Ugandan manufacturers threaten to sue Kenya over trade barriers

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A farmer feeds his chicken. Ugandan traders say some of their products like poultry, milk and sugar are barred from the Kenyan market. PHOTO | AFP

Kenya has not responded to threats from the Uganda Manufacturers Association to take the country to the East African Court of Justice to get redress on “unfair trade practices”, which the association claims its own government is abetting.

In a statement released on Thursday, UMA, the umbrella association that brings together Ugandan industrialists and manufacturers, said that Kenya has barred a number of its exports from accessing Nairobi.