Kenya, Ethiopia ink free-cross border trade agreement

Lee Kinyanjui, nominee for the position of Investments, Trade & Industry CS before the Committee on Appointments Chaired by the National Assembly's Speaker Moses Wetangula at the Mini Chambers, County Hall, Nairobi. January 14th, 2025. (Elvis Ogina, Standard)

The construction of the road linking the Port of Lamu to Ethiopia is 85 per cent complete, Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry, Lee Kinyanjui, has said.

He noted that the completion of the Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) corridor would enhance trade between Kenya and Ethiopia, following the recent signing of a free trade agreement between the two countries.