Nairobi, March 30 -- Kenya and Tanzania last week agreed to resolve at least 14 trade barriers that have stifled business between East Africa's largest economies.

Of the 14 issues discussed in the meeting held in Kisumu, only three were fully resolved, pending another bilateral meeting to be held in Tanzania in July.

Under the latest agreement, Kenya will facilitate the clearance of spirits (Konyagi), which had been detained by the Kenya Bureau of Standards at the Namanga border.

At the eighth bilateral meeting hosted by Kenya's Trade Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano and her Tanzania counterpart Ashatu Kijaji, Kenya also agreed to clear timber imports from Tanzania at Lunga Lunga/Horohoro.

Kenya resumed tea exports to Tanzania, which h...