Nairobi, Feb. 16 -- Roadblocks are synonymous with county headquarters in Kenya today.

As you enter and exit most counties, revenue officials have mounted barriers to collect taxes and cess on agricultural produce leaving and entering the county.

The Constitution provides for the provisions for taxation by both national and counties allowing a legion of taxes, levies and fees including market cess, entrance fees and stall fees.

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Studies indicate that multiple and high agricultural cess rates are charged arbitrarily and with no justification for the rates applied, a practice that distorts the market, reduces producer incomes and threatens the sustainability of production an...