Battle for control of South Sudan cargo at Port of Mombasa rages

A cargo ship loaded with cars docks at Mombasa port on June 19, 2022. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]

A battle for the control of South Sudan’s imported cargo at the Port of Mombasa is raging between traders and authorities from the country sucking in local government authorities.

This follows a directive by the South Sudan Customs division of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) to have the country’s imports hauled by the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from the port to Nairobi Freight Terminal and cleared by six clearing and forwarding firms.