Kenya-Rwanda alcohol dispute tests EAC standards regime

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The Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority has suspended five Kenyan brands.

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A regulatory dispute between Kenya and Rwanda over five Kenyan-made alcoholic beverage brands has put the East African Community’s common standards regime under renewed scrutiny.

It is also raising questions about whether products certified in one member state can move freely across the region without facing conflicting national controls.