The border has been blocked for close to five days after some drivers cross-parked their trucks, blocking entry and exit of trucks to the Kenyan side.
During a dialogue with senior government officials from both Uganda and Kenya at Malaba Kenya yesterday, the drivers, through their leaders, demanded formal assurance from government on their safety while in transit.
It is reported that after their meeting, owners of cargo trucks under their ambrella Kenya Transporters Association, later had a separate meeting with their drivers and requested them to drop their earlier position.
Authorities from the Ugandan side told Daily Monitor yesterday that trucks destined to Kenya from Uganda will have to wait until the traffic jam from Kenya is done with.
Mr James Malinzi, the Uganda Revenue Authority eastern regional manager, said during the strike, drivers parked on all the three lanes that stretched more than 50kms that require to be cleared before trucks destined to Kenya from Uganda can get space to cross.
