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How Mbadi's duty-free rice import plan turned into free-for-all legal war

Traders idle waiting for customers at Nice Ricers Millers in Kirinyaga County. [File, Standard]

On July 28, 2025, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi issued a gazette notice allowing the importation of 500,000 metric tonnes of duty-free rice.

The notice has triggered a circus, with the courts being the main arena.

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