The Ministry of Agriculture has dismissed a letter circulating on social media falsely claiming to authorise the export of raw macadamia nuts.
Through the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), the ministry said the letter is forged and fraudulently includes the name and signature of Agriculture and Livestock Development CS Mutahi Kagwe, as having authorised the export of the in-shell macadamia nuts.
In a statement on Sunday, May 25, the AFA claimed that the forged letter, dated May 21, 2025, is neither from the authority nor from the CS.
The Authority has noted that the ban on the export of raw (in-shell) macadamia nuts remains in force, and no party has been exempted.
