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Not true! Sudan denies Ruto's claim on tea imports

President William Ruto on Monday evening, suggested that exports to Sudan were still ongoing despite the ban. [PCS]

The Sudanese Embassy in Nairobi has now dismissed claims by President William Ruto that Kenyan products, including tea, are still being imported into Sudan despite the suspension.

In a statement Tuesday, the embassy asserted that the ban imposed by Sudan's Ministry of Trade and Supply on March 11 remains in full effect, with no Kenyan goods entering the country.

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