while Kenya bans night travelling, Tanzania sees a eindow to serve

Geza Ulole · 2018-01-08T16:32:21+00:00

Uganda traders warn of costlier goods over Kenya's night travel ban MONDAY JANUARY 8 2018 Oil tankers delivering fuel to Uganda queue at Busia Kenya border. PHOTO FILE | NATION In Summary Traders' association says this is because the ban has cost implications due to the increased number of transaction days. The traders have started consultations with the country's Ministry of Trade to assess if the ban is a non-tariff barrier. On Dec 31, the Kenyan government banned long-distance public service vehicles from travelling at night in a bid to reduce accidents that had claimed 200 lives in the month of December alone. ADVERTISEMENT By DAILY MONITOR More by this Author Ugandan traders have warned that a continued night travel ban by the Kenyan government on long-distance public service vehicles will lead to a hike in prices of commodities. According to the chairman Kampala City Traders Association (Kacita), Mr Everest Kayondo, this is because the ban has cost implications on the side of traders due to the increased number of transaction days. “The ban is affecting our traders badly because most of them travel in the night as they go on with normal business during the day. This means the journey time which has been three days will now go up to six days or more,” said Mr Kayondo. He says the added time hikes the cost of doing business as people incur extra expenses in terms of food and accommodation thereby eating into their profits. Non-tariff barrier He, however, says the traders have started consultations with the Uganda's Ministry of Trade to assess if the ban is a non-tariff barrier. The discussions will also inform the way forward. “As Kacita we have been fighting the introduction of non-tariff barriers and with this ban, discussions are ongoing with the Trade ministry,” said Mr Kayondo. Mr David Ondyege, a trader who was stuck at the Busia border for days, told the Daily Monitor how the ban was affecting their businesses. “The ban is really frustrating us. The border is very congested because we are lining up for longer hours for registration since busses are arriving at the same time,” he said. Reduce accidents On December 31, the Kenyan government banned long-distance public service vehicles from travelling at night in a bid to reduce accidents that had claimed 200 lives in December alone. In a statement by Kenya’s director-general of the National Transport and Safety Authority Mr Francis Meja, the ban was intended to prohibit buses ferrying passengers to long distances from operating beyond 7pm. ALSO READ: Logistics could delay Uganda oil export plan Sponsored Links You May Like

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Start date Jan 8, 2018

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