More than 100 Kenyan lorries have been impounded by Tanzanian authorities at the Isebania border since Tuesday, renewing tension between the two countries over the truck drivers' Covid-19 status.
On May 22, Kenya's Transport CS James Macharia and his Tanzanian counter part, Mr Isack Kamwelwe, signed an MoU to grant truck drivers from their country entry into each other's country, as long as the drivers presented their Covid-19 test results and certificates to health authorities at the border posts.
On June 2, however, tension rose again after Tanzanian authorities refused to recognise the Kenyan truckers' Covid-19 test results, which had been issued by health authorities in Arusha and Mwanza.
Mr Ndirangu Ndungu, another driver faulted Kenyan Immigration officials for not intervening even after they lodged a complaint at the Isebania Customs office.
Last week, Longido District Commissioner Frank Mwashumbe accused Kenyan authorities of denying Tanzanian drivers entry into the country and promised to retaliate, adding, it had been agreed that the drivers be tested in their respective countries.