By Silvia Nyambura
The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has warned Ugandan shippers that overstayed cargo at the Mombasa Port will be auctioned or destroyed after 30 days. According to the authority’s MD Gichiri Ndua, KPA had given a 60 day waiver in which little response has been made.
“We recently gave a 60 day waiver for shippers to clear their goods but the response in regard to collection has so far not been very good. After 15th April there will be no further waiver and the cargo will be cleared by auctioning or destruction. Overstayed cargo is left mostly by first time importers who do not make proper financial arrangements prior to the arrival of their goods,
