STRIKE

Truck drivers go on strike over mandatory Covid testing at Malaba border

Say their documents showing they were tested in Kenya are declined.

In Summary

• The tests cost $30 (Sh3,394) and drivers are required to get tested every 14 days.

• The tests are mandatory, including for drivers with documents showing they have been tested in Kenya. 

by EMOJONG OSERE Correspondent, Busia
Counties
03 January 2022 - 14:30
Long distance trucks line up along the Amagoro-Malaba Highway as they wait to cross the border to Uganda
Long distance trucks line up along the Amagoro-Malaba Highway as they wait to cross the border to Uganda
Image: FILE

Truck drivers went on strike on Monday to protest against the mandatory Covid-19 testing at the Malaba border.

The tests cost $30 (Sh3,394) and drivers are required to get tested every 14 days.

The tests are mandatory, including for drivers with documents showing they have been tested in Kenya. 

The truckers claim a plot by Ugandan authorities to make money.

Exchange rate of $1=Sh113.15 used 

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by EMOJONG OSERE Correspondent, Busia
Counties
03 January 2022 - 14:30

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