East Africa: Truck Drivers’ Protest Cripples Trade Flow At Uganda-Kenya Border

A cross-border truck drivers’ strike at the Malaba border earlier this week disrupted trade and transport between Uganda and Kenya, with authorities estimating losses of up to Shs35 billion in revenue collections during the one-day standoff.

As one approaches the Malaba border from the Ugandan side, long queues of stranded trucks lining the busy highway still reflect the scale of disruption that unfolded during the strike.

Inside the One Stop Border Post, the usually busy crossing point that…