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Kisumu Port Resilience Programme Kisumu port is one of the critical assets that facilitates multimodal cargo transport from rail,
road and water. It handles both containerized and conventional Cargo as well as pedestrians.
Kisumu Port has a capacity to handle 50,000 TEUs or an equivalent of 200,000 metric tonnes. In
KPA’s strategic plan for 2018-2022, KPA plans to increase Kisumu Port Capacity to 600,000 TEUs. 

The Government of Kenya invested USD 7 million to rehabilitate Kisumu Port in 2019-2020 to
boost intermodal transport through Lake Victoria and East Africa Region. The aim of the project
was to revive maritime activities at Lake Victoria, create employment, spur economic growth,
enhance connectivity, reduce pollution and facilitate regional trade through lake transport
trade. It will connect Kisumu, Mwanza, Bukoba and Port bell through lake transport. The work
undertaken by GOK included project design work and Environmental and Social Impact study
(ESIA), concreting of the port yard, construction of the quayside (area along the water bank)
including feeder jetties and piers, repairs of the linkspan (drawbridge used in moving vehicles on
and off a vessel), repair of the dry dock and road works, building’s rehabilitation and provision of
operations equipment including forklift trucks, mobile cranes and tractor-trailers for cargo
handling. The expected results include reviving maritime activities at Lake Victoria, spur economic
growth, create employment, enhance connectivity, reduce air pollution and facilitate regional
trade through lake transport trade."										


Further, Use of lake transport at Kisumu Port has been limited. Kenya shares lake borders with Tanzania
and Uganda. Historically, marine transport on the lake, together with the rail network, formed an
important component of an intermodal supply chain along the Central and Northern Corridor
linking to Mombasa and Dar es Salaam seaports. Regular sailings used to take place between Port
Bell and Kisumu (Kenya) on the Northern Corridor, Jinja and Port Bell (Uganda) and Mwanza
(Tanzania) on the Central Corridor as well as between Mwanza and Kisumu. With an estimated
population of 35 million living around the lake and its islands enhancing lake transport not only
increases the market for Kenyan exports but also offers an opportunity to reduce the cost of
cargo transport and reduce greenhouse gas Reduced Barriers to Trade
Trade Logistics Information Pipeline  – Rail Freight Logistics Solution The project is designed to address operational challenges being faced by the three government entities responsible for coordinating the evacuation of cargo from Mombasa to Nairobi via the standard gauge railway line.  Some of these challenges include:
•	Lack of effective coordination between the three agencies to ensure seamless movement of cargo via the SGR line;
•	Lack of capability to provide real-time information and updates to shippers, clearing agents, transporters and the staff on the respective agencies on the status and position of cargo that is being evacuated via the SGR line;
•	Lack of solutions to provide for accurate location of cargo at the Mombasa Port and ICD-Embakasi to facilitate faster handling, mobility and clearance of cargo;
•	Lack of effective means to better manage truck traffic coming into and leaving the ICD-Embakasi facility;
Trade Policy The project involves implementation of the Kenya Trade Policy including National Export Development and Promotion Strategy. Support will be directed to Kenya authorities to improve the trade regulatory environment thereby contributing to reduction of trade barriers for Improved Business Competitiveness. The project will also support focused interventions targeting binding constraints to export development, consolidation and penetration in markets of interest.
Integrated Border Management (IBM) at Nimule The project will help to set up the institutional and legal framework necessary for collaboration in border management at inter-agency and bilateral levels, review and implement one stop border post procedures, train border agency officials, and install ICT networks, hardware, furniture and equipment.  Together with the OSBP construction project, the aim is to facilitate the efficient cross border movement of trucks/vehicles, goods and persons.
East Africa Community (EAC)  Trade Report TMEA is supporting the EAC Secretariat towards the preparation of its Annual Trade & Investment Reports, which presents the status and analysis of the trade and investment sectors of the five Partner States in the context of the global trade and investment performance annually as well as provides an analysis of the revenue performance.
Ministry of Agriculture Single WIndow Phase II The Single Window Information for Trade (SWIFT) System (or Single Window) is a trade facilitation concept that enables international (cross-border) traders to submit regulatory documents at a single location and/or single entity. These documents typically include customs declarations, applications for import/export permits, and other supporting documents such as certificates of origin and trading invoices. The project supports automation of 13 crop boards, that are linked with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, to automate their trade facilitation business processes and set up their trading regulations information portal. The crop boards are: Plant Health Services, Fertilizers Board, Tea Board, Coffee Board, Sisal Board, Pyrethrum Board, Cotton Board, Tanzania Pesticide Research Institute, and Tanzania Official Seed Certification Institute (TOSCI).

