Tanzania intercepts 5000 chicks from Kenya, to destroy them

Tanzanian President John Magufuli (PHOTO: FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Tanzanian government has confiscated imports at the Namanga border in Longido District, Arusha Region.

The goods which include 5000 tonnes of sugar, salt, 18 bags of tea leaves, 5000 chicks and 416 trays of eggs will be destroyed while those found to be fit for consumption donated to schools and other learning institutions, Tanzanian media reports.