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Kenyan travellers caught up in Uganda-Rwanda immigration row


Kenyans traveling to Kigali via Kampala by road may have to revise their travels plans following reported stalled operations on the Uganda-Rwanda borders.

The Daily Monitor on Friday reported that businesses at the Katuna and Chanika border towns have been paralyzed after the Rwanda customs officials allegedly failed to clear cargo trucks moving to both countries.

Contacted, Uganda government spokesperson Ofwono Opondo confirmed that all vehicles from Rwanda were smoothly allowed to Uganda but there was a challenge on the opposite flow of traffic.

TRAFFIC SNARL-UP

“Rwandese aren’t being allowed to travel and enter Uganda but Ugandan nationals are. What is stopped are only vehicles because of the blockage,” he said.

This stand-off has resulted in a traffic snarl-up across the border points.

Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Richard Sezibera attributed the border issue to ‘maintenance issue’.

He has however advised Rwandans not to visit Uganda.

Dozens of trucks and buses ferrying foodstuffs and passengers leave Kenya for Rwanda on a daily basis.