Kenya and Uganda have filed complaints to the East African Business Council (EABC), the regional lobby, over the law that raised import taxes on goods from non-EAC countries to 35 percent. But Kenya and Uganda now say the new tax has pushed up the cost of importation, spilling over onto basic commodities. Zambia has started harvesting its main crop while Tanzania and Uganda have surpluses that Kenya is seeking to import. “It is critical for EAC countries to support logistics for importation of maize from different countries to lower cost of flour. Until then, Kenya will rely on imports and, from the look of things, imports from the neighbours could be impacted by taxes.

Source: Daily Nation July 10, 2022 20:43 UTC