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    Exploring the impact of the Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System on the key stakeholders in the East Africa Community along the Northern Corridor
    (Kenya School of Revenue Administration, 2020) Dongo, David; Rono, Lucy; Nuwagaba, Dennis
    The urge for collaboration, harmonization and enhancement of Trade Facilitation in the East African Community led to the implementation of the Regional Electronic Cargo Tracking System (RECTS) along the Northern Corridor. RECTS is a web-based integrated system at a single platform used to electronically monitor transit cargo under Customs control in real time along the Northern Corridor through Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. This study explored the impact of RECTS implementation on customs revenue collection and cost of doing business. The study used both secondary and primary data obtained through interviews and questionnaires to elicit responses. Stratified sampling was used to identify participants in the study. The findings of this study showed that Transit Time is reduced by > 50% with electronic monitoring system. This study established that Rapid Response Unit promptly responded to a total of 2,468 of high risk alerts protecting revenue worth USD.37, 271,476 that would be lost in cases of attempted robbery, accidents and diversion. The results indicate that the system is easy to use at 84.8%; is easy to navigate by > 86.9% agreeing that RECT is easy to use. The study concludes that the reduced time lag in the transportation of cargo from the port to their destinations and business premises saves them the costs of handling goods on transit. The study recommends recruitment of more transporters to use RECTS for full benefits..