No more dairy products from Kenya in Tanzania

[nao]

Njaa zinawauwa mmekalia tu kula mirungi kama mbuzi kulima hamtaki mnazunguka Nairobi na masuti ya oversize na mibaasha ya kaki mikuubwa kumbe ndani mmepaki mirungi na big G mnaenda kuzitafunia uhuru Park.

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[Synod]

Hongera serikali yetu kwa kufanya kweli, ss na waswahili hatupikiki kwenye chungu kimoja! Naomba imigration wetu watupe rukhsa ss kama wazalendo, tuwashulikie waswahili wanaokatiza katiza huku kitaa bila stakabadhi muhimu za kuwa nchini, binafsi nitajitolea kuwahasi..

Wakenya walioko hapa illegally ni wengi kuliko watz walioko Kenya, ikiwa hivo nyie ndo wa kwanza kuathirika!

Acha kujifaragua dogo ndugu zako wataozea segerea

 

[Iconoclastes]

Wakenya walioko hapa illegally ni wengi kuliko watz walioko Kenya, ikiwa hivo nyie ndo wa kwanza kuathirika!

Acha kujifaragua dogo ndugu zako wataozea segerea

I have read this here many times, that there are more Kenyans in Tanzania than there are Tanzanians in Kenya....but where is the proof?

 

[Emc2]

I have read this here many times, that there are more Kenyans in Tanzania than there are Tanzanians in Kenya....but where is the proof?

Read this:-

Tension building in Nairobi slums ahead of polls - VIDEO

 

[fattys]

some idiotic Tanzanians think that Kenya, East Africa's largest economy needs their stupid LDC country!!!

Guy , your knowledge in economics is very low. Yes! Kenya may be the East Africa's largest economy and more Industrialised among them. But markets outlets are crucial for Kenya's Industrial products. And since in modern trade businesses, it requires a win win situations. That being the case then you cannot brag about your majesty economy without planning possible market potentials. Think twice before offering such utterances.

 

[Menyainganyi]

Hongera serikali yetu kwa kufanya kweli, ss na waswahili hatupikiki kwenye chungu kimoja! Naomba imigration wetu watupe rukhsa ss kama wazalendo, tuwashulikie waswahili wanaokatiza katiza huku kitaa bila stakabadhi muhimu za kuwa nchini, binafsi nitajitolea kuwahasi..

Una more miaka 47 . . , lakini inaelekea bado hujakua kiakili . .

Tofauti zetu waafrika ni viwango vya ujinga wetu waliotuachia wakoloni . . We are all poor . . , dispute kidogo tuu, tayari tunataka kuchukua sheria mkononi . . Hata kuzungumza kuhusu common problems zetu hatutaki . . Ni aibu kwa uafrika wetu . . !

 

[mtoto wa kibopa]

Una more miaka 47 . . , lakini inaelekea bado hujakua kiakili . .

Tofauti zetu waafrika ni viwango vya ujinga wetu waliotuachia wakoloni . . We are all poor . . , dispute kidogo tuu, tayari tunataka kuchukua sheria mkononi . . Hata kuzungumza kuhusu common problems zetu hatutaki . . Ni aibu kwa uafrika wetu . . !

Tatizo wakenya hata ukiwatendea wema vipi hawakuelewi so sometimes its better to take action may be akili zao zitakaa sawa na kuona umuhimu wetu

 

[Who Cares?]

Mada nzuri ila imejaa mihemko ya kila mtu kujiona bora kuliko mwenzake.
Hakuna muafaka mutakaoufikia iwapo hamutojiona nyote ni waafrika na kusahau hiyo mipaka iliyochorwa na wazungu...jioneni kuwa ni maasai wa kajiado na mmasai wa namanga..jioneni ni wajaluo wa kisumu na shirati au sirari...jioneni ni wadigo wa mombasa na wadigo wa tanga...hili suala litaisha kwa misingi ya undugu na sio utanzania na ukenya.

 

[REDEEMER.]

Hahaa tangu lini tanzania ikaweza vita baridi dhidi ya Kenya?
Nyinyi bado watoto wachanga ndio maana nimeandika jina la nchi yenu kutumia small t.

