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Bandari Magazine KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY MAGAZINE July 2026 Port of Mombasa Pushes the Limits as it Attracts More Global Business 1 KEBS ISO 9001:2015 Certified Org. No. 087

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Bandari Magazine Table of Contents 6 8 10 Port of Mombasa Reasserts KPA Upgrades Likoni Ferry Kisumu Port: Gateway To Itself on Global Cruise Circuit Crossing infrastructure Regional Trade KPA set to build 12 Usenge Pier 18 20 Newly recruited 14 staff meet KPA top management Berth 19B: Building 15 Ahead Mombasa Eyes 3 million TEUs Port of Mombasa Pushes the Kenya’s Port 16 target by 2030 Limits Modernisation Through the Lens 22 26 24 Inside the Beating 28 Heart of KOT II Captain Suleiman 30 Bakari The Faces Behind the 32 Port of Mombasa’s Quiet Path Baltimore Express Signals Voices to Net-Zero Lamu’s Leap 35 37 39 Uganda’s Robusta Boom Reliability Over Distance Sports 1

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Bandari Magazine Editors Note Welcome to this edition of the Bandari newsletter From there, we take a closer look at how we have performed, July 2026. In this publication, we get a chance to not only in terms of tonnage and throughput, but in the pause, look back at how far we have come, and lasting impact we create. The performance story on pages set our sights on where we are headed with renewed energy 16 and beyond sets the tone for the entire edition, showing and purpose. the resilience and operational focus that keep our facilities the gateway of choice for East Africa. This edition comes at a pivotal moment as we continue to build real momentum across the Authority’s facilities. Bandari is far from being just about machinery, cargo, and Our operations are strengthening, our strategic goals are strategy, but also about the people who make these possible. coming into sharper focus, and every department is playing In “Faces Behind the Voices” on page 32, we spotlight the its part. Within these pages, you will be informed about telephone exchange team, the unseen hands that keep us the progress, milestones and the ambition that drives us connected and running smoothly. For a lighter moment, our forward. Take 10 feature with Captain Suleiman on page 30 offers a quick-fire Q&A that reveals the person behind the title. The numbers from 2025 tell a story of success. We saw notable cargo growth and improved productivity across We close with a look at the sports activities that bring our facilities. But the real honour does not belong to the us together outside the workplace on page 39, because a statistics but rather to each of the men and women in strong Authority is built not only on performance, but on our workforce. Every shift worked, every decision made, the spirit and camaraderie of its people. and every challenge overcome added up to the strong performance we now build upon. As we turn the page to a As always, Bandari reflects who we are: a Ports Authority new financial year, we do so with confidence, knowing that in motion, driven by measurable results, powered by the our best work is still ahead of us. dedication of our staff, and focused firmly on the future. It is a record of our shared journey and a testament to what This issue begins with what matters most: performance. we can achieve when we pull in the same direction. On pages 6 to 14, we explore the projects and operations that shape our daily work, from the growing momentum Enjoy the read. in cruise tourism and upgrades to ferry services to Dave Jones Buchere, MPRSK developments in Kisumu, Usenge, and at Berth 19B. These are more than infrastructure stories; they are clear signs Editorial Chairman of an Authority that is growing and adapting to meet the needs of a changing region. Editorial Team Chairman - Dave Jones Buchere Editors - Emily Mutali, Annastacia Mwakio, Mohammed Abdulrahman, Aaron Mutiso Contributors - Iris Nyawanda, Calvin Onsarigo, Milton Mwaivu, John Ngengi. 2

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Bandari Magazine Message from the Chief Executive Officer Welcome to this edition of and the region. The Port industry the Bandari Magazine. Our vision now is is not an ordinary industry. It is a This publication has to transition from a cargo dynamic, demanding, and globally matured into a vital platform for interconnected sector that supports throughput-driven port into sharing the insights, achievements, and trade, drives economies, creates jobs, a fully integrated regional developments that define our journey. and sustains livelihoods across East As a biannual publication, Bandari does logistics hub, one that and Central Africa. What we do at our more than document our progress; it prioritises efficiency and value, ports affects not only Kenya but also reaffirms our commitment to our staff the neighbouring countries that depend ensuring that cargo moves and stakeholders by presenting a clear on us for reliable logistics and maritime account of the milestones shaping faster, more predictably, and services. Great institutions are built by the Port of Mombasa and our other at a lower cost. disciplined people who are committed facilities. It underscores our essential to hard work, professionalism, integrity, role in facilitating trade across the and teamwork.

region and the globe. As you serve, remember that ships, In recent years, our facilities in Even as we progress, one truth remains cargo owners, businesses, and Mombasa, Lamu and Kisumu have unchanged: our staff is the heart of economies depend on us. They yielded rewarding outcomes from every success achieved. From the expect efficiency, professionalism, and targeted infrastructural investments. We marine team working on tight schedules reliability. Excellence in service delivery have improved operational efficiency, to the operations teams managing ship- must therefore become part of your expanded modern terminals, upgraded to-shore logistics, engineers protecting daily work culture. We expect you to aging equipment, and enhanced our facilities and the administration bring fresh energy, new ideas, and a intermodal transport connectivity. staff supporting daily operations, each positive attitude that will help further These actions are not isolated initiatives of you contributes to the reliability transform this institution. but together, form a deliberate strategy and reputation of the Authority. to position Kenya competitively within We celebrate the commitment that Equally, global trade dynamics are an increasingly interconnected maritime honours the professionalism driving shifting, technology expectations and logistics landscape. our performance and defining our are rising, and regional economies workforce. are becoming more intertwined. The Port of Mombasa remains at the Competition will grow fiercer. Yet centre of this effort, playing its critical While teamwork has been the we are confident that with clarity of role with distinction. This is clearly cornerstone of our success, more purpose and collective effort, we will reflected in the consistently positive is expected of us. As you are aware, continue to excel and uphold Kenya’s performance we have recorded. the organisation is transitioning to position as a regional logistics hub. Building on last year’s remarkable a new governance model under the Every improvement at our ports carries results, we remain hopeful of an even Government-Owned Enterprise your mark, and every future success will better performance as the period framework. This framework aims depend on the same spirit of dedication January - May records a total cargo to maximise the productivity and that defines the Kenya Ports Authority. throughput of 18.58 million tons, an efficiency of our port facilities, bringing increase of 4.1 percent. governance and management changes. Let us move forward with a shared This calls for greater diligence on our purpose: to make the Port of Mombasa While we are currently operating near part, ensuring that we play our rightful and our entire ports network the capacity, this situation is both a mark roles in elevating the Authority and its undisputed gateway to Eastern and of success and a call to action. Our facilities. Central Africa. Together, we will build vision now is to transition from a cargo on our strengths, face our challenges throughput-driven port into a fully I also wish to extend hearty with courage, and create a legacy of integrated regional logistics hub, one congratulations to our newly recruited excellence for future generations. The that prioritises efficiency and value, staff. You have joined one of the most journey ahead is ours to shape. Let us ensuring that cargo moves faster, more strategic institutions in this country get to work. predictably, and at a lower cost. 5

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Bandari Magazine News Pictured: Cruise Ship SH Diana docked at Shimoni Port Port of Mombasa Reasserts Itself on Global Cruise Circuit The Port of Mombasa closed a successful cruise The vessels collectively brought more than 6000 passengers season with the arrival of MS Viking Yidun, its to the Kenyan coast this season significantly boosting the ninth vessel call, signalling renewed confidence in country’s hospitality industry. Kenya as a premier global cruise destination. Industry observers say the season’s narrative goes beyond Operated by Viking Ocean Cruises, MS Viking Yidun is the ship counts; it highlights the return of established cruise first Asia-based cruise liner to call at Mombasa, bringing lines to Mombasa. Azamara Cruises has thus called twice mainly Chinese visitors. this season, signaling growing trust in Mombasa. The ship arrived with 717 guests and 489 crew members, Other global cruise operators also maintained a strong who spent their one day stay exploring the city through presence with Viking Ocean Cruises recording two vessel organised tours, excursions and game drives. calls. MV Viking Sky, returned with 789 passengers and 476 crew, reinforcing Mombasa’s appeal as a reliable stop for Earlier in the season which typically runs from September- premium cruise travel. to-May, Mombasa welcomed Azamara Cruises in January with the arrival of MV Azamara Journey. Carrying 669 The season’s impetus extended beyond Mombasa. passengers and 386 crew, the vessel set a strong tone for Expedition vessel SH Diana of Swan Hellenic marked a the Port as it continued to build its cruise credentials. major milestone by becoming the first ever cruise ship to dock at Shimoni Fish Port on the South Coast. With 120 Azamara’s sister vessel, MV Azamara Onward soon international tourists on board, SH Diana opened a new followed, marking its first visit to Mombasa. The Onward gateway to attractions like Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park carried 653 passengers and 389 crew becoming the sixth and Wasini Island, before continuing her coastal itinerary. ship to call at the Port this season. 6

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Bandari Magazine News The vessel later called at Mombasa, marking its third visit Each vessel call brings direct benefits. Passengers visit local and reinforcing its growing presence in Kenya’s cruise attractions such as Old Town, Fort Jesus, and national circuit. parks including Tsavo East, while new destinations such as Shimoni are beginning to benefit from wider distribution Luxury lines have also continued to call. MV Europa of of cruise traffic. Hapag-Lloyd Cruises and MV Crystal Symphony, operated by Crystal Cruises, both made visits, bringing high-value The season also highlighted Kenya’s growing role in tourists and supporting the local tourism sector. the industry, with some ships employing Kenyan crew, showcasing the country as a source of skilled maritime and A different dimension was brought to the season by MV hospitality professionals. World Odyssey, known as Semester at Sea, by hosting an academic program for more than 600 students and crew, The return of repeat calls by Viking Sky, Crystal Symphony, enriching the Port’s cultural and educational appeal. and SH Diana points to rising confidence in Mombasa’s efficiency, security, and overall experience. Longer stays Shipping agents worked closely with the Kenya Ports in port have also allowed visitors more time to explore, Authority to ensure smooth operations at the cruise increasing tourism value. terminal, illustrating the sector’s collaborative approach to port logistics. Mombasa and the wider Kenyan coast are steadily strengthening their place on the global cruise circuit, driven Overall, the season reflected steady growth not only in by strong partnerships between cruise lines, shipping numbers but also in reach. Vessels typically carried between agentsand the Kenya Ports Authority. 300 and 800 guests, each contributing to tourism activity in Mombasa and along the wider coastline. For the Kenya Ports Authority, this progress affirms the ongoing efforts to position Mombasa as a competitive Pictured: Cruise tourist enjoy a jig following the call of Azamara at cruise destination. Investments in a modern cruise terminal, the Port of Mombasa enhanced passenger handling and active collaboration with tourism stakeholders are delivering tangible outcomes from stronger passenger flows to broader port visitation. 7

