Kenya to drop excise duty on eggs, onions from EAC

Chickens and eggs at a poultry farm. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

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Kenya has proposed to remove excise duty on eggs, potatoes and onions from the East African Community (EAC) in measures that could promote intra-trade within the bloc.

At a pre-budget meeting in May, EAC finance ministers agreed on some custom measures to protect industries in the region, Njuguna Ndung'u Kenya's Treasury Cabinet Secretary said Thursday.