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Kenya: Government imposes import restrictions on wheat and maize and announces new public purchase programme

Announcement

05 Oct 2023

In October 2023, the President of Kenya announced measures for the wheat and maize market.

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Number of interventions

2

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

05 Oct 2023

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 05 Oct 2023
Price stabilisation In force
On 5 October 2023, the President of Kenya, William Ruto, announced a public purchase programme for wheat and maize directly from farmers. The programme is worth KES 4 billion (USD 26.9 million). The s...
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Announced: 05 Oct 2023
Import licensing requirement In force
On 5 October 2023, the President of Kenya, William Ruto, announced that no permits would be issued for imports of wheat and maize. He specified that "the Government will only deviate from the directiv...
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