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EAC tariff loopholes create uneven playing field in trade

Activities at Malaba border on July 1, 2015. [Benjamin Sakwa/Standard]

In the next one year, a mobile phone will be cheaper in Uganda than in Kenya, if the latest review of the Common External Tariff (CET) by countries in the region is anything to go by.

The review applicable for the financial year 2025/2026, shows that countries continues with the trend of stays of application in a bid to protect their nascent industries, Kenya included.

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