A poultry farmer. FILE PHOTO | NMG
The government will lift the ban on poultry products from Uganda
in totality after a 15-month embargo that saw chicken and eggs
prohibited from accessing Kenya's Sh500 million market after outbreak of
a viral disease.
Deputy Director of Veterinary
Services, Michael Cheruiyot, says the move follows talks with Uganda and
an assessment that ascertained the neighbouring country is now free of
avian influenza disease.
Last year in August, the
Ministry of Agriculture allowed three firms to export their products to
Kenya having met the safety conditions that would allow them to sell
their eggs and chickens locally.
“We have been in discussion with Uganda and agreed that we are
going to lift the ban completely following eradication of the virus in
Uganda,” said Dr Cheruiyot.
He said the two countries had agreed to fast track the process of lifting the ban so that trade can go back to normal.
Dr
Cheruiyot was speaking yesterday in Nairobi during the launch of a
report on Business Benchmarks on Farm Animal Welfare by World Animal
Protection.
The report focused on global food companies
including international brands operating in Kenya such as Dominos,
Subway, Burger King and Carrefour, which have committed to improvement
of the welfare of chickens.
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