Ruto bans multinationals from clearing, forwarding business at Mombasa Port
In an effort to provide Kenyans with opportunities at Mombasa Port, Ruto forbids multinationals from conducting clearing and forwarding services
In an effort to provide Kenyans with opportunities at Mombasa Port, Ruto forbids multinationals from conducting clearing and forwarding services.
On Saturday, President William Ruto banned foreign companies from conducting clearing and forwarding transactions and ordered state institutions at Mombasa Port operate on a 24-hour basis.
Ruto claimed that because of their financial influence, major shipping lines that provide land-based logistics services are depriving small businesses in Kenya the chance to conduct business.
According to him, the country’s restriction on foreign shipping lines clearing and forwarding services will lead to the creation of numerous jobs for Kenyans who have previously been denied such possibilities.
Ruto’s action will strengthen domestic companies and lessen the dominance of foreign companies in local logistics.
More than 50 countries have put restrictions on how foreigners can use domestic transit.
The implementation of Section 16(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act (MSC) of 2009, which forbids them from participating in land-based elements of the shipping logistic supply chain, has been challenged by shipping companies for years.
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Logistic expert Aisha Kadenge said Kenya‘s shipping industry was dominated by foreign companies, which have an equally strong presence in the auxiliary maritime sector.
“In such a setup, charges are easily introduced, some of which are not applicable in other world ports,” she said, adding that foreign firms use their unique position to the disadvantage of local firms.
“For instance, a ship operator with a freight forwarding firm would waive certain local charges that a non-ship operating competitor would not be in a position to waive,” she said.
Speaking in Changamwe after he opened an assembly plant for the Toyota Fortuner vehicles at Miritini, Ruto also stopped the import of fish from China. He said the country had enough fish resources.
He said his administration would train and equip local fishermen to satisfy the country’s demand for fish.
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