Mudavadi Reveals How Cartels Blocked Singapore Investors in Mombasa Port Modernisation

Prime CS MUDAVADI reveals how cartels frustrated and chased away Singapore investors - “I brought those people to Kenya”

Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, has revealed how entrenched cartels blocked efforts to modernize the Port of Mombasa in the 1990s, chasing away potential investors from Singapore.Speaking in an interview with journalist Alex Chamwada, Mudavadi recounted that during his tenure as Finance Minister between 1993 and 1997, Kenya explored a partnership with Singapore aimed at elevating Mombasa’s port to intern…

Mudavadi Reveals How Cartels Blocked Singapore Investors in Mombasa Port Modernisation

NAIROBI,Kenya Dec 24-Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has opened up about a stalled plan to overhaul the Port of Mombasa, blaming internal resistance and entrenched interests for derailing what he says could have transformed the main maritime gateway decades ago. Mudavadi revealed that during his time as Finance Minister in the 1990s, the government pursued international expertise to modernize the port, identifying Singapore as a potenti…