Kenya
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Over 100,000 Kenyan employees in the edible oils sector risk losing their jobs on the backdrop of duty-free imports
KENYA – The Kenyan Association of Manufactures (KAM) has expressed fear that over 100,000 Kenyans in the edible oil manufacturing sub-sector, including nuts and oil…
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Kenya launches modern Bulk Grain Handling and Storage Terminal to bolster the transportation and storage of grains
KENYA – Kenya has launched a new US$ 70M (KES 9.5 billion) grain handling and storage terminal to support the transportation and storage of grains…
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Millers risk losing duty-free licenses if they fail to import maize within seven days
KENYA – The Kenyan Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has given millers a one-week ultimatum to import maize or have their duty-free importation licenses revoked,…
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Maize flour brands, Ajab and Umi, slash retail prices by 24% amid maize shortage
KENYA – Kenyan-based grain miller, Grain Industries Limited, has announced that it has cut the price of its maize flour by 24 percent to sell…
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Dola flour maker enters the edible oils market in a move to diversify its product portfolio
KENYA – Kenyan-based Kitui Flour Mills, the maker of the ‘Unga wa Dola’ wheat and maize flour brand, has entered the cooking oil market as…