass grain terminal to avert delays
Marketers blame fallen Triton for fuel shortage
Crisis meeting over acute fuel shortage
Stop destroying vehicles at port
Price hike fears as congestion hits Mombasa Port
90-day oil reserve to be set up
State won’t reduce tax on oil products State won’t reduce tax on oil products
Changes in the shilling-dollar exchange rate, taxation, insurance and sea freight rates, cost of crude oil, refining, finance, transport inland and profit margins lead to adjustment of fuel prices upward or downward.
Industry divided over oil price control proposal
Somali situation threatens regional economies
Who really owns the hijacked battle tanks?
Want to be an exporter? Some tips to help you
State to harmonise new import rules with Comesa policy
Dubai firm keen on taking over port of Mombasa
Agents cry foul over new rates
Stringent customs rules hamper trade
Stringent customs rules hamper trade
Wako faults new sugar import rules
Growing a beer franchise, one bottle at a time
Relax maize import rules, say traders
Why Kenyan fuel cost is high despite drop in crude price
Sugar import rules to be gazetted
New import regulations oppressive for business
Must basic reforms wait for tomorrow?
Improve port, urges Raila
Government sends KPA boss Mwaruwa home
Puffet replaced at Rift Valley Railways
Ruto set to issue new rules for sugar industry
KPA short-lists five transporters
Comesa joins sugar import row
Memories of Mtongwe deaths flood back after ferries stall
New system blamed for port delays

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