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President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart John Pombe Maghufuli will officially launch the Namanga One Stop Border Crossing (OSBP) tomorrow.
This launch is expected to mark a milestone in trade facilitation in the East African Community (EAC).
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Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Acting Commissioner for Customs and Border Control, Kenneth Ochola, said the launch paved the way for the speedy clearance of goods traded between the two countries.
He said the Namanga OSBP was part of the EAC regional initiative implemented jointly with Kenya and Tanzania. It was supported by development partners through the Japan International Cooperation Agency and the African Development Bank.
Ochola said the launch would open the border to better trade between Tanzania and Kenya.
Namanga OSBP was inaugurated in October 2017.
"Since then, the OSBP has eliminated the many bottlenecks that hindered effective service delivery on the site." One of the key results achieved after its creation has been the reduction in the time required for customs clearance. people and goods from Kenya to Tanzania and vice versa, "Ochola said.
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He pointed out that OSBPs are mandated at the regional level by the EAC Single Window Boundaries Act of 2016 and the various bilateral agreements signed by neighboring States.
"The law is now complemented by the World Trade Organization agreement on Trade Facilitation that came into effect in February 2017," he said.
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