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Kennedy Senelwa
30 August 2010
Nairobi — Kenya Shippers Council (KSC) has written to the tax authority seeking for a meeting to iron out challenges arising from the electronic cargo tracking system (ECTS).
Though it expressed support for the system's principle as it tries to reduce costs in terms of cargo loss through diversion, pilferage and eliminating physical escort of trucks, the council said the manner of introduction had raised many concerns.
Sort out the issues
Chief executive officer Gilbert Langat said KSC had written to Customs Commissioner Wambui Namu proposing a meeting be held with Kenya Revenue Authority to sort out the issues.
"While we await their confirmation, we wish to collate a list of issues that members have with the said system to enable them to prepare responses and make the meeting more productive," he said in a circular sent to KSC members.
He said the two vendors licensed by KRA lack the capacity to install the devices in the large number of trucks operating leading to slow cargo off take from the port of Mombasa.
KRA had initially appointed Navisat Telematics for the job.
A containerised truck required a tracking reader at a cost Sh68,000 and two electronic seals each Sh20,000 which transporters said is above the market rate.
Truckers were also to pay Sh2,500 a month as a recurrent cost.
