Import duty cut to Sh2.5m per container after outcry

The government has reversed a decision to increase import duty from Sh2.5 million to Sh3 million for a container of goods, yielding to pressure from traders who had complained about adverse effects on their businesses.

The decision followed a meeting between traders from 10 markets in Nairobi and the Ministry of Trade and Investments. The meeting also resolved that an unidentified quantity of goods belonging to local traders which had been held at the Port of Mombasa over standard concerns be released within two weeks.