Firms exporting fresh produce and other time-bound cargo are staring at huge losses after planes failed to land and take off
The Macadamia Nuts Association of Kenya (MACNUT) has asked the government to re-evaluate the policy allowing the export of unprocessed macadamia.
Kenya's macadamia nuts risk being locked out of the export market if players in the value chain compromise the standards
The use of air to carry cargo especially the perishable type is fast being abandoned as traders embrace sea freight.
The government has announced the immediate suspension of raw veneer exports to protect forests and support reforestation efforts.
It is disheartening to note that Vision 2030’s goal for the manufacturing sector to contribute 25 per cent to GDP was abandoned as far back as 2013.