A cargo train leaves for Nairobi via Mombasa's Southern Bypass on February 12, 2021. Truckers who have sued the state say they will suffer immense losses if KTDA follows through with a directive to use the SGR to transport tea leaves to Mombasa.
Four truck owners have sued to stop the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) from using the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to transport tea leaves from Nairobi to the Mombasa auction.
Through lawyer Harrison Kinyanjui, the truckers and two other people have cited loss of jobs that would result from the order issued by Agriculture CS Peter Munya in September.