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Bandari Magazine News KPA Upgrades Likoni Ferry Crossing Infrastructure to Boost Safety, Efficiency and Commuter Experience The Kenya Ports Authority is undertaking an upgrade of Currently, more than 500,000 infrastructure at the Likoni Ferry crossing, in a move designed pedestrians and at least 4,000 to enhance safety, efficiency, and the overall commuter experience. motorists use the crossing daily. Through the implementation of a Traffic Circulation Management Plan, the Authority aims to transform operations at one of the busiest and most critical transport links in the Increasing demand has led to persistent These conditions have not only caused country. challenges, including congestion inconvenience but also heightened during peak hours, overstretched safety risks, especially during high- The Likoni Ferry crossing serves infrastructure, and safety concerns. traffic periods. as a vital connection between Mombasa Island and the South Coast, For decades, commuters have endured The upgrade plan seeks to address supporting Kenya’s socioeconomic long queues, disorganised boarding these issues through targeted development. Currently, more than systems, and cramped waiting areas, improvements. 500,000 pedestrians and at least 4,000 often sharing limited space with motorists use the crossing daily. vehicles and informal traders. 8

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Bandari Magazine News KPA will expand and modernise KPA Chief Executive Officer Capt. For hundreds of thousands of daily passenger holding bays, widen ferry William K. Ruto emphasised that the users, the upgrades promise shorter landing ramps to ease traffic flow, project is centered on improving the waiting times, safer crossings, and a and construct pedestrian skybridges daily commuter experience. more organised system that responds to safely separate foot traffic from to the realities of everyday travel. vehicles. In addition, new waiting “This plan is anchored on creating a sheds will be built to provide greater ferry service that is not only efficient Meanwhile His Excellency President comfort and order for commuters. but also inclusive and respectful of William Ruto has announced the users’ time and dignity,” he said. government’s plans to acquire a new A key feature of the plan is the ferry for the Likoni crossing in a bid reorganisation of public transport The design is guided by five key pillars: to decongest and improve transport operations. The Authority intends spatial, functional, environmental, services in the Coastal city. to relocate and formalise the bus social, and cultural connectivity. These terminal, introducing structure to principles reflect a broader vision Speaking during his development tour what has long been an uncoordinated of the ferry crossing as more than a of the Coast region, the President said system that contributes to delays and transit point, but as a shared public the government had committed KES confusion. space that caters to diverse user needs. 3 billion towards the project to ensure the new ferry is available by December Beyond improving transport efficiency, The first phase of the project, which 2026. the project also incorporates social focuses on the mainland side, is and economic considerations. expected to be completed within the “We are investing another KES 500 year. million at Mtongwe Ferry to ensure More than 900 stalls will be developed that mobility is improved in this for informal traders, ensuring Stakeholders who participated in Mombasa County,” he added. that small scale businesses remain public consultations welcomed the accommodated in an organised initiative, describing it as long overdue manner without disrupting passenger and noting that the improvements Pictured: MV Jambo ferrying passengers and vehicle movement. could help reduce safety risks reported across the Likoni Channel in the past. 9

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Bandari Magazine News Kisumu Port: Gateway to Regional Trade and Catalyst for Socio‑Economic Transformation Kisumu is becoming Since rehabilitation began in 2018, maritime routes - highlighting why annual cargo volumes have grown from modern nations invest heavily in port a true commercial hub 25,000 metric tons to 496,516 metric infrastructure. tons by 2025, supported by upgraded berths, a 400-meter quay, enhanced Kisumu’s resurgence mirrors this global Kisumu Port is on track to oil-handling capacity, and a linkspan reality, demonstrating how strategic enabling wagon ferry operations. inland waterways can stimulate regional handle 700,000 metric economic integration, especially under tons of cargo this year - its Today, Kisumu Port features four the African Continental Free Trade highest throughput in modern history berths, a 4-meter draught, and ongoing Area (AfCFTA).

• marking its rapid rise as the primary construction of modern storage inland gateway anchoring trade across facilities, a passenger terminal, and Kisumu’s diversification into petroleum the Lake Victoria Basin. improved cargo-handling equipment. products, fertilizers, sugar, and construction materials highlights its This surge reflects intensive Plans are underway to extend the quay importance as a regional logistics hub. modernization by the Kenya Ports by 130 meters, a crucial expansion that Authority (KPA) and positions Kisumu will accommodate more vessels as KPA delegations recently visited Port as a critical connector for regional demand continues to grow. Bell and Jinja in Uganda, and Bukoba supply chains between Kenya, Uganda, and Mwanza in Tanzania, strengthening and Tanzania. According to the United Nations collaboration with ship owners and Conference on Trade and Development regional port authorities to unlock Once a quiet fishing dock known (UNCTAD), nearly 80% of global more trade routes. mostly to local traders, Kisumu Port trade by volume moves through has undergone a remarkable revival. 10

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Bandari Magazine News Cargo Services Manager Patrick Makau Similarly, Fredrick Jakabondo, a fish “These developments will push believes this is only the beginning. “We trader within Kisumu City, sees new property values up for years to come.” are only beginning to unlock Kisumu’s opportunities emerging with the Across the lakeside communities, full potential. The surge in exports planned integration of lake transport expectations remain high. Residents to our neighboring countries is clear and the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). anticipate more jobs, expanded trade, proof that Kisumu is rising again.” improved mobility, and greater access Meanwhile, upgrades are also underway He believes access to reefer containers to reliable transport services. in feeder ports such as Homabay, and rail connectivity will enable fish Asembo Bay, Sio Port, Mbita, and exports to major cities like Nairobi The Port’s growth has created Luanda K’Otieno, creating a connected and Mombasa, and potentially to optimism that economic opportunities lake transport ecosystem that will international markets. “The link will continue to expand in sectors benefit both commercial and passenger between rail and water transport will ranging from fisheries and logistics to mobility. allow small businesses like ours to grow hospitality and real estate. into major players in global commerce,” Beyond infrastructure, the Port’s revival he says. The continued development of is fueling widespread socio-economic Kisumu Port reflects KPA’s long-term benefits across the region. At Dunga The real estate sector is experiencing strategy to position the lake region Beach, Mama Otis, a long-time fish similar momentum. Mr. Otieno, a as a competitive trade and transport supplier, says the Port’s modernization property investor with rental units corridor. marks “a new dawn” for her business. near the Port, notes rising demand from traders, port workers, and service With strong support from regional The planned passenger ferries will providers. stakeholders and local communities, allow her to access new customers Kisumu is steadily reclaiming its across the lake - in Uganda, Tanzania, He expects this trend to accelerate as historic role as the beating heart of and beyond - expanding her market far passenger services return and cargo East Africa’s inland commerce. beyond traditional boundaries. volumes increase. “Kisumu is becoming a true commercial hub,” he observes. 11

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Bandari Magazine News KPA Set to Build Usenge Pier as Government Prioritises Lake Victoria Economy The construction of Usenge Kenya Ports Authority, as a leading Head of State was briefed on the Pier in Bondo, Siaya County, implementing agency, is committed project designs by the KPA Chief has officially commenced to upgrading smaller lake ports, Executive Officer, Capt. William following the groundbreaking building on progress already achieved, K. Ruto. The new Usenge Pier will ceremony presided over by His including the successful delivery of serve as a modern fish landing site Excellency President William the first phase of Homa Bay Pier in and lake transport hub for passengers Ruto. This milestone marks a key May 2025. interconnecting between Luanda K’ government initiative to modernise Otieno, Mbita, Homa Bay, Sena, and lake transport infrastructure and During the groundbreaking event Kisumu. the economic potential expansion the President announced that phase programs within the Lake Victoria one of the project will be completed Upon completion, the facility will region. in six months. The development ease road transport time from project spearheaded by the Kenya Kisumu by half an hour with water The development fits well with Ports Authority at a cost of KES bus and ferry services alongside other the government’s agenda to boost 600 million will be undertaken in two scheduled landing sites. The site will trade, create jobs, promote tourism, phases. Before unveiling the site, the position Lake Victoria as suitable and drive blue economy growth. 12

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Bandari Magazine News KPA Set to Build Usenge Pier for port logistics, cargo handling “After phase one, we will be back for The launch of Usenge Pier provides an transportation, passenger movement, construction of a cold room, dryers, essential infrastructure upgrade, aimed as Government Prioritises Lake Victoria Economy and fish processing while accelerating and storage facilities,” President at renewing a strong commitment to the economic development within the Ruto added. KPA, as the leading unlocking the full economic potential lake region. government implementing agency, of the larger region of Nyanza and has successfully driven the vision with by extension, of Western Kenya. Phase one of the project will upgrades progressing in smaller lake As construction gets underway, the encompass supply, installation/ ports starting with the launch of the project stands as a symbol of forward construction, testing, commissioning, first phase of Homa Bay Pier in May momentum, opening a new chapter and handing over of earthworks (cut, 2025. for communities that rely on Lake fill, and leveling), perimeter wall, main Victoria for trade, transport, and gate and guard house. Others include Similar developments are planned for strengthened livelihoods. landscaping works and construction Sio Port, Asembo Bay, Mbita, Muhuru of a 25-meter-wide by 200-meter- Bay, Karugu, and Luanda K’Otieno. long jetty, which will serve as the These are the nodes that will connect Pictured: President William Ruto officially core operational structure of the pier. the lakeside communities, providing breaks ground for the construction of Usenge The President noted that the second efficiency and reliability. pier phase will focus on building cold rooms, dryers, and storage facilities to support fisheries and strengthen the blue economy value chain. 13

