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suppliers in countries such as UAE or China. Following the may lead to difficulties at border crossings, it also leads to
initial sea journey, it is from the bond port in Mombasa in risks from bandits and paramilitary groups. The appraisal and
Kenya onwards that difficulties may start to arise. The treatment of these risks is the responsibility of the contractor.
inbound inventory must first clear Kenyan customs before
being loaded onto trucks. Entry into Kenya can sometimes Aside from the security risks within the country, there are
suffer significant delays, even with the best efforts of local also serious infrastructural problems. Very few roads in South
clearing agents to smooth the process. Sudan are paved, which can lead to mechanical problems in
the trucks, resulting in more time delays. Poor road safety
practices are also a problem. Some local drivers have little
regard for even basic road safety norms. Livestock on the
LOGISTICS
roads is another hazard that drivers frequently face. Many of
the roads on the route are very narrow and some disappear
altogether during the rainy season. So, the next time you are
cursing rush hour on the M50, spare a though for these
drivers heading for Juba!

Following the journey from Mombasa to Juba, the inventory
will be unloaded from the trucks and manifested in the UN
Boggy roads in South Sudan cause serious logistical problems.
storage facilities. Juba contains the UNMISS’s primary
logistics hub and is the point from which inventory is
Following customs clearance, an UNMISS contracted shipped to the various regional outposts. Many of the goods
haulage/logistics contractor (often 2PL or 3PL in SCM speak!) arriving in Juba are forwarded on to other regional outposts,
will collect the goods and begin the journey from Mombasa including Wau, South Sudan’s second city, in the north west
to Juba. This is a journey of almost 1,600 kilometres with two of the country and Torit in Eastern Equatoria state. Much of
international frontiers – Kenya to Uganda and Uganda to the difficulties associated with the journey from the Kenyan
South Sudan. While there are security risks associated with border to Juba are the same as those associated with these
the journey from the Kenyan border to Juba, dealing with journeys. Security for these trips is provided by UNMISS,
these security risks is the responsibility of the logistics using its own contingent troops. The storing of goods is
company. generally not a problem as they will be within base and
protected by contingent troops.

CDGA Consultants continue to provide training and advice
on all aspects of Logistics and Supply Chain Management to
UNMISS to facilitate the efficient and effective flow and
storage of goods, services and related information to and
within the region. At the time of writing, a team from their
Cork base will have arrived in Juba in early February 2018.

See www.cdga.ie for more information.

Personnel arriving on deployment.

Overturned vehicle with UNMISS troops in support.

Whatever difficulties were encountered in the port of
Mombasa, these will be amplified at the border crossing into
South Sudan. Due to South Sudan being a young country
(the world’s youngest in fact) and having been ravaged by
lengthy independence wars, followed by a number of
outbreaks of civil war, many of governmental structures that
we take for granted are not yet firmly established. While this United Nations Logistical Training

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