Egg prices jump 25pc on taxation

Workers loading eggs into a car.

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Consumers are paying more for eggs after Kenya imposed a 25 percent excise duty on the commodity, cutting the supply amid rising demand.

Kenya normally relies on cheap eggs from Uganda to check against high prices locally. However, the recent move by Nairobi to impose duty has seen most traders shy from importing the product.

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