- Kenya’s Agriculture Cabinet secretary Peter Munya and his Ugandan counterpart Frank Tumwebaze have agreed to ease the trade standoff between the two countries after a bilateral meeting in Nairobi.
- Kenya has agreed to lift the restrictions on imports of poultry products from Uganda that have averted the import ban of Kenyan agricultural produce into Uganda.
Kenya’s Agriculture Cabinet secretary Peter Munya and his Ugandan counterpart Frank Tumwebaze have agreed to ease the trade standoff between the two countries after a bilateral meeting in Nairobi. Kenya has agreed to lift the restrictions on imports of poultry products from Uganda that have averted the import ban of Kenyan agricultural produce into Uganda. The discussion focussed on trade on poultry, eggs, sugar, fish and milk products.
Uganda had threatened last week to ban imports of Kenyan agricultural produce in retaliation to the trade barriers against Ugandan products. Kenya last year banned the exports of poultry and dairy products from Uganda. Kenya and Uganda have for long had trade disputes, but the hostilities intensified in December 2019, when Kenya stopped importing Ugandan milk, particularly the Latobrand.
The joint communiqué issued after the meeting stated that both parties agreed to immediately remove any administrative measures that have inhibited trade in poultry and poultry products. The recent interception of fish in transit from Kenya to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will also be reviewed. The trade issue on milk was, however, is still pending.
