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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Kenya and Uganda have endorsed the establishment of a third point of entry and exit (PoE) at their shared border to enhance trade.<\/p>\n

Already, the two countries have two major points at the busy Busia and Malaba towns which serve as entry and exit points along the Northern corridor.<\/p>\n

But on Thursday, delegations from Kenya and Uganda gave the greenlight for establishment of a third PoE at Muluanda area in Samia Sub-County, Busia.<\/p>\n

The Kenyan government was represented by the border management secretariat secretary Kennedy Nyaiyo while Major Martha Asiimwe led the Ugandan delegation. Busia deputy governor Moses Mulomi represented the county government.<\/p>\n

The move to have a third PoE in Busia County comes years after former President Mwai Kibaki toured the site in 2009 accompanied by Western Kenya leaders.<\/p>\n

At the time, Mr Kibaki said the move to open up Muluanda as a border point would help decongest the Busia and Malaba border points. He had also accepted a request to tarmack the five-kilometre Nangina junction to Muluanda road, but this has not been implemented to date.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Mr Nyaiyo said Kenya has in excess of 200 acres of land along its border with Uganda, which gives it access to more border points.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Muluanda PoE requires up to 50 acres of land for establishment. This gives space for other points to be opened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He noted that the PoE will help Kenya lower the cost of transportation and secure more revenue as it serves other landlocked nations competing for business within the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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