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AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> The East African Farmers Federation has raised concerns about the implication of the restrictions and the way they were implemented.<\/p>\n

The federation Chief Executive Stephen Muchiri said the regulations were implemented without consultation with other stakeholders, adding that farmers and businessmen have incurred a lot of losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe maize ban was a blanket ban, and then a few days later it was revised to introduce conditions, meaning that there was no consultation,\u201d said Muchiri.<\/p>\n

According to lobby group, the inconsistencies of the government are chasing away investments in this region.<\/p>\n

\u201cKenya is starting to practice protectionist policies without consulting its own actors in agriculture. This is a big concern as it goes against the East Afican Community Treaty,\u201d said Muchiri.<\/p>\n

In the last one year Kenya has had trade related tensions with Uganda, especially on milk products, which saw Nairobi confiscate hundreds of tonnes of Lato milk in 2020. Recently, the Agriculture and Food Authority put restrictions on the importation of maize from Uganda and Tanzania, saying the cereals had high levels of aflatoxins.<\/p>\n

The group is now asking for caution before such measures are taken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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