By STANLEY NGOTHO More by this AuthorThe Cabinet secretary for the East African Community yesterday intervened to end the Namanga border stand-off that had paralysed cross-border trade. Tanzania had been protesting in line with the memorandum of understanding signed by representatives of the two countries. Tanzanian drivers maintained they could not be retested at Namanga while Kenyan health officials stood their ground and refused to accept clearance certificates from the neighbouring country. The truce is said to be the culmination of President Kenyatta’s talks with his Tanzanian counterpart John Pombe Magufuli. The Kenyan government had installed a 500-600 sample daily capacity mobile unit at the border entry.

Source: Daily Nation June 18, 2020 18:36 UTC