AG, Kagwe petition court to reject push to halt tax-free rice imports

Attorney General Dorcas Oduor. [File, Standard]

The government yesterday defended its plan to import 500,000 tonnes of Grade 1 milled white rice tax-free.

Appearing before the High Court, Attorney General Dorcas Oduor and Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe, the officials said blocking the importation could worsen the country’s growing food crisis.