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Bandari Magazine News Newly Recruited Staff Meet KPA Top Management The Kenya Ports Authority Chief Executive Officer He encouraged them to remain humble, ready to learn, Capt. William Ruto has urged staff to maintain listen to supervisors, respect colleagues and value teamwork discipline, competence, consistence, sacrifice and noting that the maritime and logistics sector was evolving ethical conduct for the success of the organisation. rapidly and only those willing to adapt, innovate and continuously improve would succeed. Addressing the newly recruited staff at a Mombasa hotel, the CEO said that to rise from one level to another, KPA successfully recruited Graduate Trainees, employees must embrace responsibility, respect systems, Administrative Assistants, Technicians, Artisans, Coxswains, remain disciplined and consistently deliver results. Pharmaceutical/Laboratory Technologists, Pharmaceutical Attendants and Assistant Ferry Masters who officially “There are no shortcuts to growth in this institution. I reported on duty on 1st April 2026. want to be very clear on one issue – indiscipline will not be tolerated. As management, we are fully committed The recruits underwent a 10-day structured corporate to mentoring, training, guiding and exposing you to induction programme to help them understand the opportunities that will shape your careers. We shall invest organisation, their role, occupational safety and health in your development because we believe in your potential. requirements, the ethical standards and workplace However, discipline is non-negotiable,” Capt. Ruto added. expectations while enabling them to integrate quickly and He called upon the staff to practice integrity, which is the become productive. foundation of public service. The Graduate Trainees are currently undertaking a six (6) “Never compromise your values for temporary gain. month mandatory Graduate Trainee Programme to enable Protect public resources. Be transparent. Be accountable. them to acquire technical competencies and essential Be trustworthy. Your character will determine how far you workplace skills. rise in this organisation more than your academic papers,” said Capt. Ruto. Similarly, the Administrative Assistants undertook a thirty- five (35) day examinable Port Operations Clerical course which commenced from May 4th to 19th June 2026 at the Pictured: Chief Executive Officer Capt. William Ruto, accompanied University of Nairobi. by General Managers, addresses newly recruited staff 14

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Bandari Magazine News Berth 19B: Building Ahead of a Region That Won’t Slow Down A port doesn’t expand in General Manager Cargo Operations, house sump pit, we adopted the isolation. It expands because Dr. Sudi Mwasinago, notes the caisson sinking method. It gave us a everything around it is expansion is less about ambition much safer and more effective way to moving faster. Across the Northern and more about necessity. “The handle deep excavation under difficult Corridor and the wider East African exponential growth we experienced ground and groundwater conditions,” hinterland, growth has been anything in 2025 has created real pressure, Eng. Amuti explains. Then there’s the but gradual. The region remains one of especially on yard space. Berth 19B is name. the fastest-growing on the continent, a response to that demand and will add with economies expanding at around an annual capacity of about 300,000 Berth 19B marks the first time a letter 5.7–5.8% in 2025, driven by trade, TEUs we urgently need to stay ahead suffix has been introduced in berth infrastructure and regional integration of the curve.” numbering. The “B” signals its role as per the East Africa Macroeconomic as an extension of Berth 19, while Outlook 2025 and the East Africa Before even looking at the footprint, allowing it to operate as a distinct Community economic projections Berth 19B is already defining itself by unit for planning, identification and 2025 by Deloitte. how it is being built. The project has management. leaned into more controlled, deliberate Countries served by the Port - Kenya, engineering methods - particularly in On paper, the project is substantial. Uganda, Tanzania, Democratic areas where traditional approaches It will deliver a 240-metre quay, a Republic of Congo and Rwanda would be risky or disruptive. 296.75-metre western revetment, and

• continue to post strong growth, a 4.6-hectare stacking yard. Dredging with Rwanda nearing double-digit GM Infrastructure Development, to a depth of -13.5 metres will allow expansion in 2025 according to Eng. Mathews Amuti, points to the the berth to handle larger vessels. International Monetary Fund-World demolition phase as a clear example: Economic Outlook Database (May “We used controlled blasting The project is being undertaken by 2026). technology in removing the old KOT China Communications Construction I berth dolphins, which allowed us Company (CCCC), with completion That growth has a physical to improve efficiency while keeping expected by July 31, 2027. consequence: cargo must land, move, impacts on surrounding structures and- critically- sit somewhere and that and the marine environment to a With a hinterland growing at pace and is where the pressure has been building. minimum.” trade volumes rising, Berth 19B is less Following a strong 2025 performance, about catching up and more about yard space has increasingly become the It’s a small detail in the overall project staying ahead. constraint, not quay productivity. The - but one that reflects a broader push to accelerate additional stacking shift: faster execution, with tighter capacity is what has brought Berth environmental and structural control. Pictured: Construction of Berth 19B 19B to life, with construction having The same thinking carried into the underway begun on August 1, 2025. underground works. “For the pump 15

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Bandari Magazine News Kenya’s Port Modernisation Redefining Regional Trade Routes The Kenya Ports Authority add 300,000 twenty-foot equivalent is reshaping the country’s The Port handled 45.45 million tons units of annual capacity is currently maritime trade gateways of cargo up from 41 million tons in underway. through its ambitious infrastructural 2024, marking a notable 11 percent expansion upgrades across its ports According to the Chief Executive increase. Container traffic followed facilities. Officer Capt. William Ruto, existing this upward trajectory, recording yards and berths have come under The latest performance indicators 2.11million TEUs, up from 2.00 unprecedented pressure owing to coupled with the government’s huge million TEUs in 2024, representing surging cargo volumes. He emphasises investments point to a port system that the new investments are essential a 5.5 percent increase. gearing up to meet the rising cargo in maintaining service reliability and volumes and regional trade demands. averting capacity constraints. At the heart of this transformation is the KPA is also revamping other berths at The growing demand on ports Port of Mombasa, the region’s busiest East Africa’s biggest port to modernise infrastructure has compelled the Kenya seaport and a critical artery for the the facilities and align them with the Ports Authority to invest substantially East and Central Africa. Long known demands of contemporary shipping. in ports expansion programmes in the as the region’s bellwether of economic recent history. Key among these is the investment, the Port continues to post There are also plans for straightening, Mombasa Port Development Project steady growth driven by sustained deepening and strengthening Berths (MPDP) now in phase three. Under infrastructural improvements. 1-10 that will comprise dredging of this phase the planned construction of the channel to minus (-)15 metres and Berths 23 and 24 will bring a combined New performance figures point to a aligning the quay line. annual capacity of 1.1 million TEUs rising traffic as reflected in the 2025 and extend the Port’s reach as a regional performance report. Similar works will be undertaken trade hub. for Berths 11-14 to create a modern multipurpose terminal handling both Additionally, the rehabilitation of Berth containerised and general cargo. 19B - a 240-meter facility expected to 16

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Bandari Magazine News As part of the program, the Authority the Port of Kisumu standing out as a Taken collectively these developments is procuring a fresh set of modern notable turnaround story. The Port has point to a bold recasting of Kenya’s port equipment to reinforce cargo-handling undergone rehabilitation since 2018 infrastructure. Kenya Ports Authority’s operations. The focus has been reshaping its role in regional trade. investments are not merely simple replacing old equipment with hybrid reactive responses to increasing cargo eco- friendly equipment that will not The infrastructural investments are now volumes, but they reflect a deliberate only optimise efficiency but also protect visible with cargo volumes, rising from strategy to fortify the country’s future the environment. 25,000 metric tons in 2018, to around logistics backbone, enhance regional 469,000 metric tons by 2025, largely connectivity, and support Kenya’s Other projects include the construction driven by the active renewed cross-lake aspiration to serve as the leading trade of Dongo Kundu (DK1) multipurpose commerce and growing demand from gateway for East and Central Africa. berth for the Special Economic Zones neighbouring markets. From dredging berths and expanding to catalyse manufacturing and value terminals to modernising equipment addition, automation of gates to smart This impressive growth is attributed and strengthening intermodal links, the gates and upgrade of the Terminal to modernisation of berthing facilities Authority is laying the foundation for Operating System (TOS). currently being extended to 400-metre ports that can efficiently serve a fast- quay, from 262, improvements to growing regional economy. The Port of Lamu remains a critical the oil jetty that now efficiently pillar of Kenya’s long-term maritime serves petroleum vessels across Lake Taken together, these port strategy. It was conceived as a Victoria and strengthening of the developments amount to more than cornerstone of the Lamu Port South Kisumu–Nairobi metre-gauge railway a series of technical upgrades. They Sudan Ethiopia Corridor (Lapsset) connection, which has streamlined reflect a broader reimagining of intended to connect Kenya with intermodal cargo movement. The Port’s Kenya’s logistical future at a moment Ethiopia and South Sudan. With its revitalisation has re-energised trade when the demands on regional trade naturally deep harbour, Lamu serves as between Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania, networks are rapidly shifting. an ideal alternative capable of handling especially in petroleum, general cargo, larger vessels and future industrial and regional exports. They form part of a deliberate expansion along the new corridor. strategy to reinforce the nation’s role Its growing relevance is increasingly Ongoing developments include the as a commercial gateway to East and reflected in national infrastructure construction of new storage facilities, Central Africa. discourse often viewed as strong a passenger terminal designed to interconnected drivers of efficiency support lake tourism and inter-city As global trade continues to take shape and regional competitiveness. travel, and the acquisition of modern with high shifting momentum and cargo-handling equipment to increase East Africa’s economic integration Far from the coastline, Kenya’s push to efficiency in loading and offloading accelerating, Kenya’s port connectivity revive inland water transport has begun operations. is being repositioned to deliver world- to bear some striking results, with class service, resilience, and capacity. 17

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Bandari Magazine News Mombasa Eyes 3 Million TEUs Target by 2030 As the Port of Mombasa moves that about 30 percent of Rwanda’s With a reinforced terminal, upgraded toward handling 3 million cargo currently transits through the equipment and a growing hinterland, Twenty- Foot Equivalent Port, indicating substantial room Shah believes the 3 million TEUs Units (TEUs) annually by 2030, one for growth. “There is a lot of cargo target by 2030 is not only plausible, of the industry’s longest serving voices destined for Rwanda. The question but on a trajectory that aligns with believes it is a probable target. regional trade dynamics and ongoing infrastructure enhancements. Even Mr. PJ Shah, a veteran in clearing so, Shah believes more can be done and forwarding who has worked to fully unlock that potential. “We with the Port since the infancy are seeing some benefit from of containerization in automation, but we are not 1975, says the target is yet realising the full gains,” not only achievable he notes. He mentions but likely noting the procedural bottlenecks growth trend has as one area that still been consistent over needs attention, decades. “There is particularly for transit always an annual cargo. “We need to increase in the reduce bureaucracy. It volume of business,” is very important for Shah observes. transit business.” The Port’s own Kenya Ports Authority performance echo Chief Executive Officer this pattern: the Port Capt. William Ruto has of Mombasa’s first expressed similar priorities, containerized cargo in 1975, noting that efficiency and surpassing 1 million TEUs coordination among stakeholders in 2014, and exceeding 2 million will be critical as volumes continue TEUs in 2024, with each milestone to grow. “Our focus is on optimising arriving faster than the last. The operations and ensuring seamless industrialist attributes the acceleration is, how do we attract more of cargo movement,” he said. to the Port’s strategic position. it?” he quips. With regional economies expanding, “Mombasa is very well placed,” he The Kenya Ports Authority has heavily infrastructure improving and trade says, highlighting its role as a gateway invested in recent years to position the flows increasing, the 3 million TEU for Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Port for that growth. These include the target appears within reach. For Shah, parts of the Democratic Republic development of the Second Container the trajectory is clear. The question of Congo. “There is a lot of traffic.” Terminal and upgrades to cargo- is not whether the Port will reach He adds that the hinterland remains handling equipment. “We now have a the milestone, but how it positions the key driver of future growth, with well-developed container terminal that itself to capture even greater volumes transit cargo fueling port expansion. is fully equipped,” Shah adds. beyond it. “Transit cargo is what makes a port grow.” The improvements have boosted efficiency, reduced berth time and Despite its advantageous location, enabling faster turnaround, expanded Pictured: Managing Director at Maritime Mombasa still captures only a portion capacity, improved overall operations Freight Co. Ltd Mr. PJ Shah during a of the regional market. Shah estimates and supported higher cargo volumes. stakeholder engagement forum. 18

