The restored Kenyan ban on the importation of milk powder into the country has drawn mixed reactions from the business community and relevant stakeholders.
The Kenya Dairy Board which has since halted the issuance of import permits says its decision seeks to cushion local processors and farmers from surplus production and low prices in anticipation of the long rains.
Speaking to Mbarara News the Private Sector Foundation Uganda executive director, Stephen Asiimwe and the executive director of Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises, John Walugembe agree that the decision kills the spirit of regional integration.
Asiimwe says the decision is unfortunate, selfish, unfair and a trade provocation on Uganda which has allowed Kenya’s milk investors like Brookside limited conduct business here.
Meanwhile Mbarara News understands that president Museveni is posied to address parliament on an avalanche of issues prevailing in the country.
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