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THE STANDARD By
Antony Gitonga |
March 10th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
A section of Naivasha dry port land [Edward Kiplimo, Standard].
For a long time, Kenyans have been treated to negative and depressing stories from Naivasha.
In the past, stories of bodies being dumped in bushes along the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway or Mai Mahiu-Naivasha road, child defilement and bizarre murders of family members or lovers dominated the news.
But this is fast changing. Now the stories that are emerging depict the area as the next big investment destination and a commercial hub of international repute.
The establishment of a dry port and an industrial park in Naivasha has helped to change the town’s perception, with both local and international investors trooping to there.
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, A.P. Martime Board, Ravindranath Reddy, on Thursday visited the Guntur Container Terminal.Stating that Inland Container Terminals/Depots (ICD), which are also known as
THE STANDARD By
Allan Mungai |
February 3rd 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Small-scale traders who consolidate their imported cargo and transport it to Nairobi via the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) will be required to clear it at the Nairobi Railway Station s transit shed.
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced yesterday that from next week, all consolidated cargo imported by sea and transported to Nairobi via the SGR will be deconsolidated, cleared and collected at Kenya Railways Corporation transit shed, Boma Line along Haile Selassie Avenue.
The shed was commissioned by President Uhuru Kenyatta in November last year. It is meant to ease the long wait for cargo clearance and prohibitive charges.
Property firm building Sh11bn industrial park
Thursday January 28 2021
The Nairobi Gate Industrial Park development located off the Eastern Bypass in Nairobi is almost complete. FILE | COURTESY
By KEVIN ROTICH
Summary
Nairobi Gate is constructing a Sh11 billion $110 million) industrial park in Embakasi as demand for out of town industrial, commercial, residential and public amenities soars.
Their target include factories and processing plants, cold storage facilities, pharmaceutical and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) distributors.
The first phase of the park, which is located off Eastern Bypass in Nairobi, has already been completed amid the Covid-19’s challenges.
Nairobi Gate is constructing a Sh11 billion $110 million) industrial park in Embakasi as demand for out of town industrial, commercial, residential and public amenities soars.