GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 5544

IT IS notified for the general information of the public that the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 114 (2) of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004 read together with provisions of Item 20 Part B of the Fifth Schedule to the Act and in consequence of the notification of an impending maize crisis in the country by the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock Fisheries and Co-operatives, a Waiver of Import Duty has been granted for the importation of not more than 540,000 metric tonnes of white non- genetically-modified organism (non-GMO) maize grain. The waiver of import duty shall apply to white non-GMO maize imported into Kenya on or before the 6th August, 2022, and each consignment thereof shall comply with the following conditions: (a) the imported maize shall not be genetically modified (non- GMO) in accordance with the laws of Kenya and Kenyan standards applicable under the laws of Kenya and implemented by the National Biosafety Authority and Kenya Bureau of Standards; (b) the imported maize shall have a moisture content not exceeding 13.5% as provided for under the laws of Kenya and Kenyan Standards (KS EAS2:2017) applicable under the laws of Kenya and implemented by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; (c) aflatoxin levels in each consignment of maize 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 Public Health of the Ministry of Health; (d) the imported maize shall be accompanied by a certificate of conformity issued by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; (e) the maize shall have been imported on or before 6th August, 2022; and (f) the imported maize shall meet all other legal requirements under the relevant laws of Kenya. Dated the 9th May, 2022. UKUR YATANI, Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning.