The recent study indicates that sugar consumption has gone up in recent years and has so far passed our initial estimates. Kenya attributes the increased consumption to the growth in population.
Speaking at State House, Mombasa Uhuru praised the visiting Ugandan President Yoweri for his long standing commitment to continental and regional integration, saying it is the path to transforming African countries from being developing to truly developed economies.
President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Ugandan counterpart led different delegations into bilateral discussions where they covered a lot of ground, especially on matters trade and politics.
The discussions they engaged in are important because they are providing real solutions to the two countries problems.
“I am glad that our Kenyan counterparts have agreed to let Uganda increase its sugar exports from 36,000 metric tonnes to 90,000 metric tonnes annually. Also, it is important that Uganda will resume its poultry exports to Kenya within a week from now.”
The other sectors in Uganda that should benefit from these agreements are the dairy producers who will have less paperwork to do in order to export to Kenya. Tile makers will also look forward to accessing the Kenyan market.
In return, Uganda will immediately lift the ban on beef imports from Kenya, since the mad cow disease that occasioned this ban is no more.
“There are more areas of trade cooperation that we should look at and I ask our technocrats to explore these opportunities.
These are just some of the few areas in which we have agreed to cooperate. Our government officials will avail the detailed communique that captures all areas of cooperation in security, foreign affairs, trade and social/cultural affairs.” Museveni said
“I thank President Uhuru Kenyatta for inviting me to make this visit. I must commend him for his Pan-African credentials and working tirelessly towards easing trade between Kenya and Uganda. I think his appreciation of these issues has to do with his background in business.
I also gladly look forward to using the Makadara Express train on the Standard Gauge Railway from Mombasa to Nairobi tomorrow. Apparently, I will be the first visiting head of state to use this facility. I am honoured.”