Project’s Key expected results include:
?	The 13 targeted crop boards improve competency in using the SWIFT;
?	Economic operators and trade agencies improve efficiency.
Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Single Windown System Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KNCCI) with technical and financial support from TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) has implemented an online web portal – Management Information System (MIS) aimed at improving the management and administration of ordinary certificates of origin, as well as managing chamber membership. The system was rolled out in 2015 and has been operational since then. 

This second phase of funding is aimed at enhancing system functionalities to further enhance efficiency in the operations of the Chambers by adopting much more affordable, simplified and accessible technologies through mobile enablement. This second phase shall place emphasis on rolling out the automated services to the County Chambers, thereby reaching out to more members/trade community in Kenya.

The scope to be covered in this respect include: a. Chamber Management Information System (CMIS)  – Mobile Enablement; b. CMIS System Upgrade; c. ICT Infrastructure Support; d.	Change Management
Moyale Integrated Border Management The IBM Programme II  builds on the Strategy I IBM programme and incorporates lessons learnt. IBM II projects are located within the EAC region and at borders between the EAC and the Great Lakes, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa regions. The projects are aligned to Article 12 (1) and (2) of the TFA, which encourages customs administrations to cooperate and exchange information on matters promoting trader compliance. Given that the EAC has progressed through the adoption of a Customs Union, Common Market Protocol and recently the Single Customs Territory, it is best placed to advance these principles within the community and to extend it to its neighbours.  

The projects will be implemented by TMEA, jointly with the EAC Secretariat and OSBPs Lead Agencies, in collaboration with all the Government border agencies (Ministries, Departments and Agencies), National OSBPs Steering Committees, National Trade Facilitation Committees, Corridor Authorities and Joint Border Committees
Implementation of World Trade Organisation  Agreements Support to National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) to fast track and report on the implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and other WTO Agreements. Key intervention will include support to effective engagement within the NTFC framework as underlined in the WTO TFA and other WTO engagements contributing to achievement of policy and regulatory reforms for coherence with EAC regional integration aspirations.
Coordinated Border Management (One Stop Border Posts Integrated Border Management) The programme focuses on the most immediate priorities that will sustain and further enhance operational efficiency, capacity and environmental sustainability of selected OSBPs. These priorities aim at minimising costs and delays at borders; further streamlining of border procedures and establishing a sustainable and systematic border performance improvement programme. There are two specific areas that the programme seeks to address at OSBPS supported under TMEA Strategy one and those proposed under strategy two and these include enhancing monitoring of OSBP performance and improving trade flow efficiency at new borders.
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures The Rwanda Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) project is part of the wider Rwanda Standards and SPS programme aimed at developing and implementing interventions to address technical barriers to trade in industrial and agricultural goods. Interventions have been tailored towards improving services provided by the relevant Government of Rwanda conformity assessment bodies, and to increase private sector service provision on in enhancing compliance. The key outcome expected is Enhanced Private Sector Compliance with Standards and SPS Requirements. At the inception of the project there was no private body to offer certification to private standards in the agriculture sector to producers in Rwanda while at the same time imported services are expensive and inadequate to prepare producers for certification. TMEA Rwanda interventions will therefore be geared towards increasing service providers who will in turn facilitate compliance to international market-driven standards.
Tunduma Integrated Border Management - Phase II The project will help to set up the institutional and legal framework necessary for collaboration in border management at inter-agency and bilateral levels, review and implement one stop border post procedures, train border agency officials, and install ICT networks, hardware, furniture and equipment. Together with the OSBP construction project, the aim is to facilitate the efficient cross border movement of trucks/vehicles, goods and persons.
Greater Inclusion of Women in Trade in Kenya The Women in Trade project in Kenya will scale up and build on the work implemented in Strategy I that targeted women in the horticulture sub-sector. The purpose of this country specific project is to increase value of trade by women in Kenya through capacity building for women-in-business and their associations and facilitating access to markets.

