EU gives Kenya Sh82.6m equipment to boost cross border trade

President Uhuru Kenyatta (second left) and Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during the official inauguration of the Moyale One-Stop Border Post. [File, Standard].

Kenya has received a major boost in regional trade after European Union delivered equipment worth Sh82.6 million that will be used to upgrade Moyale One Stop Border Post (OSBP).

Ministry of Trade said the equipment that represents 45 per cent of the EU pledge will be used to improve infrastructure and Information and Communication Technology at the Moyale border to promote free trade within Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) corridor.