Andika hata upside down

 

[pilato93]

Bado sijapata rais huyu tunamsifia mkali na lazy tu piga Ban hakuna bidhaa ya Kenya kuingia tz basi iwe ndege ,chumvi,blue band, omo na takataka zao zote

 

[musacha]

you can even block kila kitu...we will just find another market...we dont need poor lazy idiots from tz....a village😀😀😀 sisi ni watu wa bidii...sio watu wa kuamini kuwa watatajirika kwa mambo ya kishirikina...😀😀😀

Kwa namna mnavyopigwa na wanawake wenyu mtaacha kuwa na bidii. 😀😀😀 Sizitaki mbichi hizi.

 

[musacha]

wewe ushawahi fika nairobi? tembea utadhani uko mji wa London...mtz toka village of dar...😀😀 i will personally host you

Hebu tuchukulie kuwa kenya/Nai-robber iko kama unavoipamba, Povu la nini sasa?

 

[Geza Ulole]

Guy , your knowledge in economics is very low. Yes! Kenya may be the East Africa's largest economy and more Industrialised among them. But markets outlets are crucial for Kenya's Industrial products. And since in modern trade businesses, it requires a win win situations. That being the case then you cannot brag about your majesty economy without planning possible market potentials. Think twice before offering such utterances.

Wacha wauzie jamaa wa Turkana [emoji23]

 

[kevochoro]

Tunawangoja August mtakapokatana mapanga na akili zenu za kikuda.

Endelea kuongojea michafuko baada ya uchaguzi.I bet our elections will be smooth like no other.Acha tumalize uchaguzi tuendelee kujenga nchi yetu.Ua comment is full of bitterness poor u its like u consume too much of the media from Kenya.I can tell u that tribalism in Kenya exaggerated n I can tell u this from how people buy property here.ul notice that many Luis buy property from central Kenya and many people from central Kenya buy property from perts of nyanza.The arverage Kenyan is more educated than yesterday.surprised with UA level of thinking coz where u c problems we see solutions, where u see slums we see buildings hospitals and all amenities coming up.where u c unemployment we see entrepreneurship coz no Kenyan youth wants to be employed forever we want to retire young owning our enterprises.I love peace and I hope we will solve all these trade wars peacefully

 

[Magonjwa Mtambuka]

...I bet our elections will be smooth like no other...

Kwa nini unaota ndoto kwa kizungu?

 

[1academ]

Rais wetu azidi kuwamiminia watoto mibaraka

 

[GBABA]

Hawa watu wako very useless. Tatizo la wachangiaji wengi hapa hawaelewi kiingereza. Hata hawajui kile wanachobisha. Gas inakuwa imported kupitia bandari la Mombasa. Ifike Tanzania kisha irudishwe Kenya. Huo ni upumbavu gani?

Can you ask yourself why they do that? Do they still make money after that long trip?

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Ban on Dar’s products in Nairobi sparks trade, diplomatic dispute

MONDAY JULY 3 2017



Tanzanian President John Magufuli. FILE | NATION MEIDA GROUP

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By ALLAN OLINGO in Nairobi

Presidents John Magufuli and Uhuru Kenyatta have stepped in to stem an escalating trade war that has seen Tanzania and Kenya exchange import bans on several commodities.

The EastAfrican has learnt that President Magufuli wrote to his counterpart in Nairobi early last week to complain about Kenya’s ban on its gas and wheat exports and other trade barriers.

“The Tanzania presidency has officially complained to Kenya. However, we have received communication from them banning our exports of tyres, margarine and fermented milk products. We hope this trade war is nipped in the bud before it gets out of hand,” a source said.

Kenya is digging in, saying it will only allow wheat flour and other products that are milled from grain wholly produced in Tanzania, or whose full Common External Tariff (CET) rate has been applied.

“The conclusion that wheat imported at a reduced rate of 10 per cent within Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda can be subjected to a preferential regime is not accurate. Not all importers in Kenya are allowed to import wheat at 10 per cent and millers are also subjected to restrictions on the limit they can import under the duty remission scheme,” a brief prepared in response to President Magufuli’s reads.

President Uhuru is expected to study the brief before responding to his Tanzanian counterpart. The trade spat comes just days after Kenya started enforcing work permit rules along its border, with Tanzania, rendering many workers jobless.

It also underlines uneasy diplomatic relationship between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam since President Magufuli came to power in October 2015, forcing a review of the Economic Partnership Agreement with Europe and persuading Uganda to opt for an oil pipeline through Tanzania.

Effect the ban

On Wednesday, Dar in a statement protested Nairobi’s move to totally ban gas and wheat imports from its territory despite an agreement reached between the two countries. Kenya said it would effect the ban this month because of safety concerns over the gas coming through from Tanzania.

