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The Nairobian

Farmers want Uganda poultry imports taxed to level the market

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By Awal Mohamed and Grace Ng'ang'a | Apr 30, 2020

Kenyan poultry farmers have protested against a flood of cheap imports from Uganda. The farmers, under the aegis of the Kenya Poultry Farmers Association (Kepofa), blamed weak controls on the part of Kenyan authorities, such as the absence of taxes, for the influx.

“To export poultry products to Uganda, a Kenyan farmer or producer is charged 18 per cent VAT (value added tax), six per cent withholding tax and one per cent road levy," said Patrick Githinji, an official of the lobby.

"This is 25 per cent cumulative tax payable to the Uganda Revenue Authority. On the other hand, a Ugandan poultry farmer or producer is charged zero tax to import products from Uganda into Kenya. This puts the poultry sector in Kenya in an unfavourable position.“

The protests come two years after Kenya had a similar row with Tanzania that culminated in the burning of 6,400 chicks from Kenya by Tanzanian authorities due to what they termed non-compliance to local poultry guidelines by Kenyan importers.