| | Bandari Magazine News Mombasa Eyes 3 Million TEUs Target by 2030 As the Port of Mombasa moves that about 30 percent of Rwanda’s With a reinforced terminal, upgraded toward handling 3 million cargo currently transits through the equipment and a growing hinterland, Twenty- Foot Equivalent Port, indicating substantial room Shah believes the 3 million TEUs Units (TEUs) annually by 2030, one for growth. “There is a lot of cargo target by 2030 is not only plausible, of the industry’s longest serving voices destined for Rwanda. The question but on a trajectory that aligns with believes it is a probable target. regional trade dynamics and ongoing infrastructure enhancements. Even Mr. PJ Shah, a veteran in clearing so, Shah believes more can be done and forwarding who has worked to fully unlock that potential. “We with the Port since the infancy are seeing some benefit from of containerization in automation, but we are not 1975, says the target is yet realising the full gains,” not only achievable he notes. He mentions but likely noting the procedural bottlenecks growth trend has as one area that still been consistent over needs attention, decades. “There is particularly for transit always an annual cargo. “We need to increase in the reduce bureaucracy. It volume of business,” is very important for Shah observes. transit business.” The Port’s own Kenya Ports Authority performance echo Chief Executive Officer this pattern: the Port Capt. William Ruto has of Mombasa’s first expressed similar priorities, containerized cargo in 1975, noting that efficiency and surpassing 1 million TEUs coordination among stakeholders in 2014, and exceeding 2 million will be critical as volumes continue TEUs in 2024, with each milestone to grow. “Our focus is on optimising arriving faster than the last. The operations and ensuring seamless industrialist attributes the acceleration is, how do we attract more of cargo movement,” he said. to the Port’s strategic position. it?” he quips. With regional economies expanding, “Mombasa is very well placed,” he The Kenya Ports Authority has heavily infrastructure improving and trade says, highlighting its role as a gateway invested in recent years to position the flows increasing, the 3 million TEU for Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Port for that growth. These include the target appears within reach. For Shah, parts of the Democratic Republic development of the Second Container the trajectory is clear. The question of Congo. “There is a lot of traffic.” Terminal and upgrades to cargo- is not whether the Port will reach He adds that the hinterland remains handling equipment. “We now have a the milestone, but how it positions the key driver of future growth, with well-developed container terminal that itself to capture even greater volumes transit cargo fueling port expansion. is fully equipped,” Shah adds. beyond it. “Transit cargo is what makes a port grow.” The improvements have boosted efficiency, reduced berth time and Despite its advantageous location, enabling faster turnaround, expanded Pictured: Managing Director at Maritime Mombasa still captures only a portion capacity, improved overall operations Freight Co. Ltd Mr. PJ Shah during a of the regional market. Shah estimates and supported higher cargo volumes. stakeholder engagement forum. 18 |

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Bandari Magazine News With a reinforced terminal, upgraded equipment and a growing hinterland, Shah believes the 3 million TEUs target by 2030 is not only plausible, but on a trajectory that aligns with regional trade dynamics and ongoing infrastructure enhancements. 19

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Bandari Magazine News Port of Mombasa Pushes the Limits as it Attracts More Global Business The Port of Mombasa continues to anchor regional as the dominant transit market with a 25.2 percent increase, shipping logistics, reinforcing its standing as East while Rwanda followed with 22.8 percent growth. The and Central Africa’s primary maritime gateway. Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a 16.5 percent Performance metrics from the first five months of 2026 expansion, and Tanzania posted 11 percent growth in cargo suggest another strong year ahead, with cargo throughput routed through Mombasa. reaching 18.58 million tons between January and May 2026, a 4.1 percent increase compared to that registered in the “This reaffirms Mombasa’s position as the most reliable corresponding period in 2025. and preferred trade corridor,” said Kenya Ports Authority Chief Executive Officer Capt. William Ruto during a media This follows a record-breaking 2025 performance, when briefing on the Authority’s 2025 performance outlook. total cargo throughput surged to 45.45 million metric tons for the January-December period, marking a 10.9 percent Beyond Mombasa, the broader KPA network showed increase equivalent to 4.46 million tons compared to the substantial activity. The Port of Lamu emerged as the 40.99 million tons handled in 2024. Container traffic standout performer of 2025, handling 799,161 metric tons recorded 2.11 million TEUs, a 5.5 percent rise from the against 74,380 tons in 2024. Container traffic at Lamu previous year’s 2.00 million TEUs. reached 55,687 TEUs during the period, validating KPA’s long-term strategy of developing a second commercial port The most significant development from the 2025 data is the to relieve pressure on Mombasa and create an alternative Port’s expanding integration with East Africa’s landlocked trade corridor within the larger east and central African economies. Transit cargo destined for neighbouring countries region. jumped by19.5 percent, climbing from 13.29 million tons in 2024 to 15.88 million tons. Uganda maintained its position 20

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Bandari Magazine News “With more shipping lines introducing regular services Further gates automation at entries 23 and 24 is almost at Lamu, this promises more cargo volumes through the complete, promising reduced truck turnaround times and Port in the subsequent years signalling growing confidence enhanced transparency for gate in and out. among international carriers in Kenya’s second international seaport,” Capt. Ruto noted. Industry stakeholders have welcomed these developments. Shippers Council of East Africa Chief Executive Officer The inland waterway port of Kisumu also posted substantial Mr. Agayo Ogambi remarked that the initiatives will reduce gains, processing 496,516 metric tons compared to 295,516 bottlenecks associated with shipping and logistics, making tons in 2024, a 55 percent rise that underscores the potential Kenya’s ports globally competitive. of the lake port as a commercial artery connecting Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In 2026, KPA’s focus remains on completing infrastructure upgrades while consolidating market share gains. The The growth coincides with KPA’s execution of an Authority’s strategy of expanding physical capacity infrastructure modernisation programme designed to sustain alongside digital modernisation appears calibrated to capture the momentum. The Authority is actively expanding berth continuing regional trade growth while positioning Kenya’s capacity and yard space, with the ongoing construction of ports as technologically advanced and efficient gateways. Berth 19B and the anticipated construction of Berths 23, and 24 expected to generate an additional 1.4 million TEUs With all major transit markets expanding, new shipping lines annual capacity. committing to Lamu, and double-digit growth posted across most facilities, the Port performance provides compelling Parallel with the hard infrastructure development, the evidence that trade will increasingly flow through Kenyan Authority is advancing its digital transformation efforts. ports in the years ahead. The Terminal Operating System upgrade, an initiative to streamline cargo movement and management from ship to shore through final clearance, is now 58 percent complete. 21

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Bandari Magazine Pictorial Through the Lens Capt. William Ruto honors Capt. Kostromin Vitaly with a plaque as General Manager Corporate Services Mr. Edward Kamau with the the CMA CGM Adventure the first-ever LNG-fuelled container ship Ghanaian Deputy Minister for Transport, Ms. Dorcas Affo- Toffey makes a maiden call to Mombasa. Flanking the moment are CMA at the Africa Ports Forum- 2026 held in Accra Ghana. CGM’s Diana Nazonga, Evans Owuoche, and Yuri Da Sousa. The Kenya Ports Authority’s top senior management successfully attend Managers’ Performance Acceleration Strategy session at a hotel in Malindi. General Managers ;Dr Sudi Mwasinago ( GM Cargo operation ).Ms. Evelyn Mwamure (Corporate Research, Planning and Compliance), Dr Fred Oyugi (Internal Audit and Risk Assurance), Mr. Geoffrey Kavate (Finance and Commercial Services), Capt. Abdulaziz Mzee (Port of Lamu), Corporation Secretary Mr. Turasha Kinyanjui (Legal Services) and Harbor Master Capt. Patrick Onyango (Marine Operations) participated in the forum. 22

| | Bandari Magazine Pictorial Through the Lens Capt. William Ruto honors Capt. Kostromin Vitaly with a plaque as General Manager Corporate Services Mr. Edward Kamau with the the CMA CGM Adventure the first-ever LNG-fuelled container ship Ghanaian Deputy Minister for Transport, Ms. Dorcas Affo- Toffey makes a maiden call to Mombasa. Flanking the moment are CMA at the Africa Ports Forum- 2026 held in Accra Ghana. CGM’s Diana Nazonga, Evans Owuoche, and Yuri Da Sousa. The Kenya Ports Authority’s top senior management successfully attend Managers’ Performance Acceleration Strategy session at a hotel in Malindi. General Managers ;Dr Sudi Mwasinago ( GM Cargo operation ).Ms. Evelyn Mwamure (Corporate Research, Planning and Compliance), Dr Fred Oyugi (Internal Audit and Risk Assurance), Mr. Geoffrey Kavate (Finance and Commercial Services), Capt. Abdulaziz Mzee (Port of Lamu), Corporation Secretary Mr. Turasha Kinyanjui (Legal Services) and Harbor Master Capt. Patrick Onyango (Marine Operations) participated in the forum. 22 |

