Business at port still sluggish as players push for clear directives

Cargo being offloaded from a ship at Mombasa Port. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Business is gradually picking up at the Port of Mombasa, nine days after President William Ruto ordered State agencies to return all services to the coastal city.

Tuesday, importers said they could nominate storage facilities and the mode of transport for their cargo, marking the end of the monopoly enjoyed by the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).