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Kenya-Ethiopia border trade point to open in Marsabit

The national government is finalising plans to establish another border entry point in Marsabit County in addition to the gazzetted Moyale one-stop border point to facilitate trade and free movement of people between Kenya and Ethiopia.

The idea, which was significantly supported and endorsed by the county government of Marsabit during a consultative meeting with the Border Control and Operation Coordination Committee (BCOCC) yesterday, also seeks to control diseases and stem smuggling along the porous border.

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