President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Photo/the-star.co.ke]
Various stakeholders have said that President Uhuru Kenyatta’s directive to open up Kenyan borders for East Africans will have a positive impact.
According to the players, Uhuru's move is “a soft and direct” way of attracting investments, talent and knowledge from Kenya’s East African neighbours.
Institute of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) Chairman Stephen Ambani said it had ratified g a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with their partner associations that was now awaiting the nod from the East Africa heads of State Summit before their members can practice their trade across borders.
“Coming on the background of big regional projects, standard gauge railway, roads and the East Africa Electricity Pool, it is important that cross-border practice be allowed to promote inter-regional trade,” Mr Ambani said.
Lawyers have also gone ahead with similar plans with the East Africa Law Society established but protectionist tendencies adopted by member states have made cross-border legal practice a mirage.