Regional assembly approves US$ 97.6 EAC budget
The East African Legislative Assembly this week reconsidered and approved the EAC Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2020/21, amounting...
COVID 19 has offered vital lessons to improve nations’ trade relations: Matsaert
Intra-trade and cargo movement from one country to the other was highly disrupted in the early days of COVID 19...
KR deploys double-stack cargo trains to decongest Mombasa port.
Kenya Railways has deployed double-stack cargo trains to improve daily cargo evacuation and efficiency from the Port of Mombasa to...
Crucial Tanzania-Uganda road set for construction.
The construction of the multinational Tanzania –Uganda Road Project of Masaka – Kyotera - Mutukula/ Mutukula – Kyaka and Bugene...
KRA rides on technology and tight borders control to hit record custom collection.
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) rode on strict border controls and new technology at the port of Mombasa to collect a...
AEO program to play critical role for new integrated custom system’s success: KUTUTA
In 2014 and 2015, Express Shipping & Logistics (ESL) Ltd was the highest Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) revenue contributor in...
Competency Based Curriculum for freighters ready for stakeholders’ input.
The consultant engaged to develop Competency Based Curriculum for freight forwarders in East Africa presented a draft for input by...
KRA invites applicants to fill Commissioner Customs & Border Control position.
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has invited applicants to fill the position of Commissioner for Customs & Border Control which is...
Mombasa port inches closer to paperless transactions as Taxman rolls out iCMS on vehicles and bulk cargo.
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has taken a final lap in fully rolling out the Integrated Customs Management System (iCMS) in...
Kenya’s customs collection surpass record in history.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) closed the calendar year 2020 on a high after managing to surpass its December collection...
ISCOS mobile app on NTBs report lowest cases as the industry fits in ‘new normal.’
The number of Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) reported along the East African transport corridor points through a mobile based application being...
Continuing Professional Development training for customs agents set for February piloting in Uganda.
The Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) in partnership with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is set to...
Reprieve for traders as cost-effective trucks launched in Kenya
The specialized trucks introduced in the Kenyan markets last month will improve truck turnaround in a move geared towards cutting...
Kenyan government mount pressure for completion of Uganda’s Lake Victoria oil jetty.
The Kenyan government is now mounting pressure on the contractor of the Uganda Lake Victoria offloading oil pier due to...
KeNHA seeks consultant to study trade constraints on planned Kenya-Tanzania road
The government is seeking a consultant to carry out consultancy services for trade and facilitation studies for a new crucial...
Importers-exporters lead in enrolling to KRA’s fast cargo clearance programme
Importers and exporters lead the pack in the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) as more industry players...
AfCFTA launches SMEs App amidst integration challenges
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has launched an APP that will link the continent’s Small Medium Enterprises...
Planned IT projects to define cargo handling logistics in 2021
Logistics industry players have set their eyes on the transformations expected this year as key agencies line up upgrading of...
Study spells out measures to increase use of Naivasha ICD for transit cargo
A study commissioned by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) in partnership with Shippers Council of East Africa (SCEA) has...
