Arusha. Booming business at the Namanga border town has been partly attributed to peaceful coexistence among the locals.
The harmonious relations have not only boosted cross border trade between the local people but also between Tanzania and Kenya at large.
Mr ole Mandina, who is the chairperson of a business and trade association at Namanga, was speaking during the launch of a peace caravan across the East African Community (EAC) region.
The caravan, targeting the locals living along the borders of Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan, aims to enhance peaceful co-existence and regional cooperation.
The seven-day exercise has been organized by the African Union (AU) under its ‘Silencing the Guns by 2032’ programme and the EAC secretariat.
Mr ole Mandina urged the communities along the conflict ridden borders of Kenya, Uganda and South Sudan to learn from best practices at Namanga.
The economy of Namanga has been on the rise in recent years even as the border post has been associated with stranded lorries transporting goods.
The town, midway between Akrusha and Nairobi, has benefited from increased transportation business of both countries and lately as a stopover for the tourists, S0URCE
