Yesterday while Muslim celebrating Eid by slaughtering goats and chanting words to praise God, in other end of the town in Mombasa port Kenya Revenua Authority were crushing vehicles said to be sub-standard.
The Authority has began destroying 362 uncollected vehicles at the port. Only six cars were unlucky yesterday because the exercise was called off after the crusher developed mechanical problems.Ten vehicles had been targeted for destruction on Day One.
The crushing of vehicles is expected to reduce congestion of cargo at the port. Once the vehicles are crushed, they will be sold as scrap metal. Most of the cars to be destroyed were manufactured more than seven years ago and are therefore not eligible to be imported into Kenya.
About 303 vehicles that were meant for transit to other countries would be spared, but their owners have up to December 31 to clear them from the port.
If by January transit vehicles meant for Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo will not be cleared, then shall also be crushed.
Let's hope the construction of lamu port start early and save us from this problem.
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