The East African
Wednesday March 10 2021
Trucks parked at the Busia border on March 8 following a maize ban by the Kenyan government. Government has called a crisis meeting to settle the deadlock between Uganda and Kenya. PHOTO | DAVID AWORI | DAILY MONITOR
Summary
According to the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) in Kenya, Ugandan maize was found to contain mycotoxins, particularly aflatoxins and fumonisins, which can cause cancer.
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In an interview with the
Daily Monitor on Tuesday, Mr Julius Maganda, the State minister for the East African Community (EAC) Affairs, said Uganda’s ministers of Trade, Agriculture, East African Community Affairs and Finance are scheduled to hold a meeting Wednesday to come up with a common stand regarding the ban, ahead of another meeting with their Kenyan counterparts slated for March 11.