Outcry in Mt Kenya over macadamia export ban

CS Kagwe says government has no plans of lifting the ban as harvesting season starts.

by ALICE WAITHERA

Central14 March 2025 - 10:10

In Summary

Kagwe told senators his ministry is liaising with stakeholders in the sector to ensure prices of macadamia do not fall below Sh100 and exportation of processed nuts will result in better prices for farmers.
Nuts prices dropped from Sh140 per kilo to Sh90 per kilo soon after the ban was reinstated.

Macadamia farmer Nahason Mugi, Lenana Processors Company manager Emily Njoroge and Nuts Traders Association of Kenya chairperson Johnson Kihara /ALICE WAITHERA

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