Uganda and Kenya agree in Kampala to remove remaining barriers to cross-border trade

According to URN, trade officials from Uganda and Kenya concluded a joint meeting at Speke Munyonyo in Kampala and agreed to remove remaining non-tariff barriers to the movement of goods under the EAC Common Market. Uganda's delegation, led by Minister of State for Trade Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, pressed for fairer access for Ugandan products in Kenya, and Kenya's Trade Principal Secretary Regina Ombam stated Nairobi's commitment to implementing the agreed measures.