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Bid to boost trade between Ethiopia, Kenya faces hurdles

Foreign Affairs CAS Ababu Namwamba and Ethiopian Ambassador Meles Alem during celebrations to mark 55 years of trade ties at the embassy on June 26. PHOTO | FRANCIS NDERITU | NMG

By  BERNARDINE MUTANU

Kenya and Ethiopia are still struggling to conduct robust trade between them despite penning a number of bilateral agreements and instituting several trade-friendly measures.

This is according to Foreign Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary Ababu Namwamba, who singled out non-tariff barriers for the current subdued bilateral trade. The barriers include long bureaucratic procedures, bans and sanctions.

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