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Uganda clearing system locking out Kenyans, say agents

The newly installed gantry cranes off-loads containers from the MV Busan Trader after she docked at the port of Mombasa‘s second container terminal on Tuesday. Hitches in operating the new Uganda clearing system for cargo has locked out Kenyan agents. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

A storm is brewing in Mombasa over the inability by clearing and forwarding agents  to clear cargo destined for Uganda.

The Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) new electronic clearing system has locked out more than 1,000 agents at the Mombasa port.

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