ADVERTISEMENT What started as a government lifeline to tame soaring rice prices has exploded into a high-stakes legal showdown, with Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and Kenya Revenue Authority boss Humphrey Watanga accused of brazenly defying court orders.
In a bold move last July, Mbadi gazetted duty-free imports of 500,000 metric tonnes of premium Grade 1 milled white rice, set to arrive by December 31, 2025. The plan? Plug a gaping national shortfall—Kenya devours over 1 million tonnes annually but produces just a fraction—and shield consumers from food inflation.
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