Weak shilling hits airport logistic firms as imports fall

A Kenya Airways cargo plane. PHOTO | FILE

The weakening shilling has chopped off millions of shillings from the earnings of airport-based logistics firms as rising prices significantly cut import volumes.

The volume of items ordered by air has dropped by a third in the first seven months of the year compared to the same period last year, provisional data prepared by the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) shows.

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