UK protests proposed Kenya ban on second-hand imports of buses, trucks

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The Kenya Bureau of Standards in April issued a notice freezing importation of used commercial vehicles from July 2022. PHOTO | FILE

The UK has protested Kenya’s impending ban on second-hand imports of buses and trucks, fearing the embargo will cut the flow of used commercial vehicles from the European country.

Betty Maina, the Industrialisation and Trade Cabinet secretary, says authorities in the UK are uncomfortable with the sanction on used vehicles, which was set to take effect from July 1 before it was frozen in court.