Horticulture exporters sue to block new levy

A worker packs flowers for export at a farm in Naivasha on February 10, 2017. FILE PHOTO  NMG

Fresh produce exporters have moved to court to stop the implementation of a 0.25 percent levy that the Horticulture Directorate is banking on for development projects including putting up a fumigation plant.

The exporters, under the umbrella of Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya, Fresh Exporters Association of Kenya and the Avocado Association of Kenya, have sued the Ministry of Agriculture, the Attorney- General and the Horticultural Directorate over what they term a rushed implementation of the levy.

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