The Africa Report - 29 October 2013
Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Rwanda have launched a single customs
territory to boost business among the partner states, agreeing to
eliminate the remaining non-tariff barriers.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, Uganda's Yoweri Museveni, Salva
Kiir of South Sudan and their host Paul Kagame of Rwanda agreed the move
at a summit on Monday, which also resolved to hasten transit cargo from
Kenya's port of Mombasa.
Transit cargo would be weighed once at the point of entry into each member state territory, they said in a statement.
The
time for cargo to reach Rwanda from the port of Mombasa would fall to
eight days from 21 now, and shipments to Uganda from Mombasa would take
five days from 15 days.
The summit was convened to review progress
on the implementation of decisions reached during a previous meeting
that focused on infrastructure in Mombasa on August 28, where Kenya
commissioned a new berth expanding its main port.
At an initial
summit on June 25, Uganda agreed to a plan to build a pipeline from its
oilfields to a new port being developed on Kenya's northern coast,
enabling crude exports and boosting its oil industry.
1 comment:
In a type of country where elected officials doesn't work well together, having an income protection cover might be a wise thing to do.
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