CS William Kabogo and KIFWA Chair Fredrick Aloo during the launch of KIFWA’s 2025–2030 Strategic Plan and logo in Nairobi on July 24, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] “A rope to climb or a noose if we fail” is how Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (KIFWA) described its new five-year strategic plan for customs agents, whose numbers have shrunk in recent years due to operational difficulties. It is against this backdrop that the lobby launched its strategy last week, with the hope that it would bolster its members’ relevance in the logistics value chain. “This is not just another plan. It’s…
Author: By Benard Sanga
Operations of Cargo goods from Ships in progress at the Lamu port Yard in Lamu County on Saturday,29th,January,2022. [Maarufu Mohamed,Standard] Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is in the race to implement its multi-billion-dollar expansion and modernisation plan to handle a projected 47 million metric tonnes in five years. In 2024, KPA, the country’s ports operator, handled 41.1 million tonnes of cargo, representing a 14.1 per cent increase from 36.0 million tonnes handled in 2023. At the heart of the expansion is the construction of Phase Three of the Second Container Terminal to increase the port’s capacity by 500,000 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs). A…