The East African
Monday March 08 2021
The drivers of cargo trucks from Tanzania, ferrying tonnes of maize into Kenya, await offloading outside the Mombasa Maize Millers Factory in this photo taken on September 13, 2020. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG
Summary
The Kenyan authority noted that over the years, acute and chronic aflatoxin-related illness cases have been recorded, with some resulting in deaths.
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Dar es Salaam,
The Tanzanian government on Saturday said it hasn’t received official communication from Kenya on the decision to ban maize imports.
This followed an internal letter by Kenya’s Agriculture and Food Authority, communicating the decision to the commissioner of customs at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).