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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Need to sensitise more traders to have their goods cleared under SCT
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