Dorothy Nakaweesi
1 January 2008
Kampala — KAMPALA City Traders Association has advised its members not to move their goods but instead keep them at Mombasa Port till the post-election violence in Kenya calms down.
Violence erupted in most cities of Kenya mainly Kisumu and Nairobi which are the transit routes to Uganda.
On average over 100 Uganda traders have cargo on transit between Mombasa and Kampala daily.
"I have received several inquiries from our members seeking advise on what they should. All I am advising Kacita members is not to move their goods from the port (Mombasa) till the situation calms," Kacita spokesperson Issa Ssekitto told Daily Monitor.
Mr Ssekitto said the situation in Kenya is bound to cause serious loses to Ugandan businesses because of delays to meet their orders and this is destined to affect the prices of some commodities.
According to reports from Nationmedia.com in Nairobi, major national retailers remained shut after rioters looted Ukwala Supermarkets in Kisumu Saturday over Elections.
Players with a multi-billion stake in the economy called for calm and expressed concern. These included Dr Manu Chandaria the chairman of Comcraft group, Dr Stephen Mbithi, the CEO of Fresh Produce Exporters of Kenya and Mr Arun Devani, chairman of the East African Business Council.
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