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Kenya pushes Uganda to remove poultry taxes
Wednesday April 21 2021
Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development Cabinet Secretary Betty C. Maina speaking at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, JKIA on Monday, January 18, 2021. FILE PHOTO | NMG
By KEVIN ROTICH
Summary
Kenya has renewed its push for a review of the 18 per cent value added tax (VAT), a six per cent withholding tax and a one per cent railway levy charged on its poultry product exports to Uganda, terming it irregular.
A Kenyan delegation led by the Industrialisation, Trade and Enterprise Development Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina met President Yoweri Museveni last week in Kampala, where it raised the complaint.
Kenya and Uganda sign pact to ease trade war
Thursday April 15 2021
By GERALD ANDAE
Kenya and Uganda have agreed to abolish the trade barriers that have led to a sour relationship between the two neighbouring countries which saw various goods subjected to taxes against the East African Community (EAC) Customs Union Protocol.
A delegation from Kenya led by Trade Secretary Betty Maina has been in Uganda to deliberate on the matter after Kampala raised concerns over Nairobi’s imposition of taxes on goods coming in from Uganda and banning milk and poultry products.
Ms Maina met with her Ugandan counterpart Amelia Kyambadde as well as President Yoweri Museveni and it was agreed that both countries do away with the punitive taxes.
‘Poor coherence among regional partner states is hurting trade’
Tuesday April 06 2021
Summary
There has been a lot of tension among East African member states which has disrupted regional trade. Prosper’s magazine
Ismail Musa Ladu interviewed Mr Africa Kiiza, a trade economist with experience in trade policy, trade development and treaty negotiations, on how the partner states can resolve trade tensions hurting their economies. Excerpts below.
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How would you describe Uganda’s trade relationship with other East African Community member states bearing in mind the integration efforts over the years?
Every objective trade policy commentator would call Uganda a “pacifist” whose aim is to boost intra-EAC trade. Whereas a number of EAC partner states have blocked Uganda’s goods, the latter has not retaliated even when legislators and private sector actors have called for retaliation. Whereas Uganda’s response can be frowned upon, the long-term intent
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