The Moyale One Stop Border Point (OSBP) has been launched in a colourful event officiated by H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta CGH President of the Republic of Kenya and H.E. Dr Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister, the Federal Republic of Ethiopia at the Moyale border point which adjoins the two neighbouring nations.
The border point is part of the LAPSSET project, and is situated approximately 800 Kilometres North of Nairobi, and 780 Kilometres South of Addis Ababa. Construction of the OSBP facility was completed in 2018, after which the facility has been kitted with appropriate ICT Hardware and Software to enable it run smoothly as a modern facility.
Here’s Africa’s ‘fire exit’ from Covid-19 pandemic
Monday December 14 2020
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta addresseS the second edition of Kusi Ideas Festival at Ciala Resort in Kisumu County, western Kenya, on December 8, 2020. PHOTO | SILA KIPLAGAT | NMG
Summary
On Blue Economy, Kusi sees potential of Lake Victoria to transform region vide youth and homegrown solutions.
By PAUL WAFULA
Increasing intra-African trade, innovation, and the blue economy will provide African economies a “fire exit” from ravages of Covid-19 pandemic.
These were some of the recommendations from the Kusi Ideas Festival, 2020 edition, held in Kenya’s Kisumu city last week. Others were, finding homegrown solutions to the region s problems, use of data and science in decision making as well as tapping the continent’s youthful population.