TAWU Statement on KRA Coercing Importers to Clear Cargo through Naivasha ICD

The Transport Workers Union (TAWU) stands in full solidarity with the Kenya Transporters Association (KTA) in rejecting any attempt to reintroduce forced rail haulage of cargo to the Naivasha ICD.

TAWU specifically warns the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) against issuing or enforcing any directives, circulars, or administrative measures intended to coerce importers into clearing cargo through the Naivasha ICD. Such actions are illegal, unconstitutional, and directly contradict the President’s declared policy restoring freedom of choice in cargo transport.

Forced rail haulage previously led to massive job losses, business closures, and economic devastation along the Northern Corridor. Transport workers will not again be sacrificed to failed policy experiments.

TAWU hereby issues clear notice that any action by KRA or any other state agency aimed at reviving forced rail haulage will trigger immediate, coordinated, and lawful industrial action across the transport and logistics sector.

There will be no retreat on jobs, livelihoods, or the rule of law.

Issued By Nicholas Otieno GENERAL SECRETARY