The government has temporarily lifted the imposed milk ban in order to ensure the proper application of the Dairy Industry (Import and Export) Regulations 2021.
On March 6th, the Kenya Dairy Board declared an open-ended halt on milk powder imports. This action was taken to safeguard processors and farmers from decreased prices that could result from an oversupply in the market due to the expected surge in local production during the upcoming rainy season. As a consequence, the need for imports would be diminished.
Kenya’s Agriculture and Livestock Development Permanent Secretary Harry Kimtai stated on March 14, 2023, that the ban on product imports has been lifted.
Take note that the importation of products under the East African Community (EAC) protocol refers to good being imported from outside the East African Community, while good traded within the EAC are referred to as transfers.
Kenya’s Agriculture and Livestock Development Permanent Secretary – Harry Kimtai
The new announcement was welcomed by Uganda, which exports milk products to Kenya.
I am delighted to inform the dairy industry in Uganda that the ban [by Kenya] on milk products has been suspended. I have also had fruitful discussions with Mr Abdi Dubat, Permanent Secretary in Kneya’s Ministry of East African Community, on bilateral issues.
Ms Rebecca Kadaga – Uganda’s First Deputy Prime Minister
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