THE
PERFORMANCE Of Unified Border Operations Within The East African Community
(Eac) Bloc Will Be Reviewed.
A
Team Of Officials From The Eac Secretariat Is On Their Way To The Selected Posts
To Review Their Performance.
One-Stop
Border Posts (Osbps) Were Established In Key Border Areas Of The Eac Partner
States To Enhance Trade Facilitation.
They
Are Also Intended To Improve Cross-Border Procedures, Specifically The
Unobstructed Movement Of People.
However,
About A Decade After Being Launched, There Is A Feeling That Some Of The Osbps
Have Yet To Fully Serve The Purpose They Were Set For.
A
Statement Issued By The Eac Secretariat Said The High-Level Mission To The
Border Posts Will Begin On Tuesday Next Week.
Four
Of The Selected Posts Are On The Borderline Of Tanzania With Its Close
Neighbours: Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda And Burundi. They Are Mutukula On The
Tanzania/Uganda Border, Rusumo (Tanzania/Rwanda), Kobero/Kabanga
(Tanzania/Burundi), And Namanga, A Busy Town On Tanzania’s Border With Kenya.
The
Border Sensitization Mission Starts On April 9th At Nimule/Elegu, A Border
Crossing Between Uganda And South Sudan And Ends On April 19th At Namanga.
“The
Mission Is Aimed At Reviewing The Performance Of The Unified Border Posts In
Fostering Trade And Improving Cross-Border Procedures,” The Secretariat Said.
The
Aim Is To Reduce Transit Costs Incurred In Cross-Border Movement By Combining
The Border Procedures Of Both Countries’ Institutions.