Tanzania maize exports to Kenya surge sixfold after Samia visit
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (R) and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan (2nd L) at the State House in Nairobi on May 4, 2021. FILE PHOTO | AFP
Maize imports from Tanzania jumped more than sixfold to 118,329 bags in May on the back of President Samia Suluhu’s visit to Kenya that saw Dar and Nairobi reach a deal to lift a ban that had been put in place.
Kenya's Agriculture ministry says the volumes jumped from 16,137 bags in April to a monthly record of 118,329 in May after President Samia and her Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta reached a bilateral deal to abolish the restrictions that Nairobi had imposed on Tanzanian maize.
