Trucks stuck at Busia as cargo scanner breaks down

Several trucks are stuck at the Busia border after the cargo scanner broke down yesterday.

The breakdown of the non-intrusive inspection unit, which occurred yesterday at about 3am, has caused a queue stretching nearly five kilometres into Kenya.

The non-intrusive inspection unit is used by customs officers to scan trucks and detect undeclared goods, contraband and concealed items without opening the cargo.

Sulaiman Nakasula, a truck driver transporting plastics to the Democratic Republic of Congo, told the Daily Monitor that he arrived on the…