Maize trade imports up despite ban

Maize is offloaded from a train wagon at the National Cereals and Produce Board silos in Nairobi. PHOTO | FILE | NATION

The ban on maize exports to Kenya by Tanzania in June has been blamed for the increase in the informal grain trade across the borders, making it the most dominant commodity traded in the unofficial market between the two countries.

An analysis on cross-border trade in the past three months shows that after the export ban, traders found ways to circumvent it.