The High Court has extended a freeze on Kenya's duty-free rice import program, allowing a petition challenging its legality and impact on local farmers to proceed.

• The government's plan to import 490,000 metric tonnes of duty-free rice is currently suspended.
• Key players include Kirinyaga Senator James Murango, who filed the petition, and the Attorney-General.
• The court cited concerns over potential irreversible effects on farm and consumer prices and farmers' profitability as the basis for maintaining the suspension.