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[h=5]THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2014[/h][h=1]Kenya says railway deal based on need, not meant to isolate Tanzania[/h]
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More by this AuthorThe government says its decision to involve Uganda and Rwanda in the standard gauge railway was based on need but not to isolate other East African Community members.
Foreign Affairs acting Political Diplomatic Secretary John Lunyasinya argued the government engaged the two countries because the northern corridor affects them.
It was not necessary to bring in other (East African) Community members because they had no input in it. This was not isolation as some people have speculated. There was no need to waste time and energy on countries that are not connected to it, he told a workshop sponsored by the World Trade Organisation in Nairobi.
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- The comment arose from a question-time session when a member of the audience asked why Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda had been "isolating" Tanzania and Burundi.
- The government argues there have been other bilateral projects with Tanzania such as wildlife census.
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More by this AuthorThe government says its decision to involve Uganda and Rwanda in the standard gauge railway was based on need but not to isolate other East African Community members.
Foreign Affairs acting Political Diplomatic Secretary John Lunyasinya argued the government engaged the two countries because the northern corridor affects them.
It was not necessary to bring in other (East African) Community members because they had no input in it. This was not isolation as some people have speculated. There was no need to waste time and energy on countries that are not connected to it, he told a workshop sponsored by the World Trade Organisation in Nairobi.