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Traders feel pinch of Sudan tea export ban

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Sudan's military regime banned Kenyan tea and coffee from its territory in protest against the government's move to host the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Tea traders have appealed to the government to negotiate a one-month window to clear tea worth Sh1.3 billion that was destined for Sudan before it imposed a ban on Kenyan tea a fortnight ago.

Sudan's military regime banned Kenyan tea and coffee from its territory in protest against the Kenya Kwanza regime's move to play host to its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nairobi, from where it declared a parallel government in the war-torn nation.

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