The listed counties lie within Kenya’s Rift Valley agricultural belt and produce maize, tea, dairy, and horticultural crops.
The hub would support re-export, transit, transshipment, storage, handling, value-added logistics and light industries.
The dispensation is restricted to Botswana registered livestock agents, tax compliant registered companies and individual farmers.
The two countries seek to revive a bilateral joint committee, opening potential opportunities for pastoralists, livestock traders and regional animal-export supply chains.
The cranes are part of DP World’s US$800 million modernization programme at the South Container Terminal.