As of January 2014, three East African countries,
Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, will benefit from a single visa deal that was
announced during the recent World Tourism Market (WTM) in UK. This will facilitate
free movement of tourist and citizens alike.
Speaking after announcing the launch of the joint
visa, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism
Mrs. Phylis Kandie, Uganda’s Tourism and Wildlife Minister Ms Agnes Egunyo and
Rwanda’s High Commissioner to UK Ambassador William Nkurunziza said deal was a
major boost to tourism.
“We have been in discussion over this matter for
the last six months and we are proud today to announce that we finally have a
joint visa that has made the three countries borderless. This is an opportunity
us to increase tourist numbers as we will jointly offer diversified tourism
products,” Says Kandie.
Tanzania, a competing country in Tourism and other
economic pillars in the region was not represented in the launch.
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