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Enock Magara sorts red onions imported from Tanzania at Daraja Mbili market in Kisii County. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]
Data by the Kenya Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) shows that approximately Sh15 million was collected at the Kenya-Tanzania border post from food imports from Tanzania in the last three years.
Food imports from neighbouring Tanzania into the country have for years been helping bridge the gap of insufficient supply and a huge demand for the products.
Traders source cereals such as rice, sorghum, millet, maize, and fruits such as pineapple, oranges, watermelon, bananas, and tangerine from Tanzania.
The government has, however, banned the importation of maize from the neighbouring country.
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