Kenya will help South Sudan move goods from Mombasa with ease.
Moreover, President William Ruto while speaking in Juba after a bilateral meeting with President Salva Kiir on Saturday, December 3 stated that traders from South Sudan can choose to clear their goods from the port of Mombasa, Nairobi or Naivasha.
President Ruto said Kenya was keen to make it easier for goods to reach South Sudan.
“Traders from South Sudan can choose the most convenient point to pick their goods with no restrictions,” said Dr Ruto.
The head of state further added that Kenya will provide land to South Sudan in Mombasa to build a dry port, so as to ease the cost of doing business between citizens of the two nations.
Likewise, President Kiir thanked Dr Ruto for removing restrictions that made it difficult for traders from South Sudan to clear their goods.
Also Read: Kenya and South Sudan Stanbic Bank CEO Charles Mudiwa to Retire
“On behalf of the people of South Sudan we are grateful to Kenya for allowing our traders to choose where to clear their goods without any restrictions,” said President Kiir.
President William Ruto was on a one-day official visit to South Sudan where he was flanked by Roads and infrastructure Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen among others.
