President Uhuru Kenyatta has banned the importation of fish from China.
Uhuru said the Chinese fish was strangling the local market.
He spoke on Tuesday at the Strathmore University during the 2018 SMEs conference.
“I have been told about the imported fish from China. It is not possible that we import Chinese fish when our local traders are here,” he said.
Uhuru said though the Finance Bill 2018 was signed to law, it does not mean that imports be replaced with what is available in the local market.
His sentiments come amidst public outcry over the unregulated importation of fish from China.
In June this year, fishermen at Lake Naivasha said the foreign fish had flooded markets and called upon the government to intervene.