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Bandari Magazine Pictorial Members of the Kenya Editors’ Guild during a tour Transport PS Mohamed Daghar and Rwanda’s Infrastructure PS Canoth of the Port of Mombasa . They are flanked by General Manishiwe formalize the operationalization of the KPA liaison office in Kigali. Manager Engineering Services, Eng. Julius Tai (centre) Joining the principals to witness the landmark MoU are (from left) KPA Manager and Manager Corporate Communication Mr. Dave Jones of Contracts and Conveyancing Robert Warui, GM Corporate Services Edward Buchere. (3rd right) Kamau, Board Director Beatrice Nyamoita, and KPA CEO Capt. William Ruto. KPA Board Directors Mr. Wilson Mwai (2nd left) and Mr. Ahmed Mukhtar, KPA Women donate essential foodstuffs during a visit (2nd right) together with Corporate Communication Manager Mr. Dave Jones to the Shimo La Tewa Women’s Maximum Prison in Buchere, (extreme right) and Principal Quality Assurance Officer Mr. Peter commemoration of International Women’s Day 2026. Odera are presented with the trophies following KPA’s exemplary performance at the ASK Show in Nakuru. President William Ruto greets young St Johns members when he presided over the 95th Annual Parade and Inspection Ceremony of St John Ambulance Kenya at State House, Nairobi. The students are flanked by Manager Medical Services and St John Ambulance Kenya Chancellor, Dr Gome Lenga and other KPA members. 23

| Bandari Magazine Pictorial Members of the Kenya Editors’ Guild during a tour Transport PS Mohamed Daghar and Rwanda’s Infrastructure PS Canoth of the Port of Mombasa . They are flanked by General Manishiwe formalize the operationalization of the KPA liaison office in Kigali. Manager Engineering Services, Eng. Julius Tai (centre) Joining the principals to witness the landmark MoU are (from left) KPA Manager and Manager Corporate Communication Mr. Dave Jones of Contracts and Conveyancing Robert Warui, GM Corporate Services Edward Buchere. (3rd right) Kamau, Board Director Beatrice Nyamoita, and KPA CEO Capt. William Ruto. KPA Board Directors Mr. Wilson Mwai (2nd left) and Mr. Ahmed Mukhtar, KPA Women donate essential foodstuffs during a visit (2nd right) together with Corporate Communication Manager Mr. Dave Jones to the Shimo La Tewa Women’s Maximum Prison in Buchere, (extreme right) and Principal Quality Assurance Officer Mr. Peter commemoration of International Women’s Day 2026. Odera are presented with the trophies following KPA’s exemplary performance at the ASK Show in Nakuru. President William Ruto greets young St Johns members when he presided over the 95th Annual Parade and Inspection Ceremony of St John Ambulance Kenya at State House, Nairobi. The students are flanked by Manager Medical Services and St John Ambulance Kenya Chancellor, Dr Gome Lenga and other KPA members. 23 | |

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Bandari Magazine News Baltimore Express Signals Lamu’s Leap Toward a Bright Future Pictured: MV Baltimore docked at the Port of Lamu The arrival of the ultra-large container ship Baltimore “This call is a strong affirmation of the trust global operators Express at the Port of Lamu marks more than a are placing in our port,” he said, noting rising vessel traffic record-breaking call. It is a clear signal that the Port and growing confidence among shipping lines. is beginning to operate at the scale it was designed for, and that its long-term strategic value is now coming into sharper He added that the Port’s development strategy has always focus. been forward-looking, anchored in anticipating changes in vessel size and trade patterns rather than reacting to them. At 369 metres in length overall, the vessel ranks among the largest to call at any port in East and Central Africa. “We deliberately invested in infrastructure that would meet Its successful berthing at Lamu points directly to a defining the demands of the next generation of vessels. What we advantage: infrastructure designed not for today’s volumes, are seeing now is the outcome of that vision taking shape,” but for the future of global shipping. Capt. Ruto said. With three berths, each 400 metres in quay length, That trajectory is supported by operational data. The Port of Lamu is configured to handle ultra-large vessels without Lamu has handled more than 120 vessels in recent months, compromising operations. Unlike older regional ports, with cargo throughput significantly rising to 799,161 metric where quay lengths of about 300 metres can constrain tons, driven largely by containerized cargo. The increasing such ships, Lamu provides the physical capacity required frequency of vessel calls, including car carriers, also points for seamless berthing. The Baltimore Express did not have to a steadily diversifying traffic base. to be fitted into the Port- the Port was already designed to accommodate it. For Kenya Ports Authority Chief Executive Officer Capt. From an operational standpoint, the Baltimore Express William Ruto, the call reflects a broader shift in how Lamu call further demonstrated the Port’s capabilities. The is being positioned within global and regional shipping vessel, operated by Hapag-Lloyd, handled restows of networks. 24

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Bandari Magazine News News dangerous cargo during its stay, confirming compliance with As global shipping lines continue to deploy larger vessels International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements to achieve economies of scale, this depth paired with and the Port’s readiness to handle complex cargo operations. substantial quay capacity positions Lamu favourably in the The call builds on an earlier benchmark set by its sister competitive landscape. vessel, MV Nagoya Express, which measured 335 metres and docked in August 2025. KPA is reinforcing this advantage through continued investments in cargo handling equipment, including cranes Capt. Ruto stressed that infrastructure alone is not sufficient, and terminal tractors, aimed at improving turnaround times noting that the Authority is also focused on strengthening and overall port efficiency. operational efficiency. “Our focus now is on aligning operational performance with infrastructure capability to Taken together, these developments suggest that Lamu is ensure reliability, efficiency and competitiveness for global entering a new phase. The Port is no longer defined by its carriers,” he said. promise, but increasingly by its proven ability to meet the demands of modern maritime trade. For General Manager the Port of Lamu, Capt. Abdulaziz Mzee, the recent vessel calls confirm the Port’s transition The Baltimore Express call marks more than a milestone; from potential to performance. “What we are seeing now is it signals the emergence of a port built with the future in a validation of the design and investment decisions that were mind -and one that is beginning to meet that future on its made from the outset,” he noted, adding that the ability to own terms. accommodate large vessels is becoming routine rather than exceptional. Beyond berth length, Lamu’s natural harbour depth of 17.5 metres offers another structural advantage, allowing Pictured: General Manager Lamu Port Capt. Abdul-Aziz Mzee Panamax and post-Panamax vessels to access the Port with (Centre in Blue) together with the Master of MV Baltimore and minimal or no dredging. lamu staff during the reception of the vessel 25

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Bandari Magazine Environment News Port of Mombasa’s Quiet Path to Net-Zero: A Steady Journey Toward a Greener Waterfront On any given morning, as At the Kenya Ports Authority, this The Shift Toward Cleaner the sun lifts over Kilindini challenge has quietly become an Operations Harbour and the cranes opportunity, thus sustainability is no stand against the sky, a quiet change longer a side project, it is the backbone Today when you take a walk through is happening. This change is slowly of the Authority’s future. the Port the significant changes are shaping how the Port of Mombasa noticeable everywhere. runs, grows and connects with the A Policy That Set the Pace world. Energy-efficient lighting glows Back in 2015, KPA made a deliberate across workshops and offices. Air What was once considered a purely strategic choice to adopt and implement conditioners with 70 percent energy industrial space is now emerging as a a Green Ports Policy (GPP). Updated savings have replaced older units. model for green port operations in the in 2023, the policy is now the compass High-pressure sodium yard lights have region. guiding the Authority’s environmental given way to sleek 600W LED fixtures. and social commitments. Ports around the world face the same Up on the rooftops, four grid-tied solar reality: the global shipping industry, Its goals are practical yet ambitious, plants quietly feed clean energy into which constitutes about two to three improving energy efficiency, embracing operations, now at 1.6 MW installed percent of greenhouse emissions, must renewable energy, integrating climate capacity, with plans already in motion change, and with the International adaptation in port development, to scale that up to 5 MW. Maritime Organization (IMO) laying reducing harmful air emissions, out bold targets a 20 percent emissions protecting ecosystems, advancing reduction by 2030, 70 percent by 2040 circular economy practices and Pictured: Eco hoppers effective for dust and net-zero by 2050, the pressure involving partners and stakeholders in suppression at the Port of Mombasa is mounting and as cargo volumes the journey. continue to rise, so does the urgency. 26

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Bandari Magazine Environment News Across the yards, 38 hybrid Rubber Resilience Built into the Management System (ISO 45001O Tyred Gantry (RTGs) cranes move HSMS) is already underway. Infrastructure effortlessly with electric forklifts buzzing through the terminals. A pilot This marks a significant milestone in the Concrete roads with longer lifespans, phase for electric terminal tractors is Authority’s continued commitment to resilient designs at Dongo Kundu underway and to further the effort sustainability, regulatory compliance, Phase 1, Berth 19B, Berth 22, Lamu KPA marine crafts can now plug in and the health and safety of all port Port, and eco-terracing on hillsides to shore-power instead of running on users. at the Port of Mombasa, are now fossil fuel. part of the Authority’s climate-smart Given the critical role port operations engineering approach. play in trade and logistics, their Fighting Dust, Protecting Air impact extends considerably to the Technology as a Climate Tool environment, making these standards Eco-hoppers reduce dust during bulk essential in ensuring that systems are cargo handling. Dust suppression Digitalization continues to play a robust, risks are effectively managed, systems keep particulate matter down. major role in reducing emissions and both people and the environment Conveyor systems run more cleanly with automated tracking and smart are safeguarded. and efficiently. KPA also conducts logistics systems. This has improved regular monitoring of greenhouse cargo movement, reduced delays for A Glimpse into the Future gases and priority air pollutants. trucks, cranes and ships which lower fuel use and air pollution. Systems KPA is exploring green hydrogen, Nature at the Heart of It All like the Maritime Single Window, the with pilot trials on the horizon and Manifest Management System, the discussions on positioning Dongo KPA’s mangrove restoration and Standard Gauge Railway Auto Yard Kundu as a hydrogen storage and carbon asset development project is Operation System and the upgrading export hub. Feasibility studies for wind restoring vital blue-carbon habitats of the Terminal Operating System energy at Lamu Port and Naivasha across Kwale, Lamu, Mombasa and reduce turnaround time. Additionally, ICD are planned. Further, KPA is Kilifi. The initiative, carried out with smart gate technology, supported preparing to expand its e-mobility fleet the Pongwe Kidimu Community by Trademark Africa, has made port following a feasibility report on hybrid Forest Association, 823 members access smoother and quicker. and electric port equipment. strong, mostly women and youth, has the potential to offset up to 40 percent SGR reduces road-based emissions, As cargo volumes rise, Mombasa of KPA’s carbon footprint over the while waterway transport is being Port is carving out its place among next five years. revitalized across Port Victoria, environmentally conscious ports. The Usenge, Asembo Bay, Kendu Bay, transformation is steady, real and In 2025, the project earned the Homa Bay, Mbita, Luanda Kotieno, forward-looking proof that a port Authority international recognition Sena, Sori, Sindo and Muhuru Bay. can be both a gateway for trade and a under the environmental care KPA’s Preparation for Certification guardian of the environment. category in sustainability awards at in the Environmental Management the International Association of Ports System (ISO 14001 EMS) and and Harbours (IAPH) World Ports Occupational Health and Safety Conference held in Kobe, Japan. 27

