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 جنوب السودان: محور فدرالية شرق افريقيا
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President Kenyatta, Kagame and Museveni at the commissioning of the 19th Berth at the Coast of Mombasa. [NASS]
Gurtong.net
press release
Mombasa — The President of the Republic of Kenya, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta has pledged to deepen economic ties with South Sudan in a bid to enhance development in the two countries.
President Kenyatta said it is the mandate and commitment of his government to encourage greater collaboration with the regional partners especially South Sudan as the region edges towards a federation.
The Kenyan president made these remarks while commissioning berth number 19 at the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa. This is one of the largest berths in the East African coastline with the capacity to handle larger ships.
According to the Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner, Beatrice Memo, South Sudan, being a big importer in the region, will benefit a lot from this berth number 19 which will also bring down high costs and shorten time to clear goods at the port.
Based on the current developments, South Sudan has expressed interest to join Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda in the East African infrastructural project that has commenced in Kampala Uganda to address the challenges in the movement of goods and services.
The delegation from South Sudan at the event comprise of the minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Barnaba Marial Benjamin, the minister of Petroleum Stephen Dhieu Dau, the minister of Electricity Jemma Nunu Kumba, the minister of Roads Danhier Kwong and other top government officials. They were welcomed warmly to the East African Summit to state the country's position.
This infrastructural project is aimed at strengthening the East African infrastructural network to boost cross border as well deepening the integration of East African economies.
Dr Benjamin said the secretary general of the East African Community is expected to arrive in Juba in due course to discuss modalities of how South Sudan can join the East African trading block.
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Re: جنوب السودان: محور فدرالية شرق افريقيا (Re: Zakaria Joseph)
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Leaders open dock in Mombasa
Mombasa
The presidents of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda yesterday commissioned the widest and deepest berth yet at Mombasa Port in a ceremony steeped with pragmatic and symbolic meaning.
President Uhuru Kenyatta said the opening of Kenya Ports Authority’s berth No. 19 was part of his government’s “wholesale commitment” to making Mombasa the largest, busiest and most business-friendly sea-port on the East African coast. He noted that although cargo volume at the port had risen over the last decade, capacity was still lower than the 900,000 twenty #####alent units (TEUs) demand.
“Before the present expansion, the terminal was designed to handle an annual capacity of 250,000 TEUs, but the demand is 900,000 TEUs,” President Kenyatta said. “Obviously, we still have some way to go.” He added that the new facility would enable the berthing of large container ships and with its 15 acres of stacking yard, would provide additional annual capacity of 200,000 TEUs. “The completion of dredging of the navigable channel and widening of the turning basin would significantly improve the port’s operational efficiency,” the President said.
The new $66.7 million (about Shs170t) berth is 240 metres long and is the deepest on the East African seaboard. Dar es Salaam, the other major port, is also adding berths and Tanzania plans a new port in Bagamoyo. President Museveni of Uganda and Paul Kagame of Rwanda both welcomed the improvements at Mombasa, which handles most of the import and export trade for the two landlocked countries.
President Kagame lauded President Kenyatta’s government for “hitting the ground running” by working to improve infrastructure and reducing non-tariff barriers on trade in the region. President Kenyatta has made reducing the cost of doing business through Mombasa one of the key priorities of his first term and he reemphasised that commitment. “This is call of our time,” he said, adding that as the custodians of the gateway to East Africa, Kenya has to do more as its “brothers’ keeper” to improve facilities at Mombasa.
The ceremony was a follow-up to a summit the three presidents held in Entebbe, Uganda in June at which they undertook the most ambitious joint infrastructure projects yet. Although the event was a trilateral engagement, President Museveni was invited to declare the new berth open in his capacity as the current chairman of the EAC.
Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete and Pierre Nkurunziza of Burundi did not attend the June summit neither did they attend the ceremony yesterday. South Sudan, which did not attend the earlier meeting, was represented by a minister yesterday. After commissioning the berth, the regional leaders held a closed-door meeting to discuss financing options for a new standard-gauge railway line expected to run from Mombasa to Kigali with a spur to Kisumu and Southern Sudan.
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http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Leader.../2eni94/-/index.html
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 Re: جنوب السودان: محور فدرالية شرق افريقيا (Re: Zakaria Joseph)
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الأخ زكريا كيفك - ياخ لا خلاف أبدا فى توسيع دوائر الترابط الأممى ولكن ليس هنالك من هو أقرب للجنوب من شقه الشمالى وأن
بترول الجنوب المكتشف يقع على حدود الشمال وليس بالقرب من كينيا ويوغنده والخبره فى تلك الصناعه توجد فى السودان لا فى تلك
الدويلات لا بل خيوط التقارب الثقافى والنفسى أقرب شمالا إلا من النذر اليسير ولست هنا بصدد
قفل الأبواب عن حرية الجنوب من ممارسة خياراته ولكن الغزل الضار فى الزمن الحرج ربما يكون عائده ليس من الصالح فكينيا
ويوغنده ليس لديهما كل ما يحتاجه الجنوب الذى يقيم جل كثافته على القرب من الشمال
ولا تختلف حاجياته عن حاجيات إنسان الشمال.
(ألا هل بلغت اللهم فأشهد)
وأبقى عافيه
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Zakaria Joseph
munswor almophtah
فيس بوك
تويتر
انستقرام
يوتيوب
بنتيريست