The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), has announced that the government will no longer charge import levies to some businesses importing nuts and oil crops.
In a statement on Tuesday, April 17, the AFA director general, Bruno Linyiru, noted that the exemption will apply to enterprises operating in Export Processing Zones (EPZ) and special economic zones (SEZ).
Additionally, the DG noted that the government will exempt levies on businesses importing nuts and oil crops from East African Community states, including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Tanzania.
The move, according to AFA, comes after the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, Mutahi Kagwe, amended the Crops (Nuts and Oil Crops) Regulations 2020 through a legal notice No. 26 on February 14, 2025, to align with sections 101 and 102 of the Finance Act 2023. Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe during a meeting with Italy Country Director for Kenya Mariatu Kamara on February 6, 2025.
