The Kenya-Tanzanian border. [Photo: Travel Blog]Kenyans and Tanzanians have a reason to smile, after the two countries signed an agreement.
Foreign Affairs Ministries of the two countries entered an agreement to lift restrictions on cooking gas and wheat flour imports from Tanzania, with the neighbouring Tanzania allowing cigarettes and milk from Kenya.
According to Tanzania Foreign Affairs Minister Augustine Mahiga, and Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed, the agreement follows discussions between President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzania counterpart John Pombe Magufuli.
Kenya had banned the importation of cooking gas from Tanzania in April, to curb the proliferation of illegal filling plants.Research shows that gas from Tanzania is cheaper due to the low offloading costs at Tanga and Dar es Salaam ports, compared to the gas offloaded at the Mombasa port in Kenya.
The Foreign Affairs bosses addressed the press in Nairobi, Sunday.