Manufacturing and international trade, cargo volumes remain high compared to last year, Kenya Ports Authority(KPA) data shows, where most of its 2020-quarter one targets have been surpassed. January–February throughput hit 5.9 million metric tonnes higher than the 5.7 million metric tonnes target the authority had set for the period. This is 7.2 per cent more than 5.5 million metric tonnes handled in a similar period last year. Imports were 4.8 million tonnes while exports clocked 727,000 tonnes, higher than 4.4 million and 706,000 tonnes handled in a similar period last year. Of this, 3.8 million tonnes were destined for the Kenyan market with 1.7 million tonnes heading to the hinterland, mainly Uganda.

Source: The Star April 10, 2020 00:56 UTC