Cargo containers at Kenya's Mombasa Port

High Transport Costs, Bribery, and Delays Plague Kenya’s Mombasa Port

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The World Bank's 34th Kenya Economic Update highlights significant issues at Kenya's Port of Mombasa, where transporting a shipping container 480 kilometres inland to Nairobi costs nearly two-thirds of the price of shipping the same cargo from China to the Kenyan coast. This report brings renewed attention to the high transport costs, bribery, and delays affecting trade efficiency in Kenya.

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