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How Emirati airlines distort Kenya, UAE trade balance

Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry (MITI) Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui makes his remarks during the 2025 Quarter One (Q1 2025) State of the Oil Industry Briefing held on March 25, 2025 at Serena Hotel.

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By  Constant Munda

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

Trade balance between Kenya and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) faces the risk of being distorted by increased direct flights from Nairobi to the Middle-East country, which has cranked up re-exports of jet fuel, official statistics suggest.

Analysis of trade data shows more than half of Kenya’s total exports to the UAE are aviation oil bought by international airlines such as Emirates, flyDubai and Etihad from domestic oil marketing companies at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

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