Kenya and Tanzania MPs call for faster border clearance

Friday 13th November 2026

By inAfrika Newsroom

Lawmakers from Kenya and Tanzania called for the two countries’ revenue authorities to coordinate border clearance procedures to cut delays for trucks. The proposal emerged from talks at Kenya’s Parliament Buildings in Nairobi on 12 November, People Daily reported.

Kenya’s finance and planning committee hosted the Tanzanian delegation, led by Budget Committee chair Mashimba Mashauri. The lawmakers also discussed how the two parliaments oversee spending and collect public views on financial legislation. The meeting formed part of a wider visit on budget oversight and domestic revenue, KBC reported earlier in the week.

The lawmakers called for more efficient one-stop border posts, where agencies from neighbouring countries can coordinate checks and reduce repeated stops. The East African Community’s border-post law already designates Namanga, Taveta–Holili, Isebania–Sirari and Lunga Lunga–Horohoro for that arrangement.

People Daily reported that the lawmakers agreed to continue talks and organise a workshop on infrastructure financing and tax harmonisation. The report gave no start date for changes to truck clearance. The bilateral talks are separate from this week’s EAC customs and trade meetings in Dar es Salaam.

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