China’s trade dominance over Kenya has deepened to a new record, with the world’s second-largest economy supplying nearly a quarter of goods into the East African nation, while Nairobi struggles to export a fraction of the amount.
Imports from China increased to Sh304.65 billion in the half-year period ended June 2025, from Sh257.70 billion a year ago, official data shows, accounting for 22.77 percent of Kenya’s Sh1.34 trillion expenditure on goods ordered from other countries.
