President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday morning arrived in Kenya’s coastal city of Mombasa for a three-day state visit on the invitation of his counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta.
Besides bilateral meetings, President Museveni will also tour Mombasa Port before proceeding to Nairobi for further engagements.
At the Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Museveni, who was honoured with a 21-gun salute, was received by his host, President Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto, Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho, Minister Sam Kutesa and Kenya’s High Commissioner Phoebe Otaala, among other officials.
Here are some of the key issues discussed on Day One
Uganda will increase its sugar exports to Kenya from current 36,000 metric tonnes annually to 90,000 metric tonnes.
– In a week’s time, Uganda should resume its poultry exports to Kenya, which had been stopped when local dealers sought “protection” from the Kenyan government.
– The red tape that Ugandan dairy producers were facing as they exported to Kenya will significantly reduce. These “sign here, sign there” demands had greatly affected dairy exports. For example, Ugandans will no longer need to obtain authority from the Principal Secretary, Livestock Department, to export dairy products to Kenya.
– In a fortnight, Kenya standards agencies and their Ugandan counterparts will undertake a joint verification on the quality of tiles from Uganda, to expedite the process of them being sold in Kenya.
– Kenyan beef exporters should smile. The long-standing ban on beef imports from Kenya to Uganda has been lifted immediately. This ban, which dates back to 1996, was imposed following a mad cow outbreak in Kenya.
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