Kenya to restrict second-hand imports to enhance domestic car sector

Second hand cars in a yard. [Photo: Courtesy]

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya plans to restrict imports of second-hand cars to newer vehicles in an effort to boost the domestic automotive sector by reducing the dominance of the used car market.

The East African nation undermined what was a thriving vehicle assembly industry in the 1990s with policies that encouraged imports of cheap second-hand cars.