Blogs
Understanding the Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) Regulations in Kenya
Many traders import goods from the Middle-East and other nations in America, Asia and Europe to Kenya. Sometimes, these goods fall short of the quality requirements for end-consumers. In order to assure the consumers that the quality and safety of imported goods they...
My Day Out At The Mara
At 1400hrs on Monday, atop an open-roof van, I took off from Nairobi for what would turn out to be an adventurous 4 days in the Masai Mara. I was in the company of colleagues in the logistics industry and we were headed for a training workshop at Mara Leisure Camp. As...
The Rise of Eldoret International Airport
Statistics indicate that the Eldoret International Airport is on a steady rise as a cargo hub in mid-western Kenya. This has come as a result of the reintroduction of direct cargo flights in 2011 after a brief stoppage in 2007 due to low incoming and outgoing freight...
What to Look For When Selecting a Warehouse
If you are a producer of fast moving consumer goods, an importer of heavy construction plant and equipment or a business person in the energy or oil and gas industry, you definitely require storage space for your goods. It is a good idea for a business enterprise to...
Shipping Insurance Law: How Enforcement of Section 20 Will Affect Kenya’s Importers
In last year’s budget reading, Kenya’s Treasury issued a directive to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to implement Section 20 of the Insurance Act beginning January of this year. Well, January is here and it seems the KRA has heeded the directive. Starting this...
Intelligent Traffic System: The End of the Traffic Menace in Nairobi?
A German firm specialising in infrastructure and mobility firm has won the bid to design and install a smart traffic system to enhance the movement of traffic within the Nairobi CBD. H.P. Gauff Consultants, has recently put pen to paper on the 1.4 Billion Shilling...
Uganda’s Adoption of Border Technology Set to Ease Cross-border Logistics
The landlocked East African country of Uganda has been gearing itself towards a change in how cross-border operations are carried out. The country is leveraging the use of technology to hasten the issuance of visas and strengthen security at the border by installing a...
Does Kenya’s SGR Signal the Death of Cargo Truck Operators?
On Monday, 9th January 2017 under the sweltering heat of the Port of Mombasa, four locomotives were off-loaded from a ship. This was the strongest signal yet that the dawn of a brand new rail transportation system in Kenya is here with us. The construction of the...
Smart Cars on Smart Roads: The Dawn of Intelligent Highways is here
With the advancement of technology that we have seen in recent times, we are knocking on the door of entry into a new world where everything is “smart”. The term “smart” is often attached to any noun in order to make it synonymous with thinking, networked and mobile...