Electronics, clothing items and medicines account for more than half of the value of items Kenyans living abroad ship to their relatives back home, highlighting the demand for higher quality at a more affordable cost.
A Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) survey on diaspora remittances shows that electronics (including computers), clothing and medicines account for 24.4 percent, 17.8 percent and 13.6 percent respectively of the value of goods received from relatives abroad.
