Trucks stuck at Namanga as row over maize exports unresolved

The East African
Monday April 12 2021
Security officers at Namanga town, at the border between Kenya and Tanzania. Several trucks are stuck on both sides of the border. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
A spot check at the crossing last Wednesday found stranded maize trucks on the Tanzanian side, while more than 20 on the Kenyan side had not been cleared.
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Kenyan authorities remain tight-lipped a month after banning Tanzanian and Ugandan maize imports into the country.
This past week, sources at the Namanga border crossing say Tanzania has blocked all transit trucks from entering the country from the Kenyan side.
A spot check at the crossing on Wednesday found stranded maize trucks on the Tanzanian side, while more than 20 trucks on the Kenyan side had not been cleared to cross into Tanzania.

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