Torrential rains have affected both infrastructure and port operations at the Port of Mombasa where at times there have been more than 20 vessels waiting to berth in recent weeks. “The handling of grain, sugar, fertilisers, clinker, steel and coal is most severely affected. But due to the poor state of the roads, trucks are taking as long as six hours to reach the port and truck turnaround time has been heavily hampered,” according to the Kenya Ports Authority. Damage to the roads has affected the flow of road traffic – on which the port relies for up to 95% of its deliveries.
