Ugandan Mombasa consul general Paul Mukumbya speaks during the media launch for the 3rd Uganda-Kenya Coast tourism conference held at the consulate in Nyali, Mombasa county. [Omondi Onyango,Standard]
Uganda is courting hoteliers at the Coast in its quest to grow the volume of fresh fruits exports to Kenya.
On Wednesday, Uganda Consul General in Mombasa, Paul Mukumbya, urged tourist hotels in Kenya to take advantage of the East Africa Community (EAC) trade pact to import fruits from the neighbouring country.
He said Uganda has pineapples throughout the year and tonnes of the fruit go to waste. Currently, most hoteliers and ship handlers source the fruits from as far as South Africa.
“A pineapple processing factory in Kwale county once closed down because of lack of fruit and it later opened after getting constant supply from Uganda,” he said.
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