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Bandari Magazine News Inside the Beating Heart of KOT II: The Hidden Hub Powering Fuel Flow Across the Region As the harbour lights flicker along the waterfront an improved average turnaround time of 4.75 days. and the first shift of workers move quietly into Remarkably, this growth happened even with eight fewer position, activity is already building offshore at vessel calls than the previous year. The terminal still moved Kipevu Oil Terminal II. over 385,000 metric tonnes of petroleum products and The tankers lined up at the berths tell a familiar story: fuel reduced vessel turnaround time by more than four hours, is on the move, and the region’s energy lifeline is in motion. reflecting a system that is becoming steadily more efficient, However, what few ever see is the hidden world beneath according to Capt. Patrick Onyango the Harbor Master and the surface. General Manager Marine Operations. The subsea pipelines that feed the terminal lie buried Yet behind this impressive performance lies a facility few roughly 25 metres below the seabed, a depth that shields outside the Port ever see, a hidden engine that quietly keeps them from anchors, currents and the constant movement the fuel transfer process safe and precise: the Beach Valve of ships above. Station (BVS). It is one of those structural details that rarely draws Tucked discreetly onshore, the Beach Valve Station, or attention, yet without it, the entire petroleum transfer BVS, rarely finds itself in the spotlight, but it anchors the system would be far more vulnerable. entire KOT II operation. Kipevu Oil Terminal II has quickly become one of the Although compact, it is a powerful node where technology, most important gateways for petroleum products entering engineering and logistics meet. Operated through integrated East and Central Africa. systems linking Kenya Ports Authority and the Kenya Pipeline Company, the station acts as both an operational The numbers speak clearly. For instance, during the 2024– substation and the primary logistical support point for the 2025 financial year, 70 tankers discharged more than 5.3 huge offshore platform. million metric tonnes of fuel, while the terminal achieved 28

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Bandari Magazine News News Inside, power generation equipment buzzes steadily, Engineers at the station have deployed automated control pipeline inspection gauges are received after long journeys valves, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) through subsea lines, and the flow and pressure of various -based monitoring, precision flow meters, emergency fuel products are controlled with meticulous precision. shutdown mechanisms, pressure and leak detection instruments and integrated fire and gas detection units. A visit to the station reveals why it is such an important junction. These systems work continuously to safeguard every stage of the transfer process. From this single point, pipelines branch off in different directions. Some feed directly into the Kenya Pipeline According to Eng, Kennedy Nyaga, Manager Projects & Company network, while others link to the Common Management, “Supporting this technological backbone is User Manifold, the shared interface through which all oil a network of five subsea pipelines and risers dedicated to marketers access white petroleum products. a specific product, along with six corresponding onshore pipelines leading inland”. This arrangement ensures that once fuel is discharged offshore, marketers receive it quickly, safely and fairly. Eng. Nyaga says further, the berthing structures reinforce safety, with well-secured rubber fenders spaced at close to Faster evacuation from KOT II translates directly into lower 24 metres to cushion arriving tankers. demurrage costs and more reliable supply across the region. It is here that KPA’s General Manager for Infrastructure, The subsea pipelines themselves make landfall just past the Eng. Mathews Amuti, highlights the importance of robust container terminal between Berths 14 and 16, where they design features, noting how the terminal’s buried subsea connect seamlessly into Beach Valve Station. systems and reinforced onshore infrastructure provide the Once inside the station, the fuel transfer process enters its backbone for safe transfer at such high volumes. most controlled phase. Here, operators isolate pipelines, The scale of activity the BVS supports is immense says when necessary, initiate emergency shutdowns in the event Eng, Amuti, “Kipevu Oil Terminal II is designed to berth of leaks or spills, monitor flow and pressure in real time, three tankers simultaneously, each with a capacity of up to and manage the launch and reception of pipeline inspection 170,000 deadweight tonnes”, he adds. pigs used for cleaning and maintenance. It handles a full range of petroleum products, from dual- “The BVS acts as the final checkpoint before petroleum purpose kerosene and automotive gas oil to premium products enter the inland pipeline network linked to KPC motor spirit, crude oil, heavy fuel oil and even liquefied and KPRL storage facilities,” Eng. Nyaga adds. petroleum gas. For all its quietness, the BVS is the true heartbeat of the The variety alone makes KOT II one of the most versatile petroleum transfer system at Kipevu Oil Terminal II. petroleum terminals on the East African coast. While the offshore platforms and towering loading arms Behind the scenes, an intricate web of technology ensures often capture public attention, it is the BVS that ensures that this diversity of products moves safely. every drop of fuel travels safely and efficiently from the ocean to the national and regional distribution system. Asked about the necessity of the cutting edge technology KipevuOil Terminal deployed at the terminal, Eng. Amuti explains that demand II is designed to berth for petroleum continues to grow across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan and the eastern DRC. three tankers simultaneously, This rising demand, he concludes, creates the need for a holistic approach to ensuring the efficient, safe and each with a capacity of up to uninterrupted supply of petroleum products throughout the region. 170,000 deadweight tonnes. Pictured: KOT Oil Terminal at the Port of Mombasa 29

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Bandari Magazine Feature story Take 10 with Captain Suleiman Bakari Chief Pilot at Kenya Ports Authority Q & A QTo start, could you give us a snapshot of your role at QWhat do you find most rewarding about your job? the Kenya Ports Authority? A Pilotage is highly mission-oriented, with results you A Essentially, my job is to manage and coordinate the can see immediately. We handle some of the largest safe navigation of ships, their berthing and unberthing, ships in the region, and safely bringing one in or taking one and all marine operations within our jurisdiction. It is about out is a visible achievement. That makes the work deeply making sure that every vessel that comes into our waters fulfilling, especially because the feedback from pilots, does so safely and efficiently. shipowners, and agents is immediate and tangible. Q Describe how you spend a typical day. QAnd what is the most challenging part? A A My day always starts with the night report. I review The biggest challenge is keeping up with what is all the ship movements that happened after I left coming, literally. The ships are getting ever larger, and the previous evening to make sure everything went that stretches our resources and requires us to plan with smoothly. From there, I ensure the plan for the current extreme care. Navigating these giants needs meticulous day is solid and that all our pilots have a thorough briefing preparation and future projections. On top of that, there on what to expect. That often includes site visits along are the regulations and compliance standards, which are the quay to check for any developments that could affect very high and constantly evolving. We must stay ahead of our operations. After that, I attend the 10 a.m. port the curve. operations meeting, which is a gathering where clients and representatives from all the divisions come together to coordinate. 30

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Bandari Magazine Feature story QIf you were not a marine pilot, what would you be QIn such a high-stakes environment, how do you mentor doing? the younger pilots who are coming up? A I would probably be in aviation, or perhaps I would A That is a crucial part of my role because I believe in have gone into engineering. I love the idea of creating leading by example. The younger pilots need to see things from scratch, so I could see myself as an architect that precision and calmness are not just skills, but or a civil engineer. Something that allows me to build and habits. We do a lot of on-the-job coaching. I tell them that shape the physical world. the sea will always test you, but if you have prepared for the worst-case scenario, you will never be caught off guard. It is QYou are clearly a man of action at work, but you have about building their confidence through competence. a surprising hobby. Can you tell us about it? QFinally, a parting shot. If you could give one piece of A Yes, I am a trained martial artist and a blackbelt. I was advice to someone starting their maritime career today, taken to my first class when I was just six years old, what would it be? and I finally earned my blackbelt in 2019. I trained at the Ansar Karate Club in Mombasa under Sensei Mustafa, A I would tell them to respect the sea but never fear it. who is one of the best in our region. So, it has been a Understand that the maritime industry is constantly lifelong journey. I am also an advanced open water scuba changing, so be a lifelong learner. The technology diver, doing leisure dives up to 35 metres. I am also quite an and the regulations will evolve, but your integrity and your avid reader and a member of a book club. commitment must remain non-negotiable. That is what will carry you through a long and successful career. QSpeaking of diving, where is your favourite spot in Mombasa to relax? A The wreck diving site off Mtwapa Creek is excellent. It has become a vibrant habitat for all sorts of marine biodiversity. It is a totally different world down there. QWhen you are off duty and just want to relax, where do you go? A My spot is Greenwood Nyali Beach. I will get a cup of tea, sit right on the beach, and just watch the vessels crossing the horizon. It is calming and gives me a different perspective about the sea. QYou come across as quite formal, so what do you watch to unwind? A You have hit the nail on the head. I have been told I am quite formal and a little too serious, so comedy helps me balance that out. I am a huge fan of comedy shows such as Everybody Hates Chris and The Damon Wayans Show. I am also fascinated by stand-up comedy; Dave Chappelle is my favourite, and I really admire his genius. I enjoy Chris Rock as well. QWhat about music? What is on your playlist? A I suppose we millennials are hooked on the past, so I listen to a lot of 1990s/ 2000s R&B. Growing up, we used to get the Sunday newspaper, which had the lyrics to the latest R&B songs. We would cut those out and share them with our girlfriends. Those were good times. Pictured: KPA Chief Pilot Capt. Suleiman Bakari 31

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Bandari Magazine Feature story The Faces Behind the Voices Ring ring… We move through our workstations lucky few, they become friends. like currents in a tide, and somewhere Phone rings and on the second ring, But here is the question, we rarely in the middle of it all, those calm, a calm soft voice answers the call pause to ask: Who are these familiar ever composed voices become our Exchange: Kenya Ports Authority, strangers on the other side of the lifelines. They make the connections how may I help you? line? For the first time, the Bandari that keep the Port breathing. Passing Magazine team pulls back the curtain. instructions. Consulting with For most of us at KPA, the constant These are the faces behind the voices. colleagues. Confirming appointments. rhythmic buzzing of the desk phones Engaging clients. All at once. kick-starts the adrenalin as the day They are a twelve-member team. unfolds. The one that plays in the The first point of contact for every Over time, those voices settle into background while we shuffle papers, KPA stakeholder, whether internal or our lives like old furniture, familiar type furiously, gulp down tea, and external. Different in age, in years of and almost invisible. For some, they chase the relentless rhythm of trade. service, in the weight of experience become acquaintances, tragically, for they carry. But together, they put their others they remain a voice and for the 32

