NAIROBI Nike Air Max 90 Mens , April 25 (Xinhua) -- Kenya and Ethiopia on Friday signed a bilateral agreement to develop a One-Stop Border Post at Moyale in northern Kenya to boost trade between the two countries.
A joint statement from Kenya's transport ministry said the deal seeks to enhance transport services along the border crossing, strengthen trade in the region as well as reduce transit time for goods across the common border Nike Air Max 90 , including enhancing immigration processes.
"The two governments have formally inaugurated a Joint Transport Corridor Commission of ministers, which is expected to speed up the completion of projects within reasonable timeframe Air Max 90 Suede ," it said.
"This is expected to create the required seamless transport connectivity between the two countries."
Trade volumes between Kenya and its northern neighbor are expected to rise from their current volumes. Kenya's exports to Ethiopia in 2011 were worth 55 million dollars. The country in turn imported goods worth 4.25 million dollars.
Under the Special Status Agreement, Ethiopia also agreed to eliminate non-trade barriers for Kenyan companies by giving land on a lease basis Air Max 90 Leather , tax holidays and non-collateral bank loans making it very attractive to investors.
The country has the lowest electricity tariffs in the world costing 0.03 dollars per kilowatt-hour (KWH) and a youthful labor supply with a population of 84.73 million with an average age of 28 years.
Ethiopia saw steady economic growth of 8.5 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2012 compared to Kenya's 4.4 percent.
The country's economy is agro-based and agriculture accounts for about 46 percent of the GDP and about 85 percent of total employment.
Kenya is facing a deficit in energy production and so the government has embarked on an ambitious electricity generation plan that will see the government add 15,000MW of electricity to national grid by 2030.
The agreement signed by Transport and Infrastructure Minister Air Max 90 Kids , Engineer Michael Kamau on behalf of the government and Ethiopian minister for Transport Workneh Gebeyehu would facilitate gradual removal of non-tariff barriers and improve railway services between the two countries.
The two governments seek to fast-track implementation of the Mombasa-Nairobi-Isiolo-Moyale-Addis Ababa transport and the development of Lamu-Isiolo-Moyale-Addis Ababa transport corridors.
Kenya and Ethiopia said they are determined to address bottlenecks relating to high transport costs, transit delays at entry and exit border points Air Max 90 Womens , inadequate infrastructure and poor management of transport systems.
The two have agreed to do away with bureaucratic procedures and devise mechanisms to enhance coordination along the Mombasa to Addis Ababa transport corridor.
The two countries in 2012 launched the technical corridor coordination committee at the principal secretaries' level and soon after established a joint Kenya-Ethiopia Commission at ministerial level for the Mombasa to Addis Ababa transport corridor.
The latest agreement empowers the technical coordination committee to develop modalities on how to mobilize resources and implement the projects components to be undertaken jointly by the two governments.
By Peter Mertz
DENVER， the United States， Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of angry protesters marched defiantly through Colorado's capital Friday chanting "Not My President，" as 2，900 kilometers away， Donald Trump was being sworn into the Oval Office.
Trump's brief， 16-minute inauguration speech in Washington， D.C. triggered protests across the country， as the billionaire continued his angry rant against liberals， and especially outgoing President Barack Obama.
"Trump stole the election，" said marcher James Dunmore， 68， a retired insurance salesman from Boston who relocated to Denver in 1988. "Trump is a disgrace to America."
Dunmore led a large group of Denver citizens chanting， "Refugees are welcome here."
At the same time in the U.S. Capitol， the new president was putting his left hand on a Bible used by Abraham Lincoln over 150 years ago， swearing to uphold American values.
"Trump didn't win the popular vote，" Dunmore said.
Colorado was a swing state in the West that went to Hillary Clinton in elections， along with New Mexico and Nevada， due to Latino and "New Millennial" votes.
Denver police told Xinhua they diffused the only reported conflict during the march， when a small group of overweight， white-bearded， tattooed bikers confronted the determined， but largely peaceful demonstrators.
The major eight-lane superhighway running through downtown Denver was shut down for an hour on the election day in November， shortly after Trump beat Clinton in the hotly contested 2016 presidential election.
Meanwhile， not far away on Denver's famous Colfax Avenue， a group of 50， older conservative Trump supporters were gathered in Pete's Kitchen.
"When will they stop?" asked Joe Grimaldi， 65， who said he had been a Pete's Kitchen customer for eight years.
Grimaldi， like many patrons Friday， were frustrated at the Democrats' inability to accept the results of the election.
"(Trump) won， get over it，" Grimaldi said.
Pete's Kitchen is one of 10 restaurants and bars that have been owned by local business legend Pete Contos.
Contos， 83， a conservative businessman， came to Denver from Greece in 1955 with no money， speaking no English， and started working as a dishwasher.
"Give Trump a chance，" Steven Moore， 65， told Xinhua. "Trump is a lot more bark than bite， and the liberals have not figured that out yet，" he said.
by Liu Tian， Jamil Bhatti
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