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Sensitisation of truckers through issuance of information brochures and on official charges
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NCTTCA to work closely with stakeholders and device means of sharing information with stakeholders efficiently and on time. Consider coming up with information trade portal.
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Sensitisation of drivers/transporters on legal and illegal charges
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NCTTCA to work closely with stakeholders and device means of sharing information with stakeholders efficiently and on time. Consider coming up with information trade portal
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| Transport Costs |
Secretariat to conduct an impact assessment of the corridor to establish the current transport cost
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There is a need to conduct an assessment to ascertain transport cost along the NC
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| Road Safety |
Roll out of driver training program and sensitisation to reduce accidents along the corridor
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NCTTCA to follow up and implement with the relevant stakeholders
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| Customs Processes and Automation |
Regional Customs Transit Bond should be used for all goods whose taxes are not paid to minimise fresh declarations and bonding of goods at border stations which contributes significantly to the border crossing time and delays. Furthermore, Member States should recognise the RCTG bond executed by forwarders in the other Member States
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RCTG not fully implemented yet.
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant stakeholders and have this implemented.
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| Weighbridges and Axle Load Compliance |
Put in place vehicle and axle load controls; set up a Weighbridge along the Nimule – Juba road is getting damaged due to overloaded trucks
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No weighbridge in South Sudan
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| Weighbridges and Axle Load Compliance |
Put in place multiple weighing lanes at busy sections of the corridor such as at Athi-river and Mariakani to reduce traffic congestion at these weighbridge stations.
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Kenya upgraded most weighbridges
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NCTTCA to follow up to have weighbridges upgraded in Uganda
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| Road Conditions |
One major point of focus is to use proper maintenance approaches/strategies. It was noted that the use of performance-based maintenance contracts was working well in Kenya, and it is recommended for all the Member States to adopt this strategy along the Northern Corridor. Furthermore, it is recommended that newly upgraded roads be resealed after six years to prolong their life spans.
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NCTTCA to share the concept of performance-based maintenance contracts with other Member States
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| Road Safety |
Need for driving hours to be regulated to enhance road safety
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NCTTCA to work with relevant stakeholders and transport association to implement the recommendation
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| Railways Transport and Inland waterways |
Member states are urged to give priority to expansion of railways transport infrastructure development along the corridor. Also, to be given priority is expansion of Inland waterways network
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NCTTCA to do follow up and confirm implementation of this recommendation
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| Road Conditions |
Member States should prioritise the rehabilitation of the sections under the Northern Corridor which have continued to deteriorate over the past years. These sections have led to the delays and even increase the cost of maintaining the vehicles using these sections of the roads hence raising the cost of doing business, thereby affecting the flow of intraregional trade. Furthermore, with the signing of the African CFTA, Member States should work towards development of intercontinental transport infrastructure networks to facilitate intercontinental trade. In light of the growing volumes of cargo across the key traditional borders, there is need to open up new trade routes and border stations to support trade across the borders, reduce distances to the border for trading communities where these roads pass and to decongest the traditional borders.
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant stakeholders to have the recommendations implemented
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| Intra-regional Trade |
Member States are urged to automate collection of informal cross border trade statistics they are encouraged to benchmark with Rwanda which has started implementation
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NCTTCA to advocate for adoption of various methodologies for collection of data on informal trade
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| Transport Costs |
Member States are called upon to implement Article 43 of the NCTTA, which calls for elimination of visa fees
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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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Liberalisation would create a more competitive haulage sector as well as reduce the overall cost of transport. The Member States should work towards reviewing their trade policies on intra-regional trade to support the creation of backhaul cargo for transporters
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NCTTCA to follow up and ensure the recommendation is implemented
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| Transport Costs |
Lack of backhaul is a factor that contributes to high transport rates in the region. There is need to expedite approval procedures for acquisition of permit to transport cargo to the local market by transit licensed trucks.
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| Railways Transport and Inland waterways |
It was reported that there is a lot of congestion at the Nairobi ICD and high trucks turnaround time. Currently, there is one gate for exports and empty containers. It was recommended that KPA need to create additional gates to reduce congestion at the ICD-N.
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NCTTCA need to liaise with KPA to have this problem address through the implementation of the recommendation
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| Customs Processes and Automation |
It was recommended that South Sudan should automate its customs business processes to expedite clearance of internationally traded goods with a proposal that the automation process is carried out in phases.
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The processes of automating customs processes in South Sudan is currently ongoing
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NCTTCA need to play a critical role in ensuring the customs processes have been automated
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| One Stop Border Post |
It is recommended that efforts should be made to explore opening another border station between Uganda and Kenya, preferably located between Busia and shores of Lake Victoria to ease flow of goods between the two countries. The capacity of Malaba and Busia border station which handle goods heading towards the transit route through Kampala is becoming overstretched
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NCTTCA to recommend to agencies concern
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| Weighbridges and Axle Load Compliance |
It is recommended that all Member States work towards having all weighbridges high-speed weigh-in-motion and on either side of the road, especially at busy sections of the corridor as well as implementing remotely monitored virtual weighbridges to avoid stopping trucks unnecessarily
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NCTTCA to follow up to have weighbridges upgraded in Uganda; NCTTCA to follow up and have all weighbridges in Kenya have HSWIM.