The objectives of the project are; i) Enhance export capacity for women owned enterprises; ii) Increase participation of women traders in select sectors and; iii) Improve the policy and regulatory environment for women in trade.
Increased Market Access 4 Women-Owned Small and Medium Enterprises  -East African Women in Business Platform(EAWIB) The increased market access for women owned SMEs will increase the value of women owned SMEs in EAC regional trade and build ion the work done in strategy 1 . The project will seek to achieve the following objectives
a)	Increase market access for women owned enterprises using technology as a major driver. Lack of market access continues to hinder women from participating in international trade. The project will facilitate regional and international linkages for the East African owned women businesses. The project will seek to profile women businesses  in the region, conduct training on key areas where women lag behind such as packaging and branding, create a virtual market place for women entrepreneurs as well as conduct B2B linkage events where women can trade amongst themselves as well as meet large international buyers
b)	Improve the policy and regulatory environment for women in trade. The project will run very targeted advocacy campaigns issues that are best addressed at the regional level such as participation in the Common External Review process and lobbying for women’s access to government procurement opportunities across the region
c)	Strengthen the institutional capacity of EAWIBP to continue being the voice of East African women businesses at the regional level. This will involve hiring a programmes officer to support the market access activities and advocacy work as well as an ICT officer to support the virtual market place platform
Standards Bureau Information Platform The project will aim at the Standards Agencies in the East African Trade Networks enabling them to exchange data on goods moving across borders to facilitate efficient border and market compliance and surveillance. With the agencies being at different levels of automation and adoption of ICT in their operations, the agencies have built collaboration frameworks in support of intra-regional trade through the East Africa Community (EAC) Secretariat. This project will go a long way to enhance the efforts already put in place.
Rubavu Port Facilities Construction The main component of the Lake Kivu Transport project is the construction of harbor facilities on Lake Kivu at Rubavu and Rusizi. The two districts are at the busiest border crossings between Rwanda and DRC and together represent about 70% of Rwanda’s total cross border trade volumes  . In addition to the construction of the harbor facilities, Transaction Advisory services will be provided to attract private sector investment for management of ports and barge operations and review the marine regulatory and institutional framework. Construction of the ports will kick-off in the FY2018-19 

Rubavu is situated on the northern end of the lake and is the main gateway for trade to Goma and the North Kivu province in the DRC. Rusizi is located in the Southern end of the lake and is the main gateway for trade towards Bukavu and the South Kivu province in the DRC. TMEA has constructed a Cross Border Market in Rusizi. 

TMEA has funded the construction of Cross Border Markets in Rubavu and Rusizi. Under the women in trade programme, a number of cooperatives based in the two districts were also supported to increase their competitiveness and so the selection of the two sites fits well into the overall TMEA Rwanda Cross Border Trade work.
Strengthening Performance in Implementing the Mombasa Port Community Charter (MPCC) The proposed support is aimed at strengthening coordination of the port charter implementation. This will be achieved by providing support to a secretariat that will be established to manage the day-to-day activities of revising the charter targets and setting up an M&E unit to ensure progress is effectively tracked.

To complement TMEA, key partners in the MPCC SC (KMA, KPA, NCTTCA, KRA, SCEA,TMEA) have designated resources to support the implementation process by facilitating the holding of meetings, attendance of key technical persons and coordinating preparation of reports. The contribution by the steering committee for coordination activities includes technical expertise/man-hour, conference facility package fee for all quarterly meetings.
Creating a Gender Responsive Trading Environment The project aims at strengthening Capacity of cross-border traders at Rusizi II to increase their income, improve trade environment and support them to trade formally. This will be achieved through providing skills and sound knowledge on laws and policies governing cross border trade and also psychosocial support. The project activities will be implemented in Rusizi District, at Rusizi II border and neighbouring administrative sectors of Mururu, Nyakarenzo, Gashonga and Rwimbogo.
Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP) In international trade the supply chain that links the process of:  producing, manufacturing, moving and marketing of goods in international trade involves several business processes, regulatory documents, border formalities and logistics from sources of production to destination markets or consumption centres is highly complex, multi-layered and information intensive. The more borders cargo has to transit through, the more challenging it is to move the goods from source to destination.  The associated constraints with this kind of supply chain requires the establishment of seamless linkages among the supply chain actors to enable them to act more efficiently and transparently to lower the time and costs associated with the international trade process.

The programme aims at developing and implementing information sharing and exchange frameworks based on ICT to improve the information systems used by different supply chain actors by giving them direct access to relevant information. This will result in optimal transmission and use of information, enhanced visibility, improved transparency and predictability, and ultimately increase efficiency in the supply chains used by EATN businesses.  It will also contribute to improved competitiveness of EATN trade and in particular exports.
Mahagi OSBP Infrastructure Upgrade Mahagi (DRC)/Goli (UG) is a very busy border crossing located on the axis between the population centres of Arua (UG) and Bunia (DRC) as well as the longer corridor connecting Mombasa Port and Kisangani. At Mahagi, this project will undertake a detailed design and prepare tender documents for a juxtaposed One Stop Border Post facility comprising of roads, parking, warehouses on DRC side and the rehabilitation and modification of existing buildings and parking and small warehouse. The project proposes the most practical and cost effective way to bring power to the DRC side of the border
Ministry of Livestock and  Fisheries Single Window System Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries is a Public institution in Tanzania. Its mission is to build and support the technical and professional capacity of local government authorities and the private sector to develop, manage, and regulate the livestock and fisheries resources sustainably.

