Kenya has insisted that it needs a bilateral with Uganda to resolve occasional trade row, even as the later threatens to seek legal redress in a regional court. In a message response to the Star's inquiry about Uganda's complain, Trade Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina said the two countries need to a trade deal to calm persistent standoff. Uganda has about 11 functional sugar mills producing about 510,000 metric tonnes, with local consumption estimated at 360,000 metric tonnes per annum with a surplus of about 150,000 metric tonnes, reserved for export. The Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) had given President Yoweri Museveni's government up to December last year to engage Kenya or seek legal redress at the regional court. This, however, is not the first time Uganda is threatenig to take Kenya to the East African Court of Justice (EACJ).

Source: The Star March 02, 2021 00:56 UTC