There have been long tailbacks on the Kenyan side of the border with Uganda after the government began mandatory testing of long-distance lorry drivers to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
The government announced that all drivers will be tested before crossing the border after Uganda confirmed that eight Kenyan drivers had tested positive for the virus.
Kenya’s NTV channel shared a video of the tailback at the border;
Citizen TV has also shared pictures and said that the tailback was 30km (19 miles) long:
Last week, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni said the authorities in both countries were discussing ways to reduce cross-border coronavirus cases.
As well as mandatory testing, they also proposed relay driving, where drivers hand over vehicles to their Ugandan counterparts at the border.
