Kenya and Uganda Move to Tear Down Trade Barriers. Can the Northern Corridor Finally Breathe?
At dawn on the Malaba border, the hiss of air brakes is as constant as birdsong. Truck drivers brew tea on camp stoves beside long queues of lorries, waiting for stamps, scans, and weighbridge ticks that can eat full days of their lives. On Saturday in Mbale, Uganda, ministers from Kenya and Uganda said they want to change that—fast.
In a joint communique, Kenya’s Investments, Trade and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui and…