Nairobi, March 23 -- The weekly protests called by the opposition will cost truckers more than Sh300 million monthly on regional transport of goods, a move likely to hurt trade between Kenya and its landlocked neighbours.

Kenya Transporters Association (KTA) chief executive officer Mercy Ireri says during protests there will be zero movements of trucks as the owners withdraw them from the roads for fear of being vandalised by protesters.

Ms Ireri said a truck that is not moving in a day incurs a loss of $200 (Sh26,180) with about 1,650 of the heavy commercial vehicles crossing the Malaba and Busia borders every day.

"Truckers make money when the wheels are moving. When they are not, they incur a loss of at least $200 each day that ther...