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Bandari Magazine Feature story Pictured: KPA Exchange team from left Abdi Alker, Lily Chizi,Gidnorah Ngomenyi, Mwanaisha Mtsumi, Fatuma Mwamzandi, Katethya David, Esha Dosa, Zawadi Ngumbao, Rhoda Nyamai, Mary Mwalwala and Margaret Ndenge. best foot forward, shift after shift. So Lily Chizi has been a supervisor on be commanding. When to be gentle. that whenever you call, someone is the switchboard for thirty years. For When to be authoritative without always there. A voice waiting on the her, it has always been about the love raising a single decibel. line. Ready to listen. Ready to help. of serving others. She says this job Mary Mwalala has learned the art of demands passion and resilience. “I Every day, across three shifts, nearly the soft answer. When callers raise their love the new experiences I get every eight hundred calls pour in. The voices, she lowers hers. Eventually, day,” she says. switchboard becomes a beehive, they calm down. On the flip side, she phones ringing off the hook. The Skills come second, she explains. has met very kind people too. Those team balances it all, picking up at Telephone operators are trained, then who make the job feel like a calling. quick intervals, transferring with retrained. But the fundamental skill is Then there is Malik Abdi. The only swift precision, listening closely to customer care. You must embody it. man on the team, in a career often the instructions whispered or shouted Breathe it. Become it. dominated by women. For him, it was from the other end. The tone matters too. Controlling about chasing new experiences. Six your voice. Understanding when to months into his posting, he admits it 33

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Bandari Magazine Feature story is still a learning curve. “Despite being Fatma Mwamzandi has made genuine So, the next time you hear that voice the only man, I believe in teamwork connections through the receiver. on the line, calm and composed, and professionalism. The ladies have Some clients have turned into longtime remember there is a face behind it. A been very accommodating.” friends. Katenge David puts it plainly. story. A mother, a dreamer, a friend. The exchange team is the face of Someone who has learned to lower Gidnora Ngomenyi- takes personal KPA. Clients must be handled with their voice when yours rises. Someone responsibility for every caller. When great care to build their confidence who has carried eight hundred calls in she cannot connect them to the and trust. Strong customer care is not a single day and still found the grace to intended recipient, she calls multiple optional. KPA’s trade depends on it. say, how may I help you? times. She suggests emails. She finds another way. Asked how the team deals with work They are the ones who keep the related stress, Margaret, the supervisor, Port connected. Not just through Do they ever get positive feedback? says they work as a family. There is cables and switchboards, but through Some people are so nice, so kind, that a lot of empathy. They carry each patience, kindness, and an unshakable they make the job feel worth it. Those other’s problems. “We are more than belief that every voice on the other calls become fuel. A huge source of coworkers. We are a family. We know end deserves to be heard. And motivation. the strengths and weaknesses of each somewhere, between the ringing and one of us. It helps us remain grounded the transferring of calls, between the Patience Zawadi remembers the and check our biases.” jobseekers and the Statehouse dinners, desperate pleas. Young jobseekers they have turned a simple exchange on the line, trembling, hopeful. How does the team stay motivated? into something human. Something She speaks to them like a mother. They recognise each other’s efforts. worth calling back for. Encourages them not to give up. To They provide a supportive and keep chasing dreams. Then there are conducive environment. So that every the personal complaints. Persistent person can give it their all. callers with personal matters that bleed into work hours. She escalates those to And then there is the story Lily saves supervisors because some things are for last. In her thirty years of service, far beyond their control. she has spoken to very prominent people. One caller became a friend. Margaret Ndenge too, another An invitation arrived. A dinner at supervisor in the team has to protect Statehouse. the KPA brand. That sometimes means going above and beyond the job description. Engaging higher offices. Handling matters of personal nature that run deep and serious that needs the attention of the management. Esha Dosa, just one year into the job admits that the task can be challenging. She has learned to master human emotions. Adjusting herself depending on the situation. Mastering the art of communication has helped her navigate the difficult moments. After eight hours on the line, unwinding is critical. She watches Korean themed movies popularly known as K-Drama. Pictured: Esha Dosa on the line with a caller 34

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Bandari Magazine Transit News Uganda’s Robusta Boom: How the Signature Bean Reaches the World The road leading to the sea dhows that waited on the monsoon Authority, Uganda exported 8.4 million stretches longer than any line winds. From the coast came cloth, 60-kg bags in the year ending October on a map would indicate. It beads and spices - the currency of 2025, valued at US$2.4 billion. The winds beyond surveyed boundaries, distant worlds. Authority also reports this was a rise through forests that breathe mist at from 5.8 million bags worth US$1.3 The trade was seasonal, slow, almost dawn, across ancient trade paths where billion the year before. ceremonial. Mombasa was more than footsteps once marked the rhythm of a port - it was also a melting pot of According to the Uganda Coffee exchange. civilizations. Empires shifted. The Development Authority, 6.57 million It is a corridor defined as much by Portuguese fortified stone. Omani bags worth US$1.72 billion were memory as by movement - a route rulers shaped the coastline. The exported between March 2024 and Uganda has followed for nearly a British hammered the Uganda Railway February 2025 - a 70.7 percent rise in millennia, carrying its goods eastward into the earth. Yet through every value year-on-year. Europe remains the toward the Indian Ocean. Stephen epoch, one truth remained: Uganda’s primary destination, buying between Asiimwe likes to ground this in economic heartbeat pulsed towards 63 and 69 percent of Uganda’s output, perspective. “Uganda has been Mombasa. with Italy and Germany leading using the Port of Mombasa for the purchases. Today, that pulse carries something last 1,000 years,” he says, the words darker, richer and that promises Nearly all Uganda’s coffee - millions landing with the gravity of lived alluring aroma. of bags every year - exits through history. Long before customs seals Mombasa. From family farms in and scanners, before steel rails carved Coffee. Not just any coffee - Robusta, Masaka and Iganga, to cooperatives their way inland, borderlines drawn the country’s signature coffee. in the Rwenzoris, to hullers on the and defended. outskirts of Kampala, the journey “There are two dominant commercial Asiimwe is the Chief Executive Officer funnels eastward. varieties,” Asiimwe explains. “Arabica of the Private Sector Foundation and Robusta. Arabica traces its roots to From Kampala to Malaba. From Uganda (PSFU) domiciled in the Ethiopia. But Robusta - true Robusta Malaba to the Port of Mombasa. capital city Kampala; an early riser - – originates in Sub- Saharan Africa, the 5:00 a.m. club kind - and an avid including Uganda.” At Mombasa, containers stack like coffee taker whose office sends a warm steel-clad chapters in a story that aroma all the way to the parking lot. Scientific and historical evidence began centuries ago - waiting for ships He is a third-generation coffee farmer supports him: Robusta once grew bound for Antwerp, Hamburg, Trieste, too, which makes him exactly the kind wild in the forests of Budongo and Dubai and Shanghai. Efficiency here is of witness this story requires: present, Kibale, long before commercial not a literary flourish. It is survival. invested and fluent in the crop’s past grading or global futures markets and future. existed. Its resilience in heat, pests Few understand this as intimately and unpredictable weather has as KPA’s Betty Wakio Mkonyi, who In the age of barter, Asiimwe responds turned it into a strategic crop for a served as the Authority’s Uganda to the author narrating effortlessly and climate-uncertain world. Liaison office Representative. eloquently – caravans traversed across the savannah, bearing ivory, hides, Uganda’s surge has been dramatic. grains and forged iron tools toward According to the Uganda Investment 35

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Bandari Magazine Transit News The Kampala office operates as an “Mombasa is about geography, deep-sea vessel. Eventually, it reaches inland command center, smoothing the reliability and speed,” Asiimwe says. a roastery in Rotterdam. A café in invisible junctions between exporters, “Logistics is about convenience and Berlin. A morning ritual in Boston. transporters and port operations. affordability. If any of those weaken, The crema rising in that cup carries markets shift.” “Our role is to make sure Ugandan with it the memory of red earth, exporters feel present at the Port even Blockchain traceability pilots now equatorial rain, and a trade corridor when they are hundreds of kilometers allow roasters in Tokyo or Milan to scan that has survived thousand years. away,” she says. “Coffee is sensitive a code and see the farm, cooperative When asked what Mombasa means cargo and timing matters.” According and harvest date adding layer upon to Uganda, Asiimwe pauses. “It is not to UCDA, Uganda exported 555,756 layer of transparency whilst building just infrastructure,” he says finally. “It bags worth US$167.68 million in trust and premiums in a one go! But is our link to the world.” February 2025 — a 103 percent jump this evolution pushes new demands From barter caravans to blockchain. in value from the previous year. A onto Mombasa: More berths, faster From monsoon dhows to container delay at the Port doesn’t just interrupt clearance, stronger rail connectivity megaships. From forest wildlings to logistics - it can cost a farmer, a and better Lake Victoria integration. global commodities. cooperative, and the country. When a farmer in Masaka wakes The cargo has changed. The route Over the last decade, KPA has expanded before sunrise, plucks cherries at their has not and Mombasa Port – the berths, modernised terminals, digitised peak, washes and dries them with crown jewel of Kenya Ports Authority clearance processes, and deepened its practiced care, and delivers them into continues to conquer and adapt every inland engagement efforts. KPA Chief a cooperative network - that journey barb and bouquet that comes it way. Executive Officer Captain William does not end inland. Ruto often describes Mombasa as the It continues through warehouses Northern Corridor’s logistical spine, in Kampala. Across the border at not merely Kenya’s maritime gateway. Malaba. Through cranes and gantries Ugandan exporters understand this at Mombasa. Onto the deck of a well. 36

