The government on Wednesday asked the High Court to lift an order blocking the importation of 125,000 tonnes of edible oil, claiming that the freeze will occasion a loss of Sh17 billion, which has already been paid to suppliers.
According to the government, the goods are likely to go to waste as they are perishable. Through senior counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi, the government said the product is being held in a depot in Mombasa and continued freeze might see them go to waste.
