President Uhuru Kenyatta has reacted to Uganda's decision of abandoning the Kenyan pipeline route and instead going for the Tanzanian route.
After finishing his three day trip in Belgium, President Kenyatta said he was disappointed by the Ugandan President for going against the pipeline deal that was sealed.
“When it comes to the pipeline, yes indeed we were disappointed because we thought we needed to do this as a regional project,” he said.
“Kenya and Uganda had settled on using the Kenyan route as it would have been more economical compared to using the Port of Tanga in Tanzania,” he added.
President Kenyatta was disappointed as he thought the signing of the deal between Kenya and Uganda was a regional project and would bring development to both Kenya and Uganda.
He admitted that sometimes uneasy relationship is experienced between Kenya and Uganda, but that should not be the reason to cause divisions.
The President also mentioned that following Uganda's decision, his hands were tied and there was nothing he could do but wait for another deal to crop up.
Kenyatta asserted that he did not harbour any bitterness toward Tanzania or Uganda as his desire was always to see the region moving forward.