Ugandan government last Thursday advised the business community seeking entry into Rwanda to use Cyanika border.
However, it has emerged that Rwandan authorities at Cyanika border have since refused to allow these trucks exceed the border despite carrying perishable agricultural products.
Speaking to a local newspaper Daily Monitor, the chairperson of all traders at Cyanika border post in Kisoro District, Geoffrey Barore said Rwandan custom authorities blocked all trucks carrying goods.
“The [Ugandan] government told us to use Kyanika/Cyanika border but only transit goods from Kenya and DRC are allowed into Rwanda through Kyanika/Cyanika border post,” Barore told Daily Monitor.
He added: “All goods from Uganda have been denied entry into Rwanda through the border post. There is need for immediate bilateral dialogue to resolve this matter.”
Mr Paul Mukiza, the chairperson for the clearing agents at Kyanika/Cyanika border post also told the same newspaper that all the manufactured goods and agricultural products from Uganda have been denied entry into Rwanda since Wednesday last week and that Rwandan officials have not given them any explanation. The movement of Ugandans to and from Rwanda remains unhindered.
