This was due to a drop in grain imports handled in 1994. The Kenya Ports Authority, which manages the facility, is one of the strategic parastatals currently undergoing comprehensive restructuring to enhance efficiency and delivery of service. Roads Kenya has an extensive road network connecting most parts of the country. All major commercial centres are connected by paved roads. This transportation mode handles about 70 per cent of the freight traffic.
Freight rates are reasonable and negotiable.
Kenya recently enacted the Road Maintenance Levy Fund Act aimed at raising additional funds for use in road maintenance, rehabilitation and expansion. Railways Kenya is served by a single track railway system running from Mombasa through Nairobi to Uganda with branches to Nanyuki, Kitale and Kisumu. Another branch connects Kenya to Tanzania through Taveta. Kenya Railways Corporation has, in an effort to improve and revamp its services, leased 10 locomotives from South African Railways. The amount of traffic handled by railway in 1995 was 2090.1 tonnes, an increase of 9.9 per cent over 1994.