GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 6615

IT IS notified for the general information of the public that following the declaration of the drought affecting parts of the country a national disaster by H.E the President on the 8th September, 2021, and pursuant to section 114 (2) of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, read with paragraph 20 of Part B of the Fifth Schedule to the Act, an exemption from import duty shall apply in respect of imported raw materials used in the manufacture of animal and chicken feed imported between the 1st November, 2021 and 31st October, 2022 by licensed Millers approved by the Government as set out in the Schedule hereto: SCHEDULE Feed Miller Yellow Maize (Metric Tonnes) Soya Bean Meal (Metric Tonnes) Soya Bean (Metric Tonnes) Cotton Seed Cake (Metric Tonnes) Sunflower Seed Cake (Metric Tonnes) White Sorghum (Metric Tonnes) Fish Meal (Metric Tonnes) Dried Distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) (Metric Tonnes) Rapeseed cake (Metric Tonnes) Belfast Millers Limited 10,000 4,000 - - - - - - - Bidco Africa Limited 50,000 20,000 3,000 6,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 Economy Farm Feeds Product (K) Limited 7,200 2,800- - 4,800 - - 1,000 1,000 Essential Drugs Limited - - - - 500 - - Farmers Choice Limited 5,000 1,000 1,500 - 1,000 500 500 500 Farmers Fresh Feeds Limited 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 Isinya Feeds Limited 25,000 - 5,000 - - - - - - Kitale Industries Limited 5,000 2,000 - 1,000 1,000- - - Maisha Flour Mills Limited 250 500 500 500 250 250 250 Mombasa Maize Millers Limited 10,000 3,000 1,000 2,000 - 1,000 1,000 Muringa Limited 5,000 - - - 1,000 1,000 1,000 Organic Proteins Limited 4,000 - 4,000 - - - - Pembe Flour Mill Limited 40,000 40,000 10,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 Rift Valley Products Limited 4.500 2,500- - 25,000 -- - - - Sigma Feeds Limited 20,000 5,000 - - - 500 500 500 Soy Pro Limited - 40,000 6,000 - 18,000- - 10,000 10,000 Treasure Feeds Limited 4,000 1,500 750 - 2,000 3,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 Unga Farm Care (EA) Limited 40,000 10,000 20,000 - - - - 10,000 10,000 MS Cateress Milling Company Limited 50,000 20,000 - - 30,000 - - - - Mwanga Millers 15,000 7,000 5,000 5000 5,000 5,000 5,000 1,000 5,000 Abysinia Limited 5,000 2,000 2,000 2,500 2,500 3,000 3,000 1,500 15,000 Synvest Traders Limited 5,000 2,000 2,000 - - - - 3,000 5,000 Armick Limited 5,000 2,000 2000 - - - - 2,500 3,000 Jamii Millers 15,000 2,500 2,000 - - 5,000 5,000 2,500 5,000 Geri Millers 10,000 5,000 5,000 - 5,000 - 5,000 1,000 1,000 Grainden Feeds Limited 2,000 3,000 2,000 - - - - - - Marimu Millers 3,000 2,000 2,000 - - - - 1,000 500 Top Meal Industries Limited 1,500 2,500 3,000 - - - - - Ngano Millers Limited 1,500 3,000 2,000 - - - - 2,500 700 Uzito Afya foods Limited 3,000 1,000 1,000 - 2,000 - - 3,000 5,000 Totalimport Target 341,950 178,300 86,250 2800 127,800 47,000 46,750 68,250 90,450 The companies listed in the first column of this Schedule may import the specified animal feeds raw materials in quantities set out in the subsequent columns for use in the manufacture of animal and chicken feed. The •maul import shall not exceed targets as set out in this schedule. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 1. The imported Yellow Maize shall meet the following conditions: (a) it,shall be 99.1%-not genetically modified (i.e. 99.1% Non-GMO) in accost:lance with the laws of Kenya and Kenyan standards applicable under the laws of Kenyaand implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards andthe National Biosafety Authority; (b) it shall have a moisten content not exceeding 13.5% as provided for under the laws of Kenya and Kenyan standards (KS EAS2:2017) applicable underthe laws of Kenya and implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; and (c) its aflatoxin levels shall not exceed ten (10) parts per billion (ppb) as provided for under the laws of Kenya and Kenyan Standards (KS EAS2:2017) implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards and the Department of Veterinary Services under the State Department of Livestock; (i) it shall be accompanied by a certificate of conformity issued by the °Kenya Bureau of Standards; (ii) it shall be used for the manufacture of Animal and Chicken feeds only; and (iii) it shall have been imported on or before the 31st October, 2022. 2. The imported Soya bean, Soya bean meal, Sunflower cake, white sorghusnorfishmeal shall meet the following conditions: (a) It' shall be 99.1% not genetically modified (i.e. 99.1% Non-GMO) in accordance with the laws of Kenya and Kenyan standards.applicutble under the laws of Kenya and implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards:and the National Biosafety Authority; (b) it shall be accompanied by a certificate of conformity issued by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; (c) it shall meet all standards as set by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; (d) it shall be used for the manufacture of animal feeds only; and (e) it shall have been imported on or before the 31st October, 2022. 3. The imported Cotton seed cake shall meet the following conditions: (a) it shall be either genetically modified (GMO) cotton seed cake from BT cotton or non-GMO in accordance with the laws of Kenya and Kenyan standards applicable under the laws of Kenya and implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards and the National Biosafety Authority; (b) it shall be accompanied by a certificate of conformity issued by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; (c) it shall meet all standards as set by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; (d) it shall be used for the manufacture of animal feeds only; and (e) it shall have been imported on or before the 31st October, 2022. Dated the 24th May, 2022. UKUR YATANI, Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning.