Uganda, April 18 -- Close to 30 trucks from Kenya loaded with tons of Irish potatoes destined for Uganda are stuck at the Busia border after Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) doubled withholding tax on products from the neighbouring country.

Other 20 trucks were reportedly impounded by the tax body in Jinja on April 12 when the new withholding tax policy, which pushed the levy to 100 percent, was implemented.

According to importers of the Irish potatoes from Kenya, they have been paying withholding tax of Shs120,000 for each truck, but in the new tax policy, URA seeks Shs1,200,000 from each truck, which the tax body has, however, denied.

Mr Ibrahim Bbosa, the URA Commissioner Public and Corporate affairs, said URA had increased withholdin...