Food imports Stories

Kagwe revealed that Kenya is facing severe shortages of key commodities such as rice, wheat, palm oil, cotton, and yellow maize, and urged the private...

The increase has been attributed to a weakened shilling in the first quarter of the year and continued demand for foreign goods.

Provisional data from the Kenya Revenue Authority and Central Bank of Kenya show food imports fell from a record Sh305.7 billion in 2023.

The significant decrease in imports marks a major reversal from 2022 when imports went up by 7.3 percent which was driven by high demand.