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Kenya, Uganda rivalry rears ugly head with new milk war

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Eldoret Polytechnic friesian dairy cows at the institution on March 29,2023. [Christopher Kipsang,Standard]

The rivalry between Kenya and Uganda is rearing its head again, hurting trade between the two East African countries once again.

The Ugandan dairy industry has protested the denial of permits to export milk products to Kenya. This is even as it emerged that Ugandan authorities had blocked fish exports destined to the Democratic Republic of Congo from Kenya and South Sudan.

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