GARISSA Kenya May 25 -North Eastern Regional commissioner John Otieno has assured the citizens that the government’s plan to reopen Kenya-Somalia border points will help a great deal in countering smuggling of contraband goods in the country.
Speaking after meeting Garissa county peace elders, the regional commissioner said that opening the borders will trigger the rise of businesses which will improve the livelihood of the people by broadening their sources of wealth and money.
“We believe that with the opening of the borders, people will do genuine businesses which will help us in tackling insecurity issues arising from contraband goods,” Otieno said.
“I am urging our business people who are patriotic Kenyans to wait for the reopening of the borders so that as they do genuine businesses, the government can also benefit from the revenue collected which will come back to the people in form of development projects,” he added.
Mzee Dubat Amey said that the opening of the borders will bring wealth and stability in the nearby counties from exports and imports from both countries.
“With established customs offices at the borders, people will no longer need to use ‘panya routes’ when bringing in goods because they have already met the required regulations. We will support the government as the elders because we are the government’s foot soldiers,” Amey said
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