Drought, poll fears take toll on East African trade

Severe drought has pushed up food prices. file photo | nmg

Trade has slowed down in East Africa as drought, electoral politics and interest rate capping law in Kenya take their toll on the region’s economy.

The instability saw the volume of containerised trade in East African region grow by only one per cent in the first quarter of the year, a new report show.

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