On May 4, Presidents Samia Suluhu Hassan and William Ruto stood together at State House Dar es Salaam and made a commitment that the East African region had been waiting years to hear: all non-tariff barriers between Tanzania and Kenya would be eliminated by the end of May 2026.
The bilateral trade corridor, which is worth over $720 million in 2024, would be freed from the bureaucratic friction that has long frustrated exporters, logistics operators, and the investors who back them.
It was a headline moment, signed in the ink of eight Memorandums of Understanding and the political goodwill of two heads of state.
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