TANZANIA and Kenya have reinstated the status quo, allowing Tanzanian
registered vehicles to access Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
(JKIA) and Kenya Airways to continue with normal flight operations in
Tanzania.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr
Bernard Membe, told a news conference in Dar es Salaam on Sunday that
the said decision was reached by President Jakaya Kikwete and his Kenyan
counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta.
"From today (yesterday) at 4pm Tanzanian registered vehicles will
access JKIA, while Kenya Airways will resume its normal operations of 42
flights per week," Minister Membe said.
He said the two presidents also agreed that within four weeks,
ministers of foreign affairs from both countries will convene and chair
meetings that will involve ministers of transport, ministers of tourism
and chief secretaries.
Minister Membe added that the two parties will discuss the impasse
and reach a mutual beneficial agreement, noting that the first meeting
will be held in Dar es Salaam on a date to be agreed by the two parties.
Presidents Kikwete and Kenyatta met in Windhoek, Namibia on Saturday,
while attending the 25th Independence anniversary and inauguration of
the third President of Namibia, Dr Hage Geingob, where they took time to
discuss bilateral issues.
The meeting whose main issue revolved around transport and tourism
sector was also attended by Minister Membe, Kenya's Foreign Affairs
Cabinet Secretary and Transport and Infrastructure Cabinet secretary Eng
Michael Kamau.
"The two heads of State discussed the decision by the Ministry of
Tourism of Kenya to bar Tanzania registered vehicles from accessing JKIA
and Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority (TCAA) decision to reduce the
frequency of Kenya Airways flight operations between the two airports
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