In a notice issued by AFA in May, the government had also slapped a two percent levy on the customs value of imports of legumes and pulses including beans, lentils, soybeans, and peanuts. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Traders have protested Kenya's move to impose new levies on the sale of cereals, legumes, herbs and tubes, saying the move violates regional trade agreements.
The traders cited various East African Community (EAC) protocols and provisions of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) bloc.