Wafanyakazi wa usafiri wanatishia mgomo juu ya agizo la KRA

Wafanyakazi wa usafiri nchini Kenya wametishia mgomo baada ya Mamlaka ya Ukusanyaji Ushuru (KRA) kutoa agizo la kulazimisha usafirishaji wa mizigo kwa reli kutoka Bandari ya Mombasa hadi Naivasha. Agizo hilo linahamia kupunguza msongamano bandarini na kuboresha ufuatiliaji wa mizigo. Hata hivyo, wafanyakazi wanasema ni kinyume cha sheria na litasababisha upotevu wa ajira.

Msongamano mkubwa umeendelea bandarini Mombasa, na zaidi ya meli 20 zikingoja huduma pamoja na makontena 500 matupu yasiyorudishwa. Waziri wa Barabara na Uchukuzi Davis Chirchir ameonya wakuu wa mashirika ya serikali kama KPA na KRA kwamba watakaoshindwa kutekeleza maagizo yatapunguzwa kazi, akisema kuna tatizo la uratibu.

KRA imetoa agizo la kusafirisha mizigo kwa reli ya SGR hadi Kituo cha Kontena cha Ndani (ICD) Naivasha, hasa kwa nchi zisizo na bandari kama Uganda, Sudan Kusini, DRC na Rwanda. Kamishna Mkuu Humphrey Wattanga alitangaza hili Jumanne, Februari 10, 2026, ili kupunguza msongamano na kuboresha ufuatiliaji wa forodha.

Chama cha Wasafirishaji Kenya (KTA) na Transport Workers Union (TAWU) wamepinga vikali. Mwenyekiti Newton Wang’oo alisema agizo linakiuka haki ya wamiliki wa mizigo kuchagua njia, na hakuna msingi wa kibiashara. "Msongamano umetokana na upangaji duni, matatizo ya ratiba za meli na changamoto za kuondoa makontena matupu," alisema Wang’oo.

TAWU imesema itachukua hatua za kisheria na mgomo ikiwa agizo litatekelezwa, ikirejelea upotevu wa ajira uliosababishwa na majaribio sawa awali. Mahakama Kuu ilibatilisha agizo sawa Novemba 2020, likisema halikufuata misingi ya ushirikishaji wa umma. Rais William Ruto alifuta sera hiyo 2022.

Malori yamesimamishwa tangu Ijumaa iliyopita kutokana na ukarabati wa mfumo wa KRA (iCMS) uliofanyika Februari 7-9, 2026, na bado haujarejeshwa kikamilifu, na kusababisha jamu ya magari zaidi ya kilomita tatu.

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Matatu buses operating in Nairobi after strike suspension agreement with government officials shaking hands.
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The government and transport stakeholders reached an agreement on Tuesday to suspend the matatu strike for one week. This allows for further talks on fuel prices.

Kenya Revenue Authority has introduced a digital system to monitor transit cargo trucks in real time from Mombasa port to border points. The Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System uses devices to track location, speed and route compliance.

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The Kenya Transporters Association has condemned the reported detention of Kenyan drivers leaders by Ugandan authorities. The arrests followed the leaders role in resolving a trucking standoff between Uganda and South Sudan. Drivers have launched a strike at the Malaba and Busia borders disrupting cargo movement.

The Court of Appeal has directed the Kenyan government to release all documents related to the Nairobi-Mombasa Standard Gauge Railway project. The May 15 ruling dismissed an appeal by the Attorney General seeking to keep the contracts secret.

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The Kenya Flower Council has reported direct losses of about 200 million shillings on Monday alone after matatu owners' protests over fuel prices disrupted flower shipments.

Transport sector stakeholders have canceled a strike planned for next week following talks with President William Ruto at the State House in Mombasa.

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Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi announced that the Kenya Revenue Authority will start monitoring business transactions in real time from July 1, 2026, to improve revenue collection and compliance.

 

 

 

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