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Court upholds Sh50,000 fish farming permit, 5pc levy
The court found that the contested charges apply only to commercial aquaculture enterprises because the Fisheries Management and Development Act exempts non-commercial and subsistence fish farmers from licensing requirements.
The High Court has upheld new government charges on commercial fish farming, including a Sh50,000 annual licence fee on aquaculture establishments operating in public waters and a five percent levy on landed fish.
In a judgment delivered in Nairobi on Monday, the court rejected a constitutional challenge arguing that the charges would harm Kenya's fish farming industry and small businesses.
