Pakistan overtakes US as Kenya’s top exports earner

Farmers harvest tea using a tea plucking machine in Kericho County. 

Pakistan is the leading buyer of Kenya’s tea but it also buys leather, coffee, and spices in small quantities. 

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Pakistan overtook the US and the Netherlands to become the largest destination for Kenya’s goods in the first eight months of the year outside of the East African Community, pointing to increasing orders for tea.

Analysis of Kenya’s export earnings by value shows Pakistan ordered goods worth Sh48.28 billion in the review period, a 19.29 percent bump over Sh40.47 billion in the similar period the year before.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.