A seller arranges purple tea products at a tea shop in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 14, 2024. The East African nation's main exports are oil and lubricants (reexports), tea, coffee, oil, animals, vegetable fats, clinker, wheat flour and manufactured goods. A coffee exhibitor shows coffee products during the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) in Africa (Kenya) 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua)According to the bank, Kenya shipped goods worth 599.2 million dollars to Uganda, 287.8 million dollars to Tanzania, 185.4 million dollars to Rwanda, and 139.7 million dollars to DR Congo. The East African nation also introduced a visa-free policy in January 2024 as it sought to capitalize on the African Continental Free Trade Area. Kenya's exports to the continent rose 21.4 per cent in 2023 to stand at 3.05 billion dollars.

Source: The Star November 05, 2024 15:28 UTC