Batteries falsely declared as Kenya's export tea impounded at Mombasa port

NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) personnel at the Port of Mombasa have intercepted two containers suspected to be containing prohibited goods that were destined for export to South Korea disguised as tea.

KRA Assistant Commissioner in charge of Southern Region, Mr Nicholas Kinoti said that an earlier custom entry declaration showed that the two containers contained 880 bags of Kenyan tea. The falsified containers were discovered on Tuesday evening according to officials who told The Standard that inspection later showed they actually contained goods including old batteries.