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Africa-Press – Tanzania. <\/strong><\/span>Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to reduce work permit fees charged on nationals seeking short and long-term work contracts in the two countries.<\/p>\n

The period it takes to get a Tanzanian work permit for professionals will also be reduced from 90 days to at least 48 hours.<\/p>\n

The decision was arrived at after Kenya\u2019s President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzania\u2019s counterpart Samia Suluhu pledged to remove the remaining non-tariff barriers impeding trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe last time we met with President Uhuru Kenyatta, we had more than 64 Non- Tariff Barriers, but we agreed, by employing the meaning of our names, Uhuru and Suluhu, that we must have the freedom to do business (Uhuru wa kufanya biashara) and a seek solutions (Suluhu) to the challenges facing us,\u201d said President Samia said when she hosted President Kenyatta in the bilateral discussions in Dar es Salaam.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe removed 46 NTBs out of 64. The effect is that trade between the two countries has grown. We have moved up from $7.53 billion in 2020 to $9.65 billion in 2021,\u201d the said President Samia.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our talks we discussed how our countries depend on each other. Our ecosystems are intertwined and hence it doesn\u2019t benefit us to be closing our borders but rather we need to continue engaging on how to resolve issues that hinder our citizens from conducting business and interacting with one another,\u201d said President Kenyatta. Johnson Weru, Kenya\u2019s Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprises Development, told The EastAfrican that Tanzania had agreed to reduce the work permit fee for Kenyan nationals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe time between application and decision is what has been shortened. What we are now working on is the amount. That amount is too high for Kenyans. They are reducing it but it has to go through the legislation process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tanzania charges $1,750 for work permits for foreigners, including East African nationals. An application for a work permit can take as long as six months for it to be granted.<\/p>\n

Mr Weru is the co-chair of the bilateral talks with Doto M. James, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Industry and Trade in Tanzania.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreviously they used to take a very long time to grant the permit. Now we have resolved the issue of the time,\u201d said Mr Weru. \u201cIf you apply for a work permit today, you should get it tomorrow. However, the work permit depends on what you are going to do there. But, generally, once you satisfy the conditions, it will be issued within the shortest period possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

The move will enable Kenyan professionals, especially engineers, to travel for short-term duties in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf, for example, you are a company that is going to install equipment in Tanzania, it used to be difficult but now they just pay and are given work permits expeditiously,\u201d Mr Weru said. \u201cBut if you are a nurse, for example, you cannot just be allowed to enter the country. They have to satisfy themselves that you are indeed genuine.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Keriah Ole Mankina, a cross-border trade champion based in Namanga, said that if a Kenyan crosses to Tanzania to purchase goods, he is required to pay for a work permit worth $200.<\/p>\n

\u201cYet doing business does not require a work permit,\u201d he said. The two countries have also resolved to review the fees charged at weighbridges.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlans are also underway to harmonise weighbridge charges for Kenyan trucks in transit to Tanzania,\u201d said MR Weru.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe axle load is another contentious area. There are trucks that are high. If one country has a law that describes what the ideal height is, that is the harmonisation that we are looking for. It requires amendment in the laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

The EAC Vehicle Load Control 2012 Act compels truck drivers to observe an axle load limit of 56 tonnes and maximum seven axles for commercial trucks plying the regional road network.<\/p>\n

Kenyan trucks are charged Tsh1 million equivalent ($434), even for standard vehicle axle loads.<\/p>\n

East African Community\u2019s largest economies are expected to sign the bilateral agreement early next year after they enact laws to accommodate 18 outstanding NTBs, including the work permit fees.<\/p>\n

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