Tax policies killing Kenya’s agro-industry

Kenya Revenue Authority. (Photo: Courtesy)

Preparations for the August General Election have gripped the nation. However, there is an urgent matter that policy makers need to pay attention to, as it stands right in the way of our envisioned future state – that of an industrialised economy by 2030.

As a nation, we have to decide whether we want to develop a vibrant pesticide industry to effectively support farming or kill it altogether. As it is, we are slowly but surely killing the industry by saddling it with punitive taxes and levies.