in an effort to guide investors on opportunities and increase the volume of trade between the two countries.

Once the Commission is launched at a date yet to be announced, reports Nairobi newspaper, Business Daily, the team will be expected to facilitate the launch of a joint chamber of commerce to be run by the private sector.

The two bodies are part of the implementation of the Bilateral Trade Agreement that was signed by Kenya and SA in September 2008.

“What is intended is to streamline our trade agreement so that the tariff barriers that exist because we belong to different African trade blocs do not impede trade”, said SA’s High Commissioner to Kenya, Tony Gab Msimanga.

Kenya belongs to the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) and the East African Community (EAC), while SA is a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).