State in plan to import 580,000 tonnes of duty-free food items
Comedian Eric Omondi (right) struggles with police officers in an attempt to force his way into Parliament Buildings in Nairobi on February 21, 2023. He was leading a protest against the high cost of living.
The government is importing 580,000 metric tonnes of basic commodities duty-free in a bid to lower prices and ease the high cost of living.
The Customs and Border Control Department of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has directed the state-owned Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) to apply to be issued with a duty exemption code to allow it to clear the goods.
KNTC was in November last year given Cabinet approval to spearhead the government’s initiatives to stabilise the cost of essential goods amid a biting drought that has curtailed local food production.
The government is importing 580,000 metric tonnes of basic commodities duty-free in a bid to lower prices and ease the high cost of living.
The Customs and Border Control Department of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has directed the state-owned Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) to apply to be issued with a duty exemption code to allow it to clear the goods.
