Kenya and Tanzania will be richly rewarded by the thawing of relations

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania at State House, Nairobi on May 04, 2021. [PSCU, Standard]

In spite of the long-running frostiness that has sometimes characterised the relationship between Kenya and Tanzania, the two neighbours have strong bilateral ties and are partners in numerous areas such as trade, security, agriculture and education.

Unfortunately, this erosion of trust that ebbs and flows has sometimes degenerated into economic cold war where the movement of goods and people is restricted, thus curtailing growth.