Nairobi, May 17 -- Uganda's dairy sector has been slapped with restrictions on the export of powder milk to Kenya even after a lift on a ban that had earlier been issued by the regulator, hitting hard major players such as Brookside.

Mr Benson Mwangi, general manager of Brookside's operation in Uganda, is quoted by the Daily Monitor saying their powder milk is being denied export permits by the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) with other products that get licenses being delayed from getting to the market.

"We continue to grapple with non-issuance and sometimes delays of issuance of export permits by the Kenya Dairy Board," Mr Mwangi is quoted by the publication.

The Dairy Development Authority (DDA) of Uganda has confirmed that Kenyan authoriti...