Police Impound Rotten Fish from China Destined for Sale in the Kenyan Market

Police in Eldoret town have impounded several tonnes of rotten fish allegedly imported from China and destined for sale in the Kenyan market.

The lorry ferrying the fish was dangerously parked on a pedestrian footpath near Eldoret town when Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago spotted it.

He discovered some suspicious activity going on when he stopped to confront the driver of the truck. He said the consignment was being offloaded to a nearby garage.

“I saw the lorry parked on a pedestrian line and thought it was obstructing members of the public using the road. When I went to ask them why they had parked there I realized they were engaged in a different business,” Mandago said.

“Some of the fish is rotten and already it's being offloaded may be to be sold to people here exposing them to high risks,” he added.

The Governor called the police, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) officials who responded swiftly.

Police said suspects found at the scene did not have any documentation to show how the consignment entered the country from China or to prove that they had complied with all legal and regulatory requirements.

 “Am surprised that people of Eldoret eat fish imported from China. I don’t think garage business had anything to do with food handling. This is clearly unhygienic," Mandago said.