The project aims to improve the Ministry’s efficiency by establishing an electronic platform to enable traders to electronically apply for trade documents related to Livestock, livestock products, Fish and fish products. The platform is intended to also provide a trading platform for livestock at the internal markets as well as monitor cattle inter-district movement through the issuance of cattle movement licenses. The platform intends to support 4 departments: diary department, meat department, fisheries department, and livestock department.
Rusizi II  Integrated Border Management Rusizi II border post carries most of the heavy trucks traffic between Rwanda and DRC, particularly to Bukavu. At Rusizi II smaller-scale traders are underserved and prefer ti use Rusizi I. The existing border offices on both sides cannot support the implementation of the OSBP concept in terms of the process for cargo and passengers. Therefore, apart from OSBP office facilities which will be constructed to facilitate the movement of cargo and passengers, other cross border programmes to support small cross border traders will be implemented as well. The implementation of Intergrated Border Management (IBM) at Rusizi II border will facilitate the smooth and efficient cross border movement of vehicles and passengers between Rwanda and DRC congo
Mutukula Staff Housing Construction-S2 The Mutukula staff housing project is complementary to Mutukula OSBP which was financed by TMEA  and started operating in 2015. However, the ultimate objective of gaining maximum efficiency   in cross border trade commensurate to the investment made cannot be achieved when the OSBP cannot operate  24/7. The reason given for not operating all the time is that staff accommodation for key border agencies is not available as they are  housed far away from  the stations and in insecure rented accommodation. Therefore, TMEA's support in providing staff accommodation for key agencies, namely the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) and Immigration is intended to increase the level of efficiency through increased working hours.
Mombasa Port Productivity Improvement Programme The developments so far undertaken by KPA and TMEA have led to improvements, but the port still faces service delivery challenges. These include low labour productivity, poor cargo off take by rail and road, cargo clearance delays, lack of full automation, operational wastages and poor resource utilization. 

Specifically, the Mombasa Port Programme Phase 2 will seek to increase KPA’s container handling capacity; catalyse an increase in KPA’s productivity levels by more than 20% to support the growing trade and creation of employment in East Africa and stimulate a reduction in the relative intensity in tC02 per tonne of cargo. 

A combination of infrastructure and productivity related interventions will be implemented. These will include expansion of Mombasa county port access roads; construction supervision of berths 11-14; Improve Traffic flow and Port access; Financial & Cost-Benefit Analysis Study (Port Tariff Review); Capacity Building for Critical Functions within KPA and Bandari College restructuring; Additional PIP activities supported by KPA.
Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) Integrated Export and Import Certification System KEPHIS intends to implement an online Integrated Export and Import Certification System (IEICS) which will enable them to:
1.	Digitize its processes to provide a reliable end-to-end system for traders to apply for phytosanitary certificates and plant import permits remotely and for KEPHIS staff to record inspection findings and issue certificates.
2.	Interface with electronic payment platforms for traders to make digital payments for the certificates.
3.	Interface with external systems of other government agencies such as KRA, Kentrade, AFA for data validation and internal systems such as Finance ERP for reporting, laboratory analysis system and seed certification system.
Single Customs Territory The TMEA SCT project is designed to contribute to the Single Customs Territory at two different levels. Firstly, to support the EAC Secretariat at the regional level by supporting the formation of the High-Level Task Force (HLTF) to develop the framework for the operationalization of the Single Customs Territory; and secondly, initiate programs that would enhance the implementation of the SCT. Specific key areas of support include but not limited to the SCT Centralized Platform/System to support data exchange under Single Customs Territory, EAC Customs Bond, development and update of SCT implementation instruments as well as the Northern/Central Corridors ECTS interface.
Northern Corridor Transport Observatory - UG Northern Corridor Transport Observatory is a monitoring tool that measures more than 30 indicators on the performance along the Northern Corridor. The Observatory trucks the indicators using raw data collected from the stakeholders in all the member states. Information provides clear picture on various indicators, enabling one to identify the bottlenecks that needs to be resolved to improve on the efficiency and sequentially improve trade and operations along the corridor