Trade Principal Secretary Dr Chris Kiptoo said Kenya would not allow Tanzanian wheat if a 25 per cent CET tariff is not paid.

“We import our wheat under duty remission at 10 per cent instead of the 35 per cent. Our neighbours were granted a stay of application on the CET rate and therefore import theirs too at the same percentage as ours. The reason they got a stay was to allow them to plug their deficit, but we are seeing their traders trying to sell the same to us at no duty cost. That’s against the EAC rules,” Dr Kiptoo said.

Tanzania cited the same trade rules in its protest.

“We believe that decisions made in the official meetings between EAC member states must be implemented by concerned parts,” Permanent Secretary in Tanzania’s the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment Adolf Mkenda said.

Already, the EAC Secretariat has written to Kenya over the trade dispute.

A wheat deficit

The EastAfrican, however, understands that Kenya’s reservations with the wheat imports stem from the fact that Dar es Salaam is a wheat deficit country.

“The reason Tanzania asked for a stay is because they have a deficit. If then you don’t have enough supply, then how can you have enough to export? They were told that goods under remission of CET cannot be profitably traded,” EAC Principal Secretary Betty Maina told The EastAfrican.

Uganda and Tanzania have a stay of application of CET rate and import wheat at 10 per cent instead of 35 per cent. Rwanda and Burundi were last year granted stay of application of the CET.
Tanzania argues that even Kenya applies the 10 per cent CET stay but the governance structures for the two countries under this programme are different. Kenya requires its millers to stack up all the domestic wheat before applying for any import but Dar on the other hand does not.

Mr Mkenda said that Kenya’s decision was against the East Africa Community agreement reached between the two countries.

“We have expressed concern over Nairobi’s refusal to allow Tanzanian exporters to transport cooking gas to Kenya through Kenya-Tanzania land border. We decided at the EAC sectorial meeting, which brought together ministers of trade, industry, finance and investments from the EAC that Kenya should lift the ban. During the meeting, Kenya agreed to lift the ban on importation of cooking gas and wheat through Tanzania-Kenya borders,” Mr Mkenda said.

Cooking gas

Kenya’s Petroleum Principal Secretary Andrew Kamau said that it will not allow the imports of gas via trucks starting July over safety concerns.

“We have designated Mombasa as the only point of import for LPG. So if you want to play in this game, come and invest in Kenya, import through Mombasa and then we can follow up who is supplying unlicensed dealers. But now this whole thing about Tanzania is a thing of the past,” Mr Kamau said.

Ms Maina said that Kenya will be purchasing a gas testing facility to be stationed at the border Custom points of Namanga and Voi but in the meantime, the ban will stay in effect.

“Before the testing facility is installed in these Customs border points, Mombasa will remain as the only entry point for gas for the country to track the quality of LPG imports into the country. This isn’t a ban but an issue of the point of entry of the product.

What we have told Tanzania is that they should pass it through our designated gas facility in Mombasa where we will be able to test the product on its quality and safety, rather than through Namanga where we don’t have facility to test the product,” Ms Maina said.

Safety and quality

It is understood that at the Council of Ministers meeting, Tanzania insisted on its traders trucking their gas products through Namanga back into Kenya, with the latter arguing that given the region imports its LPG products through Mombasa, it made no sense in trucking it from Mombasa into Tanzania, then Dar re exporting it via Namanga.

“We have recently promoted the use of gas, and we would like to champion safety and quality of the same product. Unfortunately, we cannot vouch for the same product that is being trucked because we don’t know how it was handled and repackaged.

That’s the reason we aren’t allowing the gas imports through our inland ports,” Ms Maina said.

The EastAfrican understand that Kenya has already communicated its intention to have the ban stay for a period of up to four months as it seeks to purchase and install the new testing facilities at in the border points.

Ban on Dar’s products in Nairobi sparks trade, diplomatic

 

[Geza Ulole]

MwendaOmo what if Tanzania decides Mtwara to be a point of entrance of all Kenyan goods in Tanzania?

 

[wise123]

some idiotic Tanzanians think that Kenya, East Africa's largest economy needs their stupid LDC country!!!

adress the issue kenge wewe
ukienda kule Somalia waambie mna economy nzuri not is

 

[Idimi]

some idiotic Tanzanians think that Kenya, East Africa's largest economy needs their stupid LDC country!!!

Hata Kenya pia ni LDC. Unless muwe kwente G20. [emoji57] [emoji57] [emoji57]