Uganda’s dairy sector has been slapped with restrictions on the export of powder milk to Kenya even after a lift on a ban that had earlier been issued by the regulator, hitting hard major players such as Brookside.
Mr Benson Mwangi, general manager of Brookside’s operation in Uganda, is quoted by the Daily Monitor saying their powder milk is being denied export permits by the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) with other products that get licenses being delayed from getting to the market.
Uganda’s dairy sector has been slapped with restrictions on the export of powder milk to Kenya even after a lift on a ban that had earlier been issued by the regulator, hitting hard major players such as Brookside.
Mr Benson Mwangi, general manager of Brookside’s operation in Uganda, is quoted by the Daily Monitor saying their powder milk is being denied export permits by the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) with other products that get licenses being delayed from getting to the market.
Mr Samson Akankiza, executive director of DDA said Kenya could be using this to protect the local market, pointing out that they have seen a reduction in the export of powder milk despite the country having lifted an earlier ban that had been put in place by KDB.
“Other products are getting permits except for milk powder but the market is still open and Uganda milk players are exporting products there,” said Mr Akankiza.
The restriction on imports points to conflicting instructions that had earlier been issued on the importation of powdered milk into the country.
KDB –the regulator of dairy products in Kenya— had in March banned the import of the commodity but the decision was later reversed by the Department of Livestock.
