Second-hand cars to get more expensive in new age limit rule
What you need to know:
An East African Community (EAC) resolution has recommended the slashing of the age limit for imported cars to five years by 2021.
Kenya only allows the import of second-hand cars not older than eight years while Tanzania has set its limit at 10 years.
Rwanda, Burundi and South Sudan do not have any such limits. On average, cars in the region are 15 to 20 years old.
Kenyans may have to dig deeper into their pockets to buy second-hand cars popular with the majority if proposals to lower the age limit for used-vehicle imports are implemented.
An East African Community (EAC) resolution has recommended the slashing of the age limit for imported cars to five years by 2021, in a raft of measures intended to promote local assembly in the region.
