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Macadamia processors want Sh20m fine for nut smugglers

November 17, 2014 by admin News 0 comments

Macadamia processors are lobbying for an amendment of the Crops Act, to review the current maximum penalty of up to Sh5 million in fines for smugglers caught trading in the product to Sh20 million. The push for the tougher rule surfaced during an intense inaugural stakeholder’s forum held in Mombasa over the weekend. According to the existing Crops Act, smugglers are liable to a maximum of three years imprisonment term and a maximum Sh5 million in fines.

 

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000141627/processors-want-sh20m-fine-for-nut-smugglers

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