Uganda Seeks to Manage Mombasa Port

{{Owing to delays experienced by Ugandan traders at Port Mombasa, the government of Uganda is seeking to manage ports in the East african community.}}

Uganda is a major importer of goods through the mombasa port and other ports on the East African coastal line.

A senior official in Uganda’s Ministry of East African Community (EAC) Affairs, Edith Mwanje said Thursday that Uganda should have a say in the management of ports because of “the too many delays” at the ports, which she said affect trade.

“Let us be recognized as full stakeholders in the management of ports. The ports should be managed collectively as EAC,” she noted during a ‘validation workshop on Uganda’s country position on the single Customs Territory’ held in Kampala.

The Single customs Territory provides for free movement of goods in the EAC partner states, non-payment of tax of the good that are circulating in the states and imposition of a common tax on goods coming from outside the territory, Mwanje explained.

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