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Infrastructure Improvement at Malaba and Busia Borders: Invest in and enhance the infrastructure leading to the Busia border Wider road and parking area will contribute to a smoother flow of
traffic, reducing congestion and delays at the border crossing There is need to geofence the already stablished roadside parking facilities and further develop the rest stops by county governments, especially in Busia and Malaba to handle traffic to and from the borders The County Government of Busia to prioritize completion of the envisioned truck parking yard to alleviate traffic at the border
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Ensure Functionality of Scanners: Address the issue of non-functional scanners by providing an alternate mobile scanner that is in good working condition Reliable scanning technology is crucial for accurate inspections and timely clearance of goods, contributing to an overall improvement in border efficiency
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Compulsory Goods Pre-Clearance: Implement a mandatory goods pre-clearance process to expedite border crossing procedures This proactive approach will significantly reduce processing time and contribute to a more efficient flow of goods
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Office Burundais Des Recettes
The Republic of South Sudan National Revenue Authority
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| Railways Transport and Inland waterways |
With the development of SGR railway lines, there is a recommendation to have dry ports for various Member States to hasten the process of clearing of cargo from the port
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NCTTCA to follow-up with relevant stakeholders towards establishment of dry ports
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VISA requirement hampering Trade in the region. Visa fees requirement should be abolished in all the Northern Corridor Member States to facilitate free movement of people
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant agencies towards eliminating visa fees in Member states of DRC and South Sudan
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Traders/Clearing Agents should make preparations to pick their cargo from the port (pay their port charges and arrange transport for their cargo in advance).
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NCTTCA to work closely with transport associations and Importers to sensitise members on preparations and its implications
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To further minimise delays at ports and border stations for goods in transit whose taxes are not paid at the port or border stations the use of RCTG Carnet should be enhanced and used as a simplified customs declaration and bond security for goods declared in transit or for warehousing in destination countries. This should eliminate the necessity for the use of the conventional Bills of Entry for transiting goods.
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To enhance quick response towards addressing operational challenges at the border stations, the NCTTCA Secretariat should support Member States in the formation of Cross Joint Border Committees at the key border stations where they do not exist. Furthermore, they should periodically generate and issue performance reports on the key border crossing performance indicators to the respective border stations as a way of monitoring performance. The Member States urged to provide the raw data to support the generation of the reports
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NCTTCA to work towards establishing Cross Joint Border Committees in all border points
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| Intra-regional Trade |
To enhance collection of data on informal trade by all Member States, the Member States which are not collecting data on informal trade urged to adopt the use of methodologies used by the other Member States to collect data on informal trade.
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NCTTCA to advocate for adoption of various methodologies for collection of data on informal trade
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| Information Sharing and Sensitization |
To effectively provide information to the users and potential investors as regards registration and licensing of businesses and transport companies, KRA, NTSA, URA and RRA should regularly put online the list of licensed trucks, Clearing Agents and ECTS within the region
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant agencies to have the recommendations implemented
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To achieve the 120,000Km/year per truck, there is need to train truck drivers on productivity management. The drivers should be paid per millage covered to reduce unnecessary delays and wastages. The truck driver’s association to be involved in training
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NCTTCA to follow up with transporters association and have the recommendation implemented
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| Pipeline Transport |
Though the Northern Corridor pipeline is only up to Eldoret and Kisumu, it is evident that this reduces the trucking distance for transit countries if they pick the products from the nearest depots. There is need to fast track improvement of loading facilities to improve track turnaround and efficiency, and sensitising on the cost savings as a result of the expanded capacity of the pipeline to cushion on the unpredictability of the market
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NCTTCA to follow-up with KPC to ascertain the current situation as well as influence for improvement of loading facilities and other measures recommended
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| Weighbridges and Axle Load Compliance |
There should be identification of trucks on first weighing (certificate of identification on compliance) to avoid multiple stops at the weighbridges and a comprehensive sensitisation of truck drivers on weighing
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It is understood that with the introduction of HSWIM, the trucks are only diverted to static weighbridge if they are not compliant with HSWIM.
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Consider measuring the number of stoppages per truck to ascertain if there is frequent weighing of trucks.
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| Cargo Monitoring |
There should be a common platform of ECTS in the region as this will ensure cargo integrity and seamless monitoring of transit goods from the origin to the final destination. Data from ECTS to collaborate the GPS survey initiative; Currently, only Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda are using the Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System. All the Northern Corridor Member States should join this initiative as goods under RECTS take shorter transit and clearance time
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NCTTCA to follow up for RECTS to cover Member states of DRC, Burundi and South Sudan
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There should also be sensitisation on regulations and procedures for clearance through customs and immigration; Digital scanner is necessary to minimise delays or easy verification of goods at the border stations
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant stakeholders and ensure the recommendations are implemented
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There is still longer waiting time at Malaba Border post; Full implementation of the Single Customs Territory should be expedited
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NCTTCA need to ascertain the recurring queue at that border is adequately addressed
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| Transport Costs |
There is reported problem of parking of trucks in major towns and therefore need for relevant authorities to look into creating more parking yards for trucks as well as reduce parking fees
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NCTTCA need to follow up with relevant stakeholders to have this recommendation implemented
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There is reported higher OSBP crossing time at Malaba border. These delays reverse the gains made by OSBP and SCT initiatives calling for enhanced systems connectivity and provision of enough parking yards at the border to reduce congestion. Also, there is a need to do border audit to identify any other bottlenecks affecting the flow of traffic and if need be, review standard operating procedures and removal of duplicate procedures
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NCTTCA need to carry out audits at the borders to ascertain the causes of delays and identify areas of improvements
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There is need to upgrade the border stations of Lwakhakha, Suam River and Amudat and the road network leading to these border stations
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There is need to pursue computerisation where border post is not yet computerised to hasten clearance processes
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NCTTCA to do an assessment of all borders and lobby for computerisation where the borders have not been computerised
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| Sensitisation on Official Charges |
There is need to harmonise levies and fees being charged along the corridor—sensitisation of truckers through issuance of information brochures on official charges
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| Customs Processes and Automation |
There is need to adopt a single transit system for the Northern Corridor for clearance of internationally traded goods as recommended by earlier studies to address this problem. The transit system should encompass a simplified customs declaration as well as customs bonding of goods. The system should also provide a facility for the use of a Carnet
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant stakeholders and have this implemented
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| Weighbridges and Axle Load Compliance |
There is a need to harmonise the charges and penalties for non-compliance on the weighbridges along the NC routes
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NCTTCA needs to follow up with the relevant agencies to have the recommendation implemented
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There is a need to follow up and ensure time at DPC is
reduced from the current reported time. DPC time affects the overall logistics performance and time it takes to move cargo from one point to another.
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NCTTCA to investigate the cause of DPC time and work with stakeholders towards reducing this time.
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| Intra-regional Trade |
There is a need for the full implementation of the WTO-TFA, the African CFTA and other trade and transport facilitation instruments to enable countries to increase their competitiveness and enhance economic growth and development
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NCTTCA to work with the stakeholders to have recommendation fast-tracked
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