GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 15802

IT IS notified for the general information of the public that in exercise of the powers conferred by section 114 (2) of the East African Community Customs Management Act, 2004, read together with item 20 of Part B of the Fifth Schedule to the Act, and in light of the notification of an impending food crisis in the country by the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning directs that 900,000 metric tonnes of white maize grain and 600,000 metric tonnes of milled rice may be imported into the country duty free from the 1st February, 2023 to the 6th August, 2023. The imported white maize shall meet the following conditions— (a) it 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; (b) aflatoxin levels shall not exceed ten (10) parts per billion as provided 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; (c) it shall be accompanied by a certificate of conformity issued by the Kenya Bureau of Standards; and (d) it shall have been imported by the 6th August, 2023. The imported milled rice shall be of Grade 1 that meets the following general requirements or limits as determined by the relevant standard: (a) it shall be dried mature grains of edible Oryza spp; (b) it shall be clean, wholesome and uniform in size, colour and shape; (c) it shall be safe and suitable for human consumption; (d) it shall be free from abnormal flavours, musty, sour or other undesirable odour, obnoxious smell and discolouration; (e) it shall be free from microorganisms and substances originating from microorganisms, fungi or other poisons or deleterious substances in amounts that may constitute a hazard to human health; (f) it shall have the following additional requirements: (i) broken – 5% (ii) heat-damaged rice – 1% (iii) damaged rice – 1.5% (iv) chalky – 2% (v) red or red-streaked – 2% (vi) immature grains – 1% (vii) other contrasting varieties – 1% (viii) moisture content – 13% (ix) organic matter – 0.1% (x) inorganic matter – 0.1% (xi) paddy grains – 0.3% (g) it shall have been imported by the 6th August, 2023. Dated the 19th December, 2022. NJUGUNA NDUNG’U, Cabinet Secretary for the the National Treasury and Economic Planning.