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Ruto had ordered that all port operations be taken back to Mombasa from Naivasha where it was moved to.

Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has expressed commitment to heeding President William Ruto's directive  on reverting port operations to Mombasa. 

A statement by the Authority shared on Monday informed all stakeholders that services are back to the port of Mombasa.

"Kenya ports Authority wishes to affirm its commitment to implement the directive by His Excellency the President during his inauguration on 13th September 2022 that the "clearing of all goods and other attendant operational issues to revert  to the port of Mombasa," Acting Managing Director John Mwangemi noted in the statement.

Mombasa Port. PHOTO | COURTESY

The statement further added that all shipping lines importers' documentation of place of clearance and mode of transport for their goods shall be at their choice.

"Shipping lines are hereby advised to facilitate importers' nomination of place of clearance including port clearance, Kenya Revenue Authority's Inland Container depots," the Authority stated.

Ruto during the campaigns pledged to ensure that port services are back to Mombasa.

He said the moving of services out of Mombasa had made the city a ghost town since businesses are no longer booming.