Border posts tipped to reduce barriers to trade
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Uganda's Yoweri Museveni of commission the Busia One Stop Border Post recently. Clearance at Kenya’s borders with its neighbours will be eased with the operationalisation of five modern one-stop border posts. PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
On the Kenya Tanzania border, the ministry has built the Lungalunga/Horohoro, Namanga and Isebania/Sirare posts.
The Moyale border post on the Ethiopia/Kenya border is also complete.
The Nadapal post on the Kenya/Sudan border is currently ongoing.
Clearance at Kenya’s borders with its neighbours will be eased with the operationalisation of five modern one-stop border posts.
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said this is in line with the government’s commitment to the improvement of regional transport infrastructure, which remains a key priority to all East Africa Community states.
It will also help deepen policy integration and reduce barriers to trade in the region.
“In order to facilitate trade and transport services, we embarked on a programme for modernisation of border posts on all major transit routes,” the minister said during the opening of the Busia One Stop Border Post last weekend.
Already, three key Kenyan border post developments have been completed under the East African Trade and Transport Facilitation Project.
They include the Kenya/Uganda border at Busia and also the Malaba One Stop Border Post.
The construction of Suam border post is under way.
On the Kenya Tanzania border, the ministry has built the Lungalunga/Horohoro, Namanga and Isebania/Sirare posts.
The Moyale border post on the Ethiopia/Kenya border is also complete while the Nadapal post on the Kenya/Sudan border is currently ongoing.
