NAIROBI, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Cabinet on Thursday approved the establishment of a regional roads authorities forum as part of efforts to harmonize road infrastructure in the East Africa region.

The cabinet, which was chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, said the establishment of the Eastern Africa Regional Roads Authorities Forum (EARRAF) will provide a platform for the harmonization of road infrastructure in East Africa, especially transnational roads in terms of design, standards and costing.

"EARRAF will bring together agencies responsible for the implementation and management of road infrastructure in the region," Kenyatta's office said in a statement issued after the cabinet meeting in Nairobi.

It said road management bodies of countries including Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will be brought together.