Tanzanian Vice-President, Dr. Mohamed Ali Shein is expected to arrive in Kenya on Monday for a four-day official visit. Shein who is leading a delegation of 25 people including Cabinet Ministers, Members of Parliament and senior government officials is expected to tour several development projects and research stations both in Nairobi and the coastal city of Mombasa.
According to a statement issued to the press in Nairobi on Sunday, he is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with senior Kenya leaders in an effort to boost bilateral relations between the two East African countries.
Kenya’s Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka will be hosting the Tanzanian leader and his delegation.
The visit comes in the wake of Musyoka’s four-day official tour of Uganda and is expected to highlight regional integration efforts ahead of the coming into force of the East African community custom union protocol this July.
From July 1, 2010 the East African Member States of Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya will have free movement of people, goods and services across their borders.
Tanzania is a major investment destination for Kenyan companies, already Kenya Commercial Bank, East Africa Breweries, Equity Bank and Kenya Airways are among over 250 Kenyan firms which have set base in Tanzania.
Among the areas the Tanzanian VP is expected to visit include The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Samia Industrial Park in Nairobi, the Kenya Oil Refinery and the Kenya Ports Authorities in Mombasa.
Source African Press Agency
