Trucks at the Namanga Kenya-Tanzania border town. Dar’s rejection of Kenya’s poultry exports could trigger off a trade war. [File, The Standard]
NAIROBI, KENYA: A Tanzanian Non-Governmental organisation fears the country’s relations with Kenya may deteriorate following a decision to burn 6,400 chicks imported from Kenya on Tuesday.
According to Tanzanian media, the chicks worth Sh12.5 million were impounded at Namanga border town on Monday before being burnt on Tuesday.
It was reported that the destruction of the consignment came in the wake of illegal imports and fear of the spread of bird flu.
The Tanzanian government banned the importation of chicks in 2007. Dar authorities said Tuesday’s destruction of the birds was in line with the country’s Animal Disease Act, 2003.
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