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Kenya, Uganda agree to eliminate trade barriers

President William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni at State House, Nairobi. President Museveni is on an official visit to Kenya. [PHOTO HIRAM OMONDI/PCS. 30/7/2025]

Kenya and Uganda have committed to remove tariff and non-tariff barriers frustrating trade between the two countries.

President William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni, committed this during a bilateral meeting held in Nairobi between July 30 and 31, 2025. 

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