Kenya economy shakes 2 months into Iran war

 A fuel station in Eldoret City, Uasin Gishu County with a 'NO FUEL' sticker at the pump on April 8, 2026.

Photo credit: .Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group

The fallout from two months of war in Iran has stopped the bull run at the Nairobi bourse, helped shrink Kenya’s foreign currency reserves and ushered in increases in cost of items from petrol to fertilisers and freight.

Disruptions to shipping routes linked to Iran have left millions of kilogrammes of tea stuck in warehouses in Mombasa, threatening export earnings and farmer incomes.

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