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Tanzania destroys another 5,000 chicks from Kenya

Tanzania impounded 5,000 day-old chicks illegally imported from Kenya at the Namanga border. PHOTO | MWANANCHI | NMG

By  The EastAfrican

Tanzania has burnt 5,000 one-day old chicks illegally imported through the northern Namanga border with Kenya.

The Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Livestock, Maria Mashingo, said the unnamed importer did not have the necessary documents.

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