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Kenya has imposed an indefinite ban on milk powder imports to cushion local processors and farmers from surplus production and low prices in anticipation of the long rains. The Kenya Dairy Board says it would continue to monitor the production and demand dynamics of the commodity before lifting the ban. The board has also suspended the issuance of import permits. The move is seen to go against the East Africa Community free-trade agreements on the free movement of goods and services and the common market. Uganda and Rwanda are the two leading African countries which Kenya imports its milk products from.