Sea Cargo Module set for launch as KenTrade and KRA integration takes final lap
KenTrade has set November 30th this year as the date of full roll-out of the Sea Cargo Release module as...
Kenya and Rwanda SMEs to benefit from 30 million Euro digitization fund
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has partnered with the logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group to give...
NCTTCA’s 35 years experience major game-changer as region settles on ‘new normal’
Resilience of the regional institutions and structures that have been put in place over the years to enhance efficiency and...
Reprieve for transporters at Malaba/Busia border as Kenya announces acquisition of more reagents.
The government has acquired new reagents to test more truck drivers at the Malaba and Busia border crossing points, lack...
Push to have DRC, South Sudan join Single Customs Territory
Players using the Northern Corridor have asked Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan to join the Single Customs Territory...
Observatory reports offer raft measures to curb overloading along the Corridor
A raft of measures on weighbridges and axle load compliance along the Northern Corridor have been consolidated from the first...
EU injects funds to boost EAC Customs Union
East African Community (EAC) has launched a joint programme to strengthen regional economic integration by advancing implementation of the Customs...
Staff at East Africa’s 12 border posts to be trained on Covid-19
As the Partner States in the East African Community (EAC) region ease measures that were established to prevent and respond...
Upgraded Kenya TradeNet System piloting set for April next year.
KenTrade has unveiled a schedule to upgrade TradeNet System to enhance its users’ experience and avoid the system becoming technologically...
Mombasa port rides on major changes to double transshipment cargo volume
The increased infrastructural development and cargo handling capacity is driving the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) move to make transshipment business...
Uganda dispute as ‘unfair’ Tanzanian levy on its trucks.
Kampala has complained to the East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers, accusing Tanzania of imposing different road users’ charges...
EAC Budget speech keen on infrastructure and Single Custom Territory
The EAC has presented to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), the long-awaited Budget estimates for the Financial Year 2020/2021,...
COVID19 SOPs rides on driver’s electronic certificate app to reach regional target
Plans are underway to embed the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in tackling Covid19 pandemic campaigns to the East Africa Community...
EU’s export requirements portal enhanced to benefit region’s SMEs.
Small and Medium Enterprises in the East Africa region can now access information about quality, regulations, standards and buyer requirements...
East and South Africa economic blocks harmonise transport regulations.
The Tripartite Sectorial Ministerial Committee on Legal Affairs (TSMCLA) met on 18th September 2020 to legally scrub a number of regional...
Construction of crucial Dongo Kundu Bridge underway
Construction of the Mwache Bridge connecting Mombasa Island with Kwale County has started. The president Uhuru Kenyatta visited the site...
EAC to train OSBP staff on tackling Covid 19 pandemic
East Africa Community (EAC) has planned to carry out training at the 12 “One Stop Border Posts” (OSBPs) in the...
Tanzania gets back on track enactment of new freight forwarders law
Tanzania logisticians have brought back on track the development of the bill to regulate the freight forwarders in the country...
Senate faults state merger of port, pipeline and railway authorities
The Senate has faulted the recent executive order by the president establishing the Kenya Transport and Logistics Network (KTLN) saying...
