07/08/2026
Kenya's controversial 5 per cent ad valorem levy on landed cage fish has entered a new political phase after fish farmers from Busia County petitioned the Senate to intervene, arguing that the tax threatens livelihoods, food security and the country's ambitions of growing the Blue Economy.
The petition, submitted on 4 August 2026 by the Bunyala Fish Farmers Community-Based Organization (CBO) to Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah, comes barely weeks after the High Court upheld the Fisheries Management and Development (Aquaculture) Regulations, 2024, allowing the government to implement both the controversial levy and the annual KSh50,000 commercial aquaculture license fee.
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By Allan Kai Kenya's controversial 5 per cent ad valorem levy on landed cage fish has entered a new political phase after fish farmers from ...
