Port of Mombasa told to adopt 24-hour schedule

From left: Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director William Ruto, KPA Chairman Benjamin Tayari, Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen, Mining CS Salim Mvurya (right) and other leaders during a consultative meeting at KPA in Mombasa. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The Port of Mombasa will immediately embrace 24-hour full operations to eliminate delays in the clearance of cargo.

A meeting of multiagency team held in Mombasa on Friday resolved that the government will also integrate cargo processing systems, increase the number of cargo scanners and streamline trade to ensure efficiency.