The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has announced an investigation into potential anti-competitive activity in the shipping and logistics industry.
According to online shipping news platform Splash 247, the inquiry follows complaints made by the Kenya Transporters Association (KTA) and Kenya International Freight and Warehousing Association (KIFWA). They claim that multinational firms control more than 70 per cent of the logistics business through exclusive deals or having vertically integrated operations – even though 90 per cent of the country’s trucking sector is owned by Kenyan companies.
The organisations have raised concerns about closed contracting, uniform pricing, delays in documentation, preferential treatment of affiliates, and lading arrangement that bypass independent service providers.
In March this year, the KTA contacted Kenya’s National Assembly’s Departmental Committee on Trade, alleging that shippers Maersk, CMA CGM, MSC, and PIL control logistics in the country, and marginalised local companies.
CAK is scheduled to complete its investigation on September 30, 2025.