New Fesarta chairman makes history

The Federation of Eastern
and Southern African Road
Transport Associations
(Fesarta) has elected Paul
Maiyo, finance director of
Siginon Freight and chairman
of the Kenya Transport
Association (KTA), as new
chairman. He takes over from
Mike Scott, MD of Cargo
Carriers’ e-cargo division.
Gavin Kelly, technical and
operations manager of SA’s
Road Freight Association
(RFA), was elected vicechairman
at Fesarta’s 8th
AGM recently.
“It’s the first time that
someone from East Africa
has taken this office,” Scott
said. “And I think that it’s a
good thing, as Fesarta, after
all, represents constituents
in both eastern and southern
Africa, and trucking is
conducted between these
two regions.
Barney Curtis, executive
officer of Fesarta, agreed
with the relevance of the
appointment of an eastern
African chairman, as the
federation was the only one
that represented both eastern
and southern members.
“Unlike the other similar
federations,” he added, “all
of which are of a purely
southern African nature.”
Maiyo’s appointment
was also deserving, he
added, because the Kenyan
association was a very
important force in th East
African area.
The other main item on
the agenda at the Fesarta
AGM was the preparation
of a memorandum on issues
affecting the transport
industry, which is to be
presented to the relevant
ministers of the EAC,
Comesa and the SADC
at their tripartite meeting
later this year.