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Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) has spread all over the world affecting 213 countries. Efforts to control the spread of the pandemic are enormous. In this paper, we use a case of the unsung heroes on the wheel delivering essential goods and services in the COVID19-hit region to demonstrate how closing border for the public health good and mandatory COVID-19 screening among the truckers have impacted the flow of goods and services and are eroding amicable relationships that existed among truckers, communities and East African states. We collected and reviewed different documents including published papers, grey literature, newspapers, media information, formal and informal reports and conducted formal and informal discussions with interested parties. Closing borders undertaken by the East African states, except Tanzania, halted cross borer activities. Where border crossing is allowed, truck drivers from partner states are required to practice relay driving/trucking or offloading their cargo at the border crossing points. Mandatory COVID-19 testing among the truck drivers has resulted into truckers‟ crowding and resentment among neighboring states. We conclude that lack of collective will to fight COVID-19 led to uncoordinated measures in the region thus disrupting the free movement of people, goods and services and are eroding amicable relationships that previously existed in East Africa.

From Hospitality to Hostility: Border Crossing Experiences among Unsung Heroes on the Wheel in COVID-19-Hit East Africa