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Devdiscourse News Desk | Nairobi | Updated: 12-04-2021 18:17 IST | Created: 12-04-2021 17:55 IST Representative Image Image Credit: Pxhere The Cereal Millers Association (CMA) in Kenya on Monday revealed that the prices of maize in the county are set to rise over ban on maize importation from Tanzania and Uganda, according to a report by Kahawa Tungu. The association said that the "unclarity" in respect to the recent maize ban from Tanzania and Uganda would cause a rise in prices due to maize shortage in the county. It apprehended the ban as it said, "the CMA welcomes the ban on maize that...

Traders fail tough test for Uganda maize exports to Kenya Monday April 05 2021 Summary Traders importing maize from Uganda to Kenya are also required to have certificate of origin from the counties of produce before they get clearance at the border points. Advertisement No maize trader has met the new tougher requirements for Kenya’s imports from Uganda that are meant to prevent influx of grain with high incidence of aflatoxin, raising fears of a shortage in the country. The country’s Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya said so far, traders are yet to conform to the laid down guide...

Daily Monitor Monday March 15 2021 Officials from UNBS takes samples of maize from one of the stores in Busia to test for aflatoxin content on March 12. PHOTO | DAVID AWORI Advertisement Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) officials have started taking samples of Ugandan maize to test for traces of aflatoxins following the ban of the cereal in the Kenyan market.  The team arrived in Busia border District on Saturday and embarked on collecting maize samples from all stores for testing in their laboratory in Kampala, with results expected today. “We are a big team from UNBS picking ma...

Daily Monitor Friday March 12 2021 On Friday last week, Kenya announced a ban on maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania, citing the danger that it presented to its citizens due to high levels of aflatoxin. PHOTO/FILE. Summary Government is waiting for official communication following reports that Kenya has lifted the ban on importation of maize from Uganda. Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde yesterday told Daily Monitor, Kenya had not officially communicated in regard to the ban that had been announced last week . “They informed us but you have to wait for official communication. It is still i...