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Why Rwandan traders have dumped Kenya for Tanzanian port

Ships off-load containers and other cargo at Mombasa port on October 1, 2018. [Gideon Maundu, Standard]

The port of Mombasa is losing business from Rwanda as more traders opt for the to Dar es Salaam.

Figures from the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) show that 70 per cent of Rwandan imports passed through Tanzania via the Central Corridor.

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