“So our brothers in Kenya sell their day old chicks to our farmers plus calcium and all other poultry inputs.
When our farmers grow their chicks into layers, the Kenyans don’t want our eggs from their own crop but expect us to keep buying their chicks and other inputs.
Infact after selling their eggs and meat the Ugandan farmers dash to bank in the Kenyan owned banks like Equity Bank, KCB etc and take insurance cover from the many Kenyan insurance Companies operating freely in our Economy.
In the evening many settle for a beer from the East African Brewery many have no idea is owned by Kenya.
Infact we enjoy this beer with thousands of your good brothers and sisters managing most of our Hotels here.
Kenya grosses over $600m of exports to Uganda annually compared to Uganda’s $400m in the Kenyan Market.
Kenya has before banned our Sugar, Milk, Grain, ARVs etc but we have played the good brother continuing to receive their goods this end without any none tax barriers.
This is all in the spirit of Integration and regional cooperation.
Infact Uganda is the number one Tourism Market for Kenya.
Diana and Mombasa are already fully booked with thousands of Ugandans for the festive season.
My dear brothers across don’t start a war that you will lose miserably.
Our cordial treatment and calm is not a weakness but a strength.
You are also lucky that our current leadership believes fully in the ideal of Integration.
Otherwise enough is enough.
You are hereby given up to Friday to allow all our organic eggs laid by your chickens into your borders.
Otherwise we shall seek permission from our leadership to lead a Country wide citizens strike against all your services and products immediately.
Mujooga and we shall not accept!”
Edwin’s letter is Finding Support among Ugandan Politicians who have Since Called for a Ban.
A story culled from the Businessdailyafrica Below shows the level of Support in Uganda
Ugandan Cabinet hits Kenya with farm goods export ban
Consequently, Uganda says it will restrict from its domestic market some of Kenya’s raw and processed agricultural products in a reciprocal move that follows her eastern neighbour’s continued ban on some of her agricultural products.
According to businessdailyafrica.com, on Monday, the Ugandan Cabinet finally agreed to this nearly two-year proposal, which has often been opposed by President Yoweri Museveni.
According to Rebecca Kadaga, Ugandan Minister for East African Affairs, the Cabinet has directed the Agriculture ministry to identify and list Kenyan products that will then be banned by the Ugandan government “in a short time.”
Key agricultural exports to Uganda from Kenya include palm oil at Sh7.2 billion last year, sorghum (Sh1.4 billion), vegetables (Sh311 million) and legumes (Sh200 million).
“We have been too patient. In the past, we have not reciprocated, but now we are going to. This has gone on for too long and within a short time they too will understand what we are going through,” Ms Kadaga told journalists yesterday morning.
Kenya and Uganda have for long had trade fights but the latest hostilities between the two East African Community states began brewing in December 2019, when Kenya stopped importing Ugandan milk, particularly the Latobrand.
