Kenyan imports down Sh140 billion

Some of the imported containers at Mombasa port. Operations at the port continue despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. September 7, 2020. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Kenyan imports fell by Sh140billion in the first eight months of the year as the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains and trade with bilateral partners. 

Data from the latest Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, KNBS economic figures indicate the total value of goods imported to the country between January and August this year stood at Sh669 billion, down from Sh809 billion reported over a similar period last year.