Kenyan government will lift the ban on poultry products from Uganda in totality after a 15-month embargo that saw chicken and eggs prohibited from accessing Kenya’s market after outbreak of a viral disease.
Kenyan Deputy Director of Veterinary Services, Michael Cheruiyot, says the move follows talks with Uganda and an assessment that ascertained the neighbouring country is now free of avian influenza disease.
Last year, Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture allowed three firms to export their products to the country having met the safety conditions that would allow them to sell their eggs and chickens locally.
“We have been in discussion with Uganda and agreed that we are going to lift the ban completely following eradication of the virus in Uganda,