Advocating for efficient and competitive logistics for cargo owners within Eastern Africa.
The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented health and economic challenges across the world. While the greatest effect of the pandemic has been loss of life and strain on health facilities, businesses have not been spared. Nations have put in place stringent measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus which include lockdown regulations that have crippled business operations. This is in response to the clarion call of ‘flattening the curve’ and preventing health care systems from being overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases.
As 2012 came to a close, private sector business leaders under the umbrella of Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) together with a section of the Diplomatic Community and government agencies responsible for internal security met to discuss ways of preventing violence ahead of the March 4th 2013 general elections. This meeting was informed by the violence that paralyzed the country and effectively the region after the 2007 elections and recent cases of insecurity in parts of the country that have resulted in loss of lives and property.