- The trade between Kenya and Tanzania is expected to get a boost with the resolution of ten more trade barriers between the two countries. The process of smoothening the ties started when President Samia Suluhu Hassan visited Kenya last May and met her counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta.
The trade between Kenya and Tanzania is expected to get a boost with the resolution of ten more trade barriers between the two countries. The process of smoothening the ties started when President Samia Suluhu Hassan visited Kenya last May and met her counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta.
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Subsequent to the high level talks between the leaders, official discussions on pending issues commenced. According to reports, some 56 issues were reported to have been resolved in 2021 as a result of the follow-up meetings leading to a 38 percent growth in bilateral trade to $765 million in the same year.
During the joint meeting of ministers and other government officials last week from March 9 -12, 30 issues were reviewed and 10 of them were resolved. Another 14 outstanding issues are expected to be resolved by June this year, according to the joint communique of the meeting.
During the meeting, Tanzanian issues resolved include delay of clearance of goods due to scanning procedure; delays in issuance of import permits for dairy products; cumbersome procedures by the Kenya Revenue Authority; difficulties experienced by Taifa Gas Ltd in investing in Kenya; challenges in obtaining work for Tanzania professionals; and requirement of Covid-19 vaccination certificates for citizens of Tanzania to travel to Kenya by air.
The four issues of Kenya that got resolved include delayed response of codeshare by the Tanzania aeronautical authorities; denial of designation for Kenya’s Jambojet to operate passenger air services to Tanzania; restriction of free movement of engineers to Tanzania; and tour vans dropping tourists on the Tanzanian side of Namanga one-stop border post charged Sh5,000.
