A storm is brewing between Uganda, Rwanda business communities and
Kenyan Government over compensation following the 2008 Post Election
related violence.
KACITA Spokesperson Issa Sekitto
The two landlocked countries are demanding Sh4.9 billion as compensation
for the destruction of their trucks and goods along the Northern
Corridor (Nairobi-Eldoret-Kampala highway).
They argue that it is four years since Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki
promised to compensate them in a meeting held in January at Harambee
House. The matter is threatening to disrupt harmonious relations between
Kenya and the two greatest trade partners of Uganda and Rwanda,
according to Kenyan Standard.
Kampala City Traders Association (Kacita) and Rwanda’s Federation of
East African Freight Forwarders Associations (FEAFFA) have raised
concern over the issue. Ugandan business community is planning to hold a
peaceful demonstration in Kampala if the matter is not resolved by end
of this month.
“We express concern and fear that our people lost properties during the
2008 election violence in Kenya. It is part of this concern that Ugandan
traders are now planning to divert their goods through the Dar es
Salaam port for fear of election violence next year,” Kacita spokesman
Issa Sekitto, said in an interview with the Standard.
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