Farmers protest Machakos County’s Sh20 chicken movement fee
MACHAKOS, Kenya, Nov 3 - The Kenya Poultry Breeders Association (KPDA) has raised alarm over a new Machakos County law imposing a Sh20 fee on every Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |..
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The Kenya Poultry Breeders Association (KPDA) is protesting a new Machakos County law that imposes a Sh20 fee on every chicken moved out of the county, warning it will devastate the poultry industry and livelihoods.
- The KPDA described the new policy as “a direct threat to the survival of poultry farming in Machakos,” claiming it will destroy thousands of jobs and cripple smallholder farmers.
- The Association has requested an urgent meeting with Governor Wavinya Ndeti to discuss the impact of the new fee.
- The poultry industry in Machakos, largely driven by smallholder farmers, already faces challenges from rising feed prices, increased taxes, and cheap imports, with this new fee expected to worsen the situation.
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