Temporary relief as State lifts SGR cargo order

A Cargo Train carries wagons with Containers headed to Mombasa from Nairobi, the SGR Trains have eased cargo transportation in the Country making movements of good easy from Mombasa to Nairobi. [Phillip Orwa/Standard]

The Government has insisted that the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) must be the priority route for imported cargo even as it suspended an earlier order making it compulsory for importers to use the service.

The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on Tuesday evening withdrew the order, which was to take effect yesterday, pending further consultation with relevant stakeholders.