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Importers to Kenya wary over local cargo insurance rule

Importers are worried that the new directive to insure all cargo locally might turn into a trade barrier.

Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (KIFWA) warned that they will fight the new directive should it turn out to be a non-tariff barrier (NTB) - a form of restrictive trade where barriers to trade are set up and take a form other than a tariff.

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