Kenyan food to remain on EU watchlist

Tomato vendors sells tomatoes at Kibuye market in Kisumu.Tomato prices at the market has gone up from sh.50 to sh.70 per kilogram following the dry spell that has hit most parts of the country.[PHOTO BY COLLINS ODUOR/STANDARD]

Kenya: Kenya will remain on the list of countries whose fresh produce is tested before it enters the European Union (EU) market.

The EU member states have resolved that Kenya will remain on the watchlist until the bloc is sure Kenyan commodities are free of high levels of banned pesticides and other chemicals.