New Uhuru-Suluhu deal on border barriers bears fruit

Newly appointed East African Community Secretary-General, Dr. Peter Mutuku Mathuki, (left) tours the Namanga one stop border point follows an agreement between Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta to improve relations between the two nations [Peterson Githaiga, Standard]

The East African Commission Secretariat will establish a hotline as a cross-border platform for traders to register their challenges and get prompt feedback across all EAC border posts.

This follows an agreement between Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta to improve relations between the two countries, a move that has started bearing fruits.