Uganda has protested the move by Kenyan authorities to seize Lato milk produced by Pearl Dairy, fermenting a simmering trade war between the two countries. "The government of Uganda is deeply concerned about illegal seizures of Ugandan made milk and milk products under Lato brand, causing heavy financial losses to the company,'' the letter read in part. The first consignment of 3,000 bags of powdered milk and packets of Lato milk were seized on December 27 on claims that the milk had been smuggled into the country without paying taxes. On Monday last week, detectives from Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) seized at least 20,000 packets of Lato milk and milk powder at a depot in Meru town. On January 12, they also nabbed six lorries in Uasin Gishu County ferrying Lato milk believed to have been illegally brought into the country.

Source: The Star January 16, 2020 14:03 UTC