A Contribution of the TAZ 1 st CBC T&L Services Industries Regional Dialogue Towards improved transport and trade facilitation and reducing CDB in T&L Services Industries September 2015 Nairobi, Kenya
Robert Mtonga Chief Executive Officer – TAZ
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. The experience of private sector – the trucking company’s trip from point of entry to point of destination.
. Access to ports is through road, rail, marine, air and pipeline.
. 1. Kasumbalesa; 2. Kazungula; 3. Nakonde; 4. Chirundu; 5. Livingstone; 6. Katimamulilo; 7. Mwami; 8. Chanida; 9. Lusuntha; 10. Mpulungu.
. Corridor Risks 1. Accidents Occur – Kasumbalesa; 2. Loss of Life and Property; 3. Any Claims Made and Paid; 4. Risk Preparedness!
. Inter-Operability… Authorities: Your trucks don’t meet our specs!!! Trucker: But you said you could come…!!!
. Public Safety/Business Efficiency Imperative
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. 1. Are our procedures cumbersome? 2. Enabling Environment of Stifling Environment
. Resistance to Change…?
. Bridging the Gap…!
. New Forum…! Same Challenges…!
. 1. Tri-partite Agenda; 2. NCTTCA; 3. DCC; 4. WBC; and 5. Other Bilateral Initiatives
. What do Truckers Want…? 1. Reduction in turn-around time; 2. Minimise down-time of vehicles; 3. Be recognised as partners in development and thus engaged in policy and regulatory decision making; and 4. Information (knowledge and awareness)
. 1. Link for State and Private Actors; 2. A Repository of Best Practices and Deliberate Transmitter of such; and 3. Follow-up on Actions Our Expectations from the CBC T&L Services and Industries Dialogue…!
. 1. Learn from Innovative Strategies from the KTA; 2. Be ready to Engage Constructively; 3. Replicate and Implement the SRCVLM; and 4. We shall make Follow-ups…! Our Commitment to the CBC T&L Services and Industries Dialogue…!
. Questions…!
. End…!