Kenya and Ethiopia have signed a bilateral agreement to develop a One-Stop Border Post at Moyale.
The Ministry of Transport has said the agreement seeks to enhance transport services along the border crossing, strengthen trade in the region as well as reduce transit time for goods across the common border, including enhancing immigration processes.
The agreement signed by Transport and Infrastructure Minister, Eng. Michael Kamau on behalf of the government and Ethiopian Minister for Transport , Hon. Workneh Gebeyehu would facilitate gradual removal of non-tariff barriers and improve railway services between the two countries.
In a joint communique’ issued in Addis Ababa, the two governments have formally inaugurated a Joint Transport Corridor Commission of ministers, which is expected to speed up the completion of projects within reasonable timeframe. This is expected to create the required seamless transport connectivity between the two countries.
Top on the agenda is the fast tracking of implementation of the Mombasa-Nairobi-Isiolo-Moyale-Addis Ababa transport and the development of Lamu-Isiolo-Moyale-Addis Ababa transport corridors. The latter is under the LAPSSET project.
“Kenya and Ethiopia are determined to address bottlenecks relating to high transport costs, transit delays at entry and exit border points, inadequate infrastructure and poor management of transport systems. The two have agreed to do away with bureaucratic procedures and devise mechanisms to enhance coordination along the Mombasa to Addis Ababa transport corridor.” the Transport Ministry said.
