Nairobi, Feb. 24 -- Traders and consumers face price pressures after transporters proposed an increase in the cost of ferrying a container of cargo from the Mombasa port to the Uganda capital, Kampala, by up to 112.4 percent.

The Kenya Transporters Association (KTA) has recommended a revised minimum transport rate along the Northern Corridor based on distance and the value of goods being transported.

The Northern Corridor is the busiest transport route in East and Central Africa, connecting the Mombasa port to landlocked countries, including Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The lobby said the cost of transporting high-value goods such as coffee and cocoa has increased substantially due to high...