[Photo by George Mulala/Standard]It will take longer to implement a presidential directive to open borders to visitors from continental Africa. Mzee Jomo Kenyatta and other founding presidents across the continent such as the late Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi tried unsuccessfully to implement the open borders policy to promote trade. Mandera North MP Bashir Abdullahi is a big supporter for the open borders policy. Major (rtd) Bashir told Saturday Standard that the open border policy was good for trade but a significant burden for security. It is unclear what the directive on open borders would be for such people, specifically, as it would mean they would be welcome back being Africans.

Source: Standard Digital January 07, 2018 07:52 UTC