Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi now says that the Kenyan government will use diplomacy to handle the trade restrictions imposed on foreign nationals by Tanzania.

Speaking on Thursday, August 7, during a meeting with the National Assembly Committee on Regional Integration, Mudavadi appealed for patience and dialogue in resolving cross-border issues.

The CS noted that Kenya would explore dialogue and peaceful negotiations as the first option, adding that the government would only explore other alternatives if diplomacy fails. "Let us not demand confrontation on some of the issues.

In case diplomacy does not work, I will declare its failure so that we may engage other channels," Mudavadi stated.