MPs want Mombasa port’s grain bulk handling business liberalised fast
Casual workers loading some of the 22,000 tonnes of maize at a container terminal within the port of Mombasa today. MPs now want the liberalisation of grain bulk handling expedited.
The tariffs were set in 2000 though they were marginally adjusted in 2008 and 2012.
Lawmakers now want the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to fast track authorisation of design, development and implementation of more grain bulk handlers at the facility to enhance competition and optimise revenue collection.
In a report, the National Assembly Finance, Planning and Trade Committee took issue with the current monopoly enjoyed by the Grain Bulk Handlers Ltd, a private entity, and especially low tariffs that it is charged as compared to other grain bulk handlers, saying it is a technical barrier to trade and competition.
