Uganda protests move to reduce its sugar exports to Kenya

Published 2021년 9월 3일

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Uganda is protesting a 79% cut on its sugar exports to Kenya, which has led to trade disputes between the two East African Community states. The cut has reduced the amount of sugar Kenya will import from Uganda from 90,000 tonnes to 18,923 tonnes. This has angered Uganda, as they claim they can still meet Kenya's sugar import demand. The two countries had previously agreed to a framework of trade cooperation, which included Kenya importing up to 90,000 metric tonnes of Ugandan sugar per year from July 1, 2021. However, Kenya has not fully implemented this agreement, leading to disputes and potential retaliatory action from Uganda.

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Uganda has protested a 79 percent cut on its scheduled sugar exports to Kenya, reigniting trade disputes between the two East African Community states. Uganda's Agriculture Minister Frank Tumwebaze said Thursday his country was "not happy" with restrictions on its sugar exports to Kenya. "We need an honest conversation about these trade restrictions from your side," he said in a tweet addressed to his Kenyan counterpart, Peter Munya. Mr Tumwebaze was reacting to a notice by the Sugar Directorate in Nairobi that traders will only be allowed to import 18,923 tonnes of sugar from Uganda, down from 90,000 tonnes that Kenya had earlier said would be shipped in from its landlocked neighbour. Kenya's Trade Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina and her Ugandan counterpart had in April this year agreed that Uganda would export 90,000 tonnes of sugar to Kenya as soon as the verification mission on the country of origin was completed. A deal between the two countries allowed Uganda to export surplus ...

Source: All Africa