Kenya lost about Sh10.4 billion worth of exports to Uganda, its largest regional market in the last three months of 2023.
Tanzanian cargo handled in Mombasa increased from 235,531 MT in 2022 to 312,871 MT last year.
The diplomatic rift between Kenya and Uganda experienced for several months last year resulted in a decline of cargo passing through Mombasa port by more than 200,000 metric tonnes (MT). Conversely, other regional states recorded a significant increase in cargo in the same period.
Uganda, which has for years registered the highest transit traffic of cargo through Mombasa port recorded a total throughput of 7,115,079 MT of goods last year compared to 7,319,408 MT in 2022. This indicates a net decline of 204,329 MT of cargo passing through Mombasa.
