Retailers in the dates business are unhappy with the government's offer to pay tax for imported dates. “Now that the government has paid for the taxes of the dates we urge businessmen not to sell dates in a way that the Muslim community will suffer,” he said in Mombasa. However, the retailers said they have never seen prices of the dates go down. Omar said he has no reason to sell the dates at a higher price once he gets the dates at an affordable price. He has been in the business for more than 10 years and is selling them at Sh400 per kilo.

Source: The Star April 26, 2018 23:37 UTC