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Kenya and Tanzania sign bilateral agreement to ease trade restrictions

Posted on September, 27, 2021 at 08:30 am


The government of Kenya and its neighbouring country Tanzania have signed a Joint Communique after the three-day bilateral meeting attended by the high-level technical team from both countries.

The agreement was signed by Tanzania's PS for the Ministry of Trade Doto James and Kenya's Amb Johnson Weru after a three-day bilateral in Mombasa.

During the meeting, the representatives from both countries solved 12 out of 30 issues that were submitted.

The solved issues were touching on customs and movement of persons, standards, and agriculture as well as transport.

The committee said that the remaining 18 issues were administrative in nature and recommended timeframes for the complete resolution of the issues by December 2021.

The meeting came following the directives from President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu during their previous talks.

The delegates reviewed the progress made in implementing decisions from the previous bilateral meeting that was held in Tanzania and underscored the importance of ensuring compliance with the commitments made.

Source: The Star