By PATRICK BEJA
Mombasa, Kenya: The United Kingdom has injected Sh4 billion (US$53 million) to modernise the port of Mombasa.
British High Commissioner Christian Turner said Kenya can achieve a double digit economic growth if it addresses port efficiency.
“It is possible to achieve a double digit growth in Kenya but the inefficiencies at the port must be addressed,” he said during the signing of the agreement in Mombasa yesterday.
He said the money released through Trade Mark East Africa would help reduce cargo delays by three to four days.
He backed a directive by President Uhuru Kenyatta to all Government agencies at the port to improve efficiency. Acting Kenya Ports Authority managing director Joseph Atonga welcomed the UK gesture.
