Petitioners want High Court to return all port operations to Mombasa from Nairobi

Newly appointed Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Managing Director Dr. Arch Daniel Manduku (left) in discussion with some senior departmental heads during a familiarization tour of the port of Mombasa. [Gideon Maundu/Standard]

Three residents of Mombasa have filed a petition in the High Court seeking to have port operations moved back to the county from Nairobi.

The petitioners also want the operations of the Kenya Port Authority (KPA) placed under the control of Mombasa County.