Relief as Kenya, Tanzania agree to lift trade restrictions
Tanzania President John Magufuli (left) and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta shake hands after addressing a joint press conference in Nairobi on October 31, 2016. They have agreed to lift bans imposed on each other's exports. PHOTO | MAGDALENE MUKAMI
Kenya has lifted restrictions on wheat flour and cooking gas imports from Tanzania, which has in turn allowed milk and cigarettes from Kenya.
The countries’ Foreign Affairs ministers said in Nairobi on Sunday that the move followed discussions between presidents Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya) and John Pombe Magufuli.
