Despite an agreement arrived at on Wednesday by government officials from Kenya and Uganda on the process of Covid-19 testing for truckers at the common border, an association for Kenyan truck drivers on Thursday advised its members to suspend services until both governments address stigma and harassment.
Secretary-general of the Kenyan truckers union Nicholas Mbugua said on Thursday: "There is no safety agreement between Kenya and Uganda and yet drivers are being coerced by police officers to cross over to Uganda.
Mr Kitungu and his East African Community counterpart Kevit Desai led a delegation of Kenyan officials to the meeting with the Uganda delegation on Tuesday.
"We also met with Kenya's ambassador to Uganda, Kiema Kilonzo, among other officials, and we have now sorted out the issue," said Mr Kitungu on Wednesday.
He said the directive from Kenya's Transport Minister James Macharia requiring that truck drivers be tested 48 hours before their travel should be adhered to.