The effects of cargo scanning on revenue collection at the Port of Mombasa in Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Oduor, Emily Aoko ; Mumia Benn MINCU, CPA.K | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-24T08:06:42Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-07T06:47:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-24T08:06:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-06-07T06:47:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description | PROJ 354.2 ODU | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The dual missions of ensuring national security and collecting duties and taxes are driving many governments towards implementing policies to maintain the integrity of the supply chain. Customs authorities in many parts of the world are grappling with the problem of significant tax loss, cargo theft and non-compliance to regulatory procedures. Cargo owners on the hand are more concerned with just in time and reliable deliveries, cost effective logistics and maintaining integrity of their cargo. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of cargo scanning on revenue collection at the port of Mombasa in Kenya. The study was a descriptive research design. Cluster sampling was used to select a sample of the customs officers. The population of interest was 165 custom officers. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the information. Validation of instruments was done by discussing with the respondents and by the research supervisor. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyze the data. The findings pointed out that scanning procedures positively affected revenue collection by 0.232 or 23.2% while scanner downtime was found to affect revenue collection strongly on the negative way, by a 29.5% effect on the revenue collection. It was recommended that the number of scanners to be increased to cover more containers as well as reducing congestion at the scanning unit and delays. The number of trained scanner operators and image analysts should be increased at the station so as to maximize the efficiency of the scanner unit in detections and targeting. There should be proper maintenance of the scanners to avoid scanner downtimes and form a mixed partnership between government (KRA/CUSTOMS) and other private industries. Further, the port requires substantial reforms and upgrading to reach international standards and to meet the demands of a growing and increasingly integrated East African community. It is hoped that the results from this research will be useful to policy makers in Kenyan customs department, KPA and other stakeholders in developing best approaches in improving security of the supply chain thus creating a conducive environment for trade. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ikesra.kra.go.ke/handle/123456789/1335 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | KESRA/JKUAT - Unpublished research project | en_US |
| dc.subject | Container Inspection System | en_US |
| dc.subject | Container Screening Technology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Scanning downtime | en_US |
| dc.subject | Scanning procedure | en_US |
| dc.subject | Scanning operator | en_US |
| dc.subject | Non-Intrusive Inspection Technology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Scanning expertise | en_US |
| dc.subject | Revenue collection | en_US |
| dc.title | The effects of cargo scanning on revenue collection at the Port of Mombasa in Kenya | en_US |
| dc.type | Projects | en_US |