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Issue 13 recommended the need for single window systems to be integrated across the region
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Single window adopted in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda
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Need to synchronise all single windows
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| Transport Costs |
Increased use of containers would be more appropriate to reduce costs related to both imports and exports to and from the port
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NCTTCA to continue monitoring the use of containers.
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NCTTCA to continue monitoring the use of containers.
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| Transport Costs |
Improvement in the logistics in Rwanda and promotion of market competition will ultimately reduce transport rates in Rwanda.
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| Delays along the Corridor |
Improve on the cargo handling facilities and procedures for receipt of goods at ICD’s and bonded warehouses. The implication is that there are delays in receiving of cargo in the inland cargo storage areas (ICD’s and bonded warehouses) and delays in cancellation of transit bonds for goods which have reached their destinations. The delays are a sign of inefficiencies at the ICD’s and bonded warehouses, which causes delays in offloading goods from trucks, thereby affecting their turnaround time.
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant agencies towards enhancing operations at ICDs
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| Customs Processes and Automation |
Implementation of the Regional Customs Transit Guarantee and Single Customs Declaration form for the region and other Trade facilitation instruments
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Some trade facilitation instruments not implemented yet.
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant stakeholders and have this implemented
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| Delays along the Corridor |
Implementation of the International Maritime Traffic (FAL) Convention by reducing paperwork, simplifying formalities, documentary requirements and procedures associated with the arrival, stay and departure of ships engaged on international voyages is crucial.
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant agencies
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| Transport Costs |
High transports rates and hidden cost: involvement of other stakeholders like police and County Governments to address issues of the hidden costs. It is incumbent upon policymakers on routes that return high costs to work on eliminating the logistical and infrastructural bottlenecks that may exist. Members States should address the issues that lead to higher transport costs for journeys which are shorter than the other
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High transports are an impediment to trade, it incumbent upon policymakers on routes that return high costs to work on eliminating the logistical and infrastructural bottlenecks that may exist. Transport rates have increased to some destinations, including Bujumbura. This could be attributed to various factors among them the longer route that has been in use in comparison to another shorter route through the central corridor. Sensitisation on the use of the alternative route through Tanzania via Voi-Taita Taveta which reduces the distance travelled from Mombasa is underway. This will boost the use of the Port of Mombasa for goods to and from Burundi.
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Partially done; Survey of the shortest route to Bujumbura via Taveta/Holili was carried out as well as sensitisation was done in Bujumbura
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NCTTCA to enhance more sensitisation to stakeholders in Burundi and Rwanda and lobby to have smooth clearance at the borders with Tanzania
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| Railways Transport and Inland waterways |
Furthermore, transport links for accessing and evacuation of cargo at the SGR terminal at Embakasi ICD – Nairobi should be developed to enhance efficiency of the ICD in cargo evacuation. Furthermore, transport services at the SGR terminals should be streamlined to eliminate or minimise need for fresh customs documentation at the SGR terminals once cargo has been documented at the stations/points of origin.
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NCTTCA to work with stakeholders and come up with ways of sensitising traders and other stakeholders on the operations of SGR and procedures for handling and clearance of cargo by SGR.
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| Green Freight |
For sustainable transport, Member States are urged to implement the Green Freight Program
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NCTTCA to invest more efforts in this programme and continue with the reporting on Green Freight Programs and advocating implementation by Member States
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| Weighbridges and Axle Load Compliance |
Follow-up to ensure that transit trucks are only weighed twice at the Point of Entry
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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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NCTTCA to keep monitoring and ensuring there are no many delays associated with the frequent weighing of trucks.
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| Road Safety |
Fast-tracking implementation of the roadside stations with amenities would minimise unnecessary multiple stops. It will also reduce driver fatigue, which is also a major course of accidents along the corridor
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NCTTCA to follow up towards complete implementation of the roadside stations
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| Transport Costs |
Enhancing the Northern Corridor Transport Observatory Portal to capture the cost of doing business and intraregional trade.
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NCTTCA to work on establishing a portal.
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| One Stop Border Post |
Digital scanner is necessary to minimise delays or easy verification of goods at the border stations
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Scanners installed in some of the borders especially on OSBPs
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NCTTCA need to ascertain exact position in all the borders; Recommend and follow up to ensure digital scanners have been installed where scanners do not exist
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Different transport costs characterise different modes of transport since each has its capacity limitations and operational conditions. When two or more modes are directly competing for the same market, the outcome often results in lower transport costs. Investing in rail will ultimately reduce the cost of doing business.