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Bandari Magazine Transit News Reliability Over Distance: Why Rwanda’s Nyabihu Tea Chooses Port of Mombasa As dawn breaks over Rwanda’s At the turn of the millennium, What matters is how consistently we western highlands, a misty RMT made a deliberate logistics can meet shipping deadlines once the calm settles on the Kigali- choice - routing its premium exports tea leaves the factory.” Nyabihu corridor. The landscape through the Port of Mombasa. Not unfolds in measured, deliberate because it is closer, but because in the Premium tea exports operate on steps, culminating in Nyabihu Tea deadline-driven tea business, reliability narrow tolerances, where delays ripple Plantation- the source of some of matters more than distance. quickly through contracts and pricing. the world’s finest tea, the home to the “For us, the margins of profit must world’s best tea- according to the 4th The route eastward to Mombasa never be compromised because of Africa Tea Convention and Exhibition stretches farther - roughly 1,520 inefficiency in a sea-freight corridor. held in Kampala in 2019. kilometers via the Northern Corridor. When reliability drops, value drops. While geography might suggest a That is not a risk we can afford with a Nyabihu tea is owned by the shorter path via the coast, Nyabihu’s product of this quality,” he said. multi-award-winning Rwanda leadership has learned that dependable Mountain Tea (RMT) which also timing far outweighs straight-line Since then, RMT has routed its commands one of Rwanda’s largest distance. Reliability is a living variable highest-grade exports through tea portfolios, comprising Nyabihu, - shaped by vessel frequency, cargo Mombasa, citing predictable vessel Rubaya, Rutsiro, Gatare, Gisakura, dwell time, documentation turnaround schedules and smoother end-to-end Kitabi, Nshili Kivu and Mata. Perched and the predictability of the sea-freight cargo handling. nearly 2,600 metres above sea level, corridor beyond the Port gate. For Nyabihu’s plantation managers, Nyabihu highlands force tea to grow the argument for Mombasa begins slowly and deliberately, concentrating Speaking to Bandari Newsletter, even earlier with fertiliser. The flavour in ways that flatter neither Dr. Martin Luther Mawo, Director Nyabihu Tea Plantation operates on haste nor taste. What emerges here is Marketing and Sales of RMT, said tightly defined agricultural seasons, not volume, but distinction - a quality logistics decisions are driven by where input timing determines output that has taste buds in the United margins as much as markets. “But for quality. Fertiliser application windows Kingdom, Pakistan, Sudan and Egypt us, distance alone is not the metric. are narrow; miss them, and recovery is waiting anxiously. measured in years, not weeks. 37

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Bandari Magazine Transit News According to Setuza Mateme This is also echoed by the Rwanda logic - one built on integration Christophe, Director General at Freight Forwarders Association rather than proximity. “The Port Nyabihu Tea Estate, the Port of (RWAFFA) Managing Director, David of Mombasa is not simply Kenya’s Mombasa influences production long Rwigema. “Mombasa listens to us,” he gateway; it is a regional trade artery. before tea reaches a container. “The said. “Whenever a bottleneck arises in Our responsibility is to ensure that efficiency of the Port is crucial for the Northern Corridor, the response land-linked economies can access and us. Most of our fertiliser is imported is swift and collaborative. What we excel global markets with certainty, through Mombasa. The application value most is that KPA doesn’t wait efficiency and confidence,” he said. season is fixed. If you miss that for problems to escalate. They bring KPA’s ongoing investments in window, you are done for the year,” he all stakeholders to the table to resolve capacity, equipment, digital systems said. issues before they affect cargo flow. and corridor coordination is aimed He added that this proactive posture Delays at origin or along the corridor has become a defining feature of at protecting time-sensitive cargo, can cascade into reduced yields and Mombasa’s competitiveness in the particularly agricultural exports. compromised quality risks premium tea region. “Efficiency in our business “When a premium product producers cannot absorb. “This is why is measured in hours and days,” he consistently chooses Mombasa we look at the supply chain. Mombasa added. despite a longer distance, it tells us gives us predictability on both ends — that reliability is being felt on the fertiliser coming in, tea going out. It is Rwigema noted that this level of ground. That confidence is earned a symbiotic relationship,” Christophe engagement has strengthened through performance,”. He added added. Improved discharge timelines confidence among Rwandan that KPA’s engagement with regional coordinated cargo evacuation and customers, many of whom handle customers extends beyond port limits, predictable transit schedules along time-sensitive cargo. “The assurance into corridor institutions, policy the Northern Corridor have reduced that your goods will move as harmonisation and customer-facing uncertainty at the farm level. “When planned, without unexpected delays representation in transit countries. inputs arrive on time, we can plan or last-minute changes, is incredibly “This is how regional trade is with confidence,” he added. “That valuable,” he said. “That predictability sustained. By aligning infrastructure, confidence shows up in the leaf.” is why the Northern Corridor institutions and customer needs, not continues to command strong loyalty For the Kenya Ports Authority, this among Rwandan shippers.” by chasing volume at the expense of predictability is not incidental, it is predictability,” he added. policy. Rita Wahiti, KPA’s Country A Regional Strategy, Measured in Representative in Rwanda, observes Trust customer satisfaction sits at the centre of the Authority’s regional According to the KPA Chief engagement strategy. For transit Executive Officer Capt. William Ruto, clients, the relationship is intentionally the relationship between RMT and hands-on, Wahiti says. “We engage our Mombasa reflects a broader regional customers directly, understand their cargo cycles and profit margins, and align port services to their operational realities.” Improved coordination between port operations, corridor agencies and customers has helped stabilize input supply chains- reinforcing Mombasa’s role not just as an export gateway, but as a reliable entry point for critical agricultural inputs. “It is a two-way relationship,” she adds. “When we support our customers upstream, they reward us downstream with trust and volume.” 38

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Sports Bandari Magazine KPA Teams Hit Form Across Courts and Continents The Kenya Ports their consistency, pointing to a blend of Men’s Side Keeps Pace at the Top Authority (KPA) youth and experience that has given the is enjoying a strong team both energy and stability. The KPA men’s basketball team is also run in domestic and regional enjoying a strong campaign, currently sitting sport, with its basketball and New additions have injected fresh quality in the league’s top three alongside Nairobi volleyball teams delivering into the side. Linah Adhiambo (Kaya City Thunder and Umoja Basketball Club. impressive results and Tiwi School), Mary Atieno (Strathmore reinforcing the Authority’s University), and Miriam Muindi have Under head coach Oyugi Robert growing presence across strengthened the local core, while Mugabe, the team has made an emphatic multiple disciplines. international recruits Veronika Keita start, winning eight of their first (Benin), Aminata Samasekou (Mali), and nine matches. A FIBA Level 2 coach Women’s Team Sets the Alima Doumbia (Côte d’Ivoire) have added with extensive regional experience, pace and depth. Mugabe has assembled a well-drilled Pace and competitive squad capable of They are complemented by seasoned challenging for honours. KPA women’s basketball team has players including Natalie Mwangale, Selina emerged as one of the standout Okumu, Yvonne Atieno, and Babra Diana, Key to the team’s success has sides in the Kenya National whose experience continues to anchor the been a mix of local talent and Basketball League (KNBL), sitting team. impactful signings. New arrivals comfortably at the top of the Kesseng Jason, Cedric Tsangue standings after winning eight of With momentum on their side, KPA are not (Cameroon), Brownlee Jake their opening 11 matches. With two only chasing the league title but also eyeing (USA), and Mareba Stanley fixtures remaining before the second a return to continental competition. Last (Sudan) have added strength leg, the team is firmly in control of its season’s semifinal finish in Cairo, where across the lineup. campaign. they fell to Rwanda’s APR, served as a reminder of their competitiveness beyond MPuicgtuarbeed : Frohma sl eft Ceommbpoh Gasuisaerdd Head coach Samuel Owele credits the Kenya’s borders. tMhaatr tin tBeaumlumwao rakn,d Djtehliokrao ugh squad’s balance as a major factor behind Tporuenpkaraaration, and continued institutional support will 39

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Bandari Magazine Sports be critical as the season progresses, A Strong All-Round The Dockers dreams of clinching the particularly with strong competition Showing title were cut short during the semifinal from established sides such as Nairobi match at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi City Thunder. Across basketball and volleyball, KPA’s where they lost to Kenya Police FC in performances reflect a well-structured post-match penalties. Tusker FC won Volleyball Team Impresses and competitive sports programme. the Mozzart Bet Cup following their on the Continental Stage With both men’s and women’s teams emphatic 2-1 win against Kenya Police. delivering strong results locally and Beyond basketball, KPA’s influence competitive outings internationally, In the premier league Bandari FC was also felt on the continental stage the Authority continues to position finished at position 12 with 44 points through its men’s volleyball team. itself as a force in Kenyan sport. having registered nine wins, 17 draws and four losses in the recently Competing at the CAVB Men’s Club With the season still unfolding, KPA’s concluded competition where Gor Championship in Kigali, Rwanda, teams remain firmly in contention, Mahia clinched the trophy. KPA finished sixth out of 24 teams, carrying both form and belief into the an impressive showing in a highly next phase of competition. competitive field. Despite losing their final classification match to Bandari FC Cameroon’s PAD, the team emerged as the top-performing Kenyan side, Meanwhile the KPA sponsored Pictured: Bandari FC Amza Moubarack finishing ahead of both General premier league team Bandari FC tackles KCB opponent during a KPL match Service Unit and Equity Bank. finished third place in the 2026 staged at the Moi International Sports Centre Mozzart Bet Cup, after defeating KCB Kasarani. Egypt’s Al Ahly Volleyball Club went FC by 2-0 in the third-place playoff on to claim the title after defeating match at Kwale Stadium. Rwanda Police in the final and secured qualification for the Club World Championship. 40

| | Bandari Magazine Sports be critical as the season progresses, A Strong All-Round The Dockers dreams of clinching the particularly with strong competition Showing title were cut short during the semifinal from established sides such as Nairobi match at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi City Thunder. Across basketball and volleyball, KPA’s where they lost to Kenya Police FC in performances reflect a well-structured post-match penalties. Tusker FC won Volleyball Team Impresses and competitive sports programme. the Mozzart Bet Cup following their on the Continental Stage With both men’s and women’s teams emphatic 2-1 win against Kenya Police. delivering strong results locally and Beyond basketball, KPA’s influence competitive outings internationally, In the premier league Bandari FC was also felt on the continental stage the Authority continues to position finished at position 12 with 44 points through its men’s volleyball team. itself as a force in Kenyan sport. having registered nine wins, 17 draws and four losses in the recently Competing at the CAVB Men’s Club With the season still unfolding, KPA’s concluded competition where Gor Championship in Kigali, Rwanda, teams remain firmly in contention, Mahia clinched the trophy. KPA finished sixth out of 24 teams, carrying both form and belief into the an impressive showing in a highly next phase of competition. competitive field. Despite losing their final classification match to Bandari FC Cameroon’s PAD, the team emerged as the top-performing Kenyan side, Meanwhile the KPA sponsored Pictured: Bandari FC Amza Moubarack finishing ahead of both General premier league team Bandari FC tackles KCB opponent during a KPL match Service Unit and Equity Bank. finished third place in the 2026 staged at the Moi International Sports Centre Mozzart Bet Cup, after defeating KCB Kasarani. Egypt’s Al Ahly Volleyball Club went FC by 2-0 in the third-place playoff on to claim the title after defeating match at Kwale Stadium. Rwanda Police in the final and secured qualification for the Club World Championship. 40 |

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