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South Sudan wants Kenya to lower port charges
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Radio Tamazuj - Sudanese news crossing borders
The Government of South Sudan wants Kenya to review cargo handling charges and container deposits for the users of it port facilities, Kenya’s leading business publication, the Business Daily (BD), reported Friday.
The figure makes South Sudan the Mombasa port’s second client after Uganda.
The Kenyan sea routes also handle huge volumes of cargo destined to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
According to the BD report, Kenya currently charges US5,000 per container destined for South Sudan, a figure the latter feels is steep and unfavorable to business.
The paper said South Sudan Ambassador to Kenya Anthony Kon had reported that the exorbitant charges were forcing some traders to abandon cargo at the Mombasa port.