{"id":37109,"date":"2022-09-14T19:04:38","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T19:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/ruto-excites-ugandan-importers-as-museveni-roots-for-regional-markets"},"modified":"2022-09-14T19:22:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T19:22:45","slug":"ruto-excites-ugandan-importers-as-museveni-roots-for-regional-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/ruto-excites-ugandan-importers-as-museveni-roots-for-regional-markets","title":{"rendered":"Ruto excites Ugandan importers as Museveni roots for regional markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>President Museveni yesterday returned from Kenya with a win for Ugandan importers after Kenya President William Ruto reversed the mandatory transit of cargo using standard gauge railway to and from Mombasa Port.<\/p>\n

Uganda has been opposed to mandatory transit of cargo from Mombasa Port to Kenya\u2019s inland ports using the standard gauge railway (SGR) to Kenya\u2019s neighbouring countries in the west.<\/p>\n

During his inauguration speech, President Ruto said he would issue instruments yesterday afternoon reverting former President Uhuru Kenyatta\u2019s SGR cargo policy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis afternoon, I will issue instruments for clearing of goods and other attendant operation issues to revert to the port of Mombasa as I made a commitment to the Kenyan people. This will restore thousands of jobs in the city of Mombasa,\u201d President Ruto said yesterday.<\/p>\n

The policy to transit cargo using the SGR was enforced in 2020. Ugandan transporters and the business community said it was costly because it disrupted the supply line thus affecting their obligations with the shippers at the coast.<\/p>\n

Museveni addresses<\/p>\n

President Museveni asked the new Kenyan leadership to focus on the integration of the East African Community and building regional market to enable the region to compete with the rest of the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn order for us to catch up with the United States, we need to look at the issue of regional market,\u201d President Museveni said at Kasarani Stadium in Kenya, adding that as they focus on production, they should also ask themselves where they will sell those products.<\/p>\n

Yoweri Museveni: Recently I started watching Kenyan TV stations [cheer and laughter]\u2026 don\u2019t involve me in your internal affairs. They were talking about sharing power and sharing resources. #InaugurationDay2022 pic.twitter.com\/aVMCjK5S4N<\/p>\n

He said the more people buy from you, the better for the business and the better for job creation.<\/p>\n

President Museveni said while listening to analysts on one of the Kenyan media he was excited when one posed a question where the resources they want the government to distribute would come from.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere will these resources come from? So the political class in Africa, I would appeal to you to answer that question. Where does prosperity come from? According to my experience of 60 years, I would advise Africa to know that prosperity comes from wealth creation. You must create wealth. Wealth isn\u2019t the same as natural resources. You may have natural resources, but you don\u2019t get wealth out of them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Described as \u201cthe father of the region\u201d on account of being the longest-serving president in East African region, President Museveni reminded the people of Africa that prosperity will come from commercial agriculture, manufacturing, services and ICT sectors. For the East African Community in particular, Mr Museveni said, \u201cWe need to work on the issue of regional markets to ensure our people\u2019s prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Ruto\u2019s announcement on transit of cargo from Mombasa Port was welcomed by Ugandan transporters.<\/p>\n

Mr William Busuulwa, the chairperson of the Uganda National Transport Alliance, said what President Ruto did is what they have been demanding for.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is also in our interest. The SGR was costing us a lot of money. A transporter would hire containers from a shipping company. The shipping company would refund money if the empty containers are returned. But when the cargo reached Mombasa Port, they would transport it on the train to Nairobi or Naivasha inland ports. The transporter often lost contact with their cargo,\u201d Mr Busuulwa said. \u201cSometimes, the containers would be left in the inland port and they attach demurrage without the knowledge of the owners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Busuulwa said after the cargo is offloaded in Uganda, returning the containers to the shipping company also became a problem as they had to be transported again by rail to the coast.<\/p>\n

Mukwano Industries is among the Ugandan companies that threatened to sue the Kenyan Port Authority for forcing them to use the SGR.<\/p>\n

In a letter dated June 4, 2020, Mr Alykhan Karmali, the company managing director said the policy caused disruption of the supply chain.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou and your staff are aware of the contractual carriage obligations that exist between the shipper, consignee, and shipping lines. If our point of discharge is Mombasa and on carriage on the consignees\u2019 risk and account, I wonder how you can unilaterally rail our containers to Naivasha without our consent,\u201d Mr Karmali wrote.<\/p>\n

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