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Kenya has invested in SGR as an alternative mode of transport hence enhancing competition and reducing transport costs
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Other member states starting with Uganda to consider enhancing railway as an alternative mode of transport
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| Road Conditions |
Development partners to support South Sudan and DR Congo in developing/improving the road network where 95 % and 81% of the networks are in bad conditions, respectively
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NCTTCA has been working closely with relevant agencies towards sourcing for funds for use in improving road conditions
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NCTTCA to continue working closely with road agencies towards seeking for funds towards improving road conditions
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| Delays along the Corridor |
Development of the new Terminal Operating System (TOS) and Truck Appointment System (TAS) should be expedited to enhance container handling and truck turnarounds time at the port Terminal to ease congestion at the port and its environs.
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NCTTCA to follow up with KPA to ascertain exact position and lobby to have it expedited
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| Road Safety |
Development of harmonised road safety strategy in the region: this involves the development of a road crash database. Sharing of experience across the agencies involved in road safety matters should be encouraged as well as the roll-out of the driver training program and sensitisation to reduce accidents along the corridor. All the member countries should have strict enforcement of traffic laws. Fast-tracking implementation of the Roadside Stations with amenities would minimise unnecessary multiple stops made by drivers along the corridor. It will also avail resting places for drivers to reduce driver fatigue which is also a major cause of accidents along the corridor
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NCTTCA to follow up and implement with the relevant stakeholders
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Development of harmonised road safety strategy in the region- this should also involve the development of a road crash database. Need for sharing of experience across the agencies involved in road safety matters. Roll out the driver training program and sensitisation to reduce accidents along the corridor
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| Railways Transport and Inland waterways |
Delegates recommend that NCTTCA should advocate for reopening of the Kisumu-Jinja-Port Bell waterway to boost trade between Kisumu and Jinja
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant authorities and advocate for the reopening
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| Delays along the Corridor |
Delay at document process centre calls for sensitisation of clearing agents on proper and timely submission, and automated documents processing would be an instrument in lowering the time taken to process the documents
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NCTTCA to work closely with transport associations and clearing agents towards sensitising on timely submission of clearing documents and automated documents processing towards lowering the time taken at DPCs
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Customs should approve ship manifests (partial manifests) before the arrival of vessels at Mombasa Port to facilitate pre-declaration of goods by Traders/Clearing Agents
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NCTTCA to follow up with KPA and customs authorities to implement pre-clearance
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Challenge in exchanging information and tracking of cargo: To promote exchange of information across the borders, the Northern Corridor Member States should expedite the implementation of a Regional Unique Consignment Reference (R-UCR)
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Assist shippers in understanding the impact of last-minute changes, including late lodging or amendment of a manifest, on overall logistic chain performance
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NCTTCA to come up with a way of sensitising stakeholders on the impact.
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| Transport Costs |
Another factor that is increasing the cost of business in the region is the monopoly of shipping lines that also acts as clearing agents and transporters that kills competition in the region. There is need to consider the possibility of having a competition body to regulate the industry and guard against monopoly tendencies and price fixing
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| Railways Transport and Inland waterways |
Among the challenges experienced by railways are ageing tracks and rolling stock, insufficient resources for maintenance and poor tracking of the wagons and cargo. Inadequate number of locomotives and wagons, poor rail infrastructure for the meter gauge has slowed down development within the Northern Corridor rail freight transport sector. With the advent of the SGR, incentives policies on pricing, regulations and standards should be developed to attract modal shift. Increasing rail competitiveness will benefit transport users primarily through; reducing transit times, improving connections, and improving quality and affordability, and therefore contributing to greening the corridor.
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NCTTCA to follow up with railways agencies in Kenya and Uganda towards developing incentives policies on pricing, regulations and standards
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Amidst the increased trade within the Northern Corridor, member countries should rely more heavily on containers to transport goods due to its limited ability to be tampered with while in transit, the ease in shipment on regular shipping lines and ease in cargo tallying
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NCTTCA to continue monitoring the use of containers
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Agencies involved in clearing or handling of goods are encouraged to develop and implement stakeholder’s engagement strategy. This will ensure that problem is identified as early as possible and communication passed to their customers appropriately
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NCTTCA to come up with a strategy on how clearing agents can communicate seamlessly with the traders
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| Road Conditions |
A higher percentage of roads are in poor condition in the region. Member States to prioritise the road infrastructure development along the corridor
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NCTTCA to continue working closely with road agencies towards seeking for funds towards improving road conditions
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Most custom systems are upgraded
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Uganda should consider expanding goods cleared under SCT and work towards full roll-out. It will also minimise diversion of goods in transit. Border crossing time has been seen as the second cause of delays
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Goods to Uganda and Rwanda are cleared under SCT
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