Kenyan firms increase appetite for India, China goods• KRA customs data for the first five months of the year shows that India and China have widened their lead over other exporters to Kenya.
• The import bill from India’s suppliers leapt 13.4 per cent to Sh87 billion in the period from Sh74.5 billion recorded last year.
• Over the same period, imports from China grew four per cent from Sh63.8 billion to Sh66.3 billion.
• While imports from the UK increased to Sh21.9 billion from Sh17.8 billion by May last year and those from US dropped to Sh25 billion from Sh28.7 billion last year, the figures pale in comparison to import trade with Asia.
• When export destinations are taken on individual basis, the UK is usually the second-largest export destination for Kenya’s goods after Uganda.