GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 13310

PURSUANT to the provisions of section 18 (5) of the Competition Act, 2010 (“the Act”) and in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 18 (1) (a) of the Act, the Competition Authority of Kenya intends to carry out a Market Inquiry into the Animal Feeds markets in Kenya. The key objective of the market inquiry is to assess the market interactions, market structures, market outcomes, and other factors that may be affecting competition in markets along the animal feed value chains and recommend interventions that will support sustainable growth and competitive markets for a robust animal feeds sector in Kenya. The specific objectives are to assess— (a) the prices, costs, and quantities produced, supplied, and purchased at different levels from inputs supply to production and sale of different animal feed products; (b) the market shares, concentration, ownership relationships, joint ventures, and marketing agreements for the different products and services related to animal feed and its inputs; (c) different terms and conditions of supply for feed producers of different sizes; (d) barriers to entry and growth of smaller feed producers; (e) information availability, information sources, and any information exchange practices by companies, associations, and other formal or informal groupings relating to animal feed and its inputs; (f) arrangements, including licensing and other supply terms, which may affect the sourcing and supply of animal feed including breeding stock and animal feed; (g) trade flows of feed constituents, including maize, soybeans, and derived products, and what may be affecting the flows from other countries in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and East Africa Community (EAC) Regions, taking into account standards, permits, and other requirements, in light of the existing trade agreements; and (h) the flows of demand and supply of products and services along the value chain for the main animal feed products. In conducting the study, the Competition Authority of Kenya shall— (a) hold such number of meetings and Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) in such places at such times as it may consider necessary for the proper discharge of its functions; and (b) may receive views from all stakeholders through oral and/or written submissions from any person with relevant information. Members of the public with relevant information are invited to submit oral or written submissions to the Secretariat within twenty-one (21) days of publication of this Notice. The secretariat of the study shall be based at the Competition Authority’s offices located at CBK Pension Towers, 15th Floor, Harambee Avenue, P.O. Box 36265–00200, Nairobi, Tel: +254-20- 2628233. Submissions may be made through the email address info@cak.go.ke or the CAK portal https://competition.cak.go.ke:444 under the “Submissions” Tab. Dated the 7th September, 2023. ADANO W. ROBA, MR/5095255 Ag. Director-General.