{There are fears of massive loss of jobs in the country’s shipping sector after 500 companies claimed they have been denied access to the Single Customs Territory (SCT) system.}
Addressing the Press at the Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association ( Kifwa) offices in Mombasa Sunday, the shipping sector leaders appealed for urgent Government intervention, saying more than 24,000 jobs are at stake as a result of blocked access to the SCT system.
The sector leaders who met at the Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association ( Kifwa) offices in Mombasa said following the new arrangement, business belonging to Kenyan clearing and forwarding agents have been paralysed since they can no longer clear goods destined to Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.
They also noted that South Sudan has been allowed to introduce a monopoly after it was allowed to pick a single clearing and forwarding agent to handle its cargo on grounds of security.
Standard Media
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