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The container deposit fees charged by the shippers and the free period given should be revised to enhance containerised transport.
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NCTTCA need to follow-up and lobby for this to be implemented
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| Green Freight |
The Policy Guidelines on surface modes of transport should be updated. A regional policy should be prepared, taking into account the clear advantages of each mode in minimising public costs, safety and the environment
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NCTTCA to follow-up with KPC on the policy
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| One Stop Border Post |
The OSBP in plan should look at including LAN & WAN infrastructure in the build with power backup systems as mitigation for outages due to heavy rains and power
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The OSBPs have been fitted with internet connections.
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NCTTCA Need to follow up to include power backups and also ascertain the actual position in terms of internet connectivity
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| Weighbridges and Axle Load Compliance |
The Northern Corridor Member States should strive to ensure that all weighbridges are HSWIM and install the static scales on either side of the road at busy weighbridge stations.
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NCTTCA to follow up and have all weighbridges in Kenya have HSWIM
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| Delays along the Corridor |
The Northern Corridor Member States are urged to ease the process of granting work permits to trade facilitation agents in their countries as per the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Agreement to enable them to work efficiently and minimise delays of evacuation of cargo from the port
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NCTTCA to follow up with transporters association to influence their members to evacuate cargo to reduce delays.
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| Intra-regional Trade |
The Member states are urged to harmonise the use of the COMESA Simplified Trade Regime instruments to support small scale cross border trade such as the simplified Certificate of Origin, Simplified Customs Declaration and value limit for goods cleared using the instruments to at least US $ 2000 per consignment
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Done in some Member States and ongoing in others
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NCTTCA to follow up with relevant agencies to have this recommendation implemented.
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| Cargo Monitoring |
Support in strengthening the logistics industry environment in the Member states
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Partially done in some Member States; and Ongoing in others
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NCTTCA to work with Transport Association and identify areas of interventions towards strengthening the logistics industry environment
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| Delays along the Corridor |
Stoppage Reasons: In-depth analysis for the personal reasons stoppage by truckers is needed. This includes knowing exact personal reasons as well as specific points where stoppages do occur along the corridor. Therefore, the report recommends a survey to be conducted to inform policy on addressing these delays.
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Ongoing (with the online data collection using mobile phones)
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NCTTCA needs to come up with a mechanism of breaking down activities under personal reasons which contributes much on delays and a mechanism on how to address and reduce the delays
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| Railways Transport and Inland waterways |
Stakeholders should be sensitised on the operations of the SGR and the procedures for handling and clearance of cargo by the SGR which is to be trans-shipped in Nairobi should be developed and circulated to stakeholders to support smooth intermodal transport interchange.
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Most of the traders are aware of the procedures
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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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| One Stop Border Post |
Sensitisation on regulations and procedures for clearance through customs and immigration
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Most traders are informed on regulations and procedures.
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NCTTCA need to work closely with other stakeholders and come up with a strategy of sensitising traders and other stakeholders on regulations and procedures for clearance.
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