Uganda and Kenya just had their first Joint Border Commission meeting since 2019, with officials from both sides sitting down in Jinja to hash out trade bottlenecks and security stuff at their shared crossings. The two countries do over $1.2 billion in yearly business together, but people keep getting stuck at Busia and Malaba because of regulatory hassles and sketchy clearance processes.
Both governments agreed to fix the mess with six new measures covering better coordination between customs, immigration, and security agencies. Presidents Museveni and Ruto basically told everyone to speed things up back in July, and the commission is supposed to keep meeting to make sure the fixes actually happen. Kenya is helping Uganda join the Kenya Pipeline Company, and they're working on railway extensions and energy projects tied to Uganda's oil plans.
Both governments agreed to fix the mess with six new measures covering better coordination between customs, immigration, and security agencies. Presidents Museveni and Ruto basically told everyone to speed things up back in July, and the commission is supposed to keep meeting to make sure the fixes actually happen. Kenya is helping Uganda join the Kenya Pipeline Company, and they're working on railway extensions and energy projects tied to Uganda's oil plans.
