Poultry players protest US import deal plan

Chicken handling and processing must always be done professionally and hygienically. [File, Standard]

Kenyan poultry businesses say the country could lose Sh172 billion a year if the United States starts exporting finished chicken products to Kenya under a proposed new trade deal.

The poultry sector fears a 75 per cent drop in demand for local chicken if US imports flood the market under the deal.