Tanzania should stop bullying Kenya to get its way

It is a matter of deep regret that Tanzania resorts to blackmail every time it fails to get its way.

The latest spat leading to the reduction in Kenya Airways’ flight frequencies by 60 percent was, ostensibly, triggered by Kenyan authorities’ refusal to allow Tanzanian tour operators pick up and drop their guests at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in retaliation for Dar es Salaam’s stopping Kenyan tour operators from accessing its game parks contrary to a 1985 bilateral agreement.