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You will have to pay Sh12,000 to register a parrot

A photo of African Grey parrots in a cage. [Courtesy]

It is now illegal to own an unregistered African Grey Parrot following the lapse of the amnesty period given by the government.

In a gazette notice, the Government declared it will be illegal to keep the birds without a permit. The notice came in months after an investigative piece by The Standard revealed a thriving illegal trade of the birds.

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