Kenya Ports Authority ( KPA ) has used its freight handling charges to persuade disgruntled freighters to move their cargo through the standard gauge railway ( SGR ) . KPA has cut rates for 20 and 40-foot local vessels at the inland container depot ( ICC ) in Nairobi , as well as those moving goods to other countries . The government has shrugged off concern raised by a section of shippers on the directive compelling upcountry and landlocked country importers to use the SGR saying it’s the only way of ensuring a smooth flow of cargo to Nairobi’s ICD for the benefit of all players in the sector. The government said using the SGR is the only way to ensure a " smooth flow of cargo to Nairobi ’s ICD "
Kenya Ports Authority ( KPA ) has used its freight handling charges to persuade disgruntled freighters to move their cargo through the standard gauge railway ( SGR ) . KPA has cut rates for 20 and 40-foot local vessels at the inland container depot ( ICC ) in Nairobi , as well as those moving goods to other countries . The government said using the SGR is the only way to ensure a " smooth flow of cargo to Nairobi ’s ICD "