New tax on imports to promote local manufacturing, says PS

Industrialisation PS Juma Mukwana (right) with officials from Milly Glass Works Limited when he toured the company in Mombasa on Monday. [Robert Menza, Standard]

The government has defended the 10 per cent levy imposed on imported goods saying it is meant to promote the growth of local industries.

Industrialisation PS Juma Mukhwana said the government is focused on promoting local manufacturing.