Kenya resists EAC deferral on vehicle assembly rules
A vehicle assembly plant. Kenya wants to implement the new regulations on motor vehicle and motorcycle assembly, but the EAC has decided to delay enforcement by a year.
Kenya has clashed with its East African Community peers over the postponement of new regulations on motor vehicle and motorcycle assembly, insisting it is ready to implement the rules, despite the bloc’s decision to delay enforcement by a year.
Nairobi questioned the rationale for deferring the implementation of the EAC Assembling and Manufacturing of Products Regulations, 2025, saying it is not ready to postpone provisions that grant a two‑year grace period for duty‑free importation of raw materials used in motorcycle manufacture.
