Standoff as regional import tariff talks drag on for months

Ugandan traders cross with goods at the Busia border on September 9, 2017. Kenyan authoritiess do not charge duty on goods ferried in small consignments. [Harold Odhiambo, Standard]

Negotiations on the common tariffs for goods entering the East African region are expected to stretch to the end of the year.

This is as partners continue to squabble over fair tax treatment.