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US-backed sanctions hit Kenya’s exports to Iran
The Tea Trade Centre in Mombasa. Kenya exported 5.4 million kilogrammes of tea to Iran last year, accounting for the bulk of Sh1.9 billion worth of commodities sold to the oil producing state. Photo/ANTHONY KAMAU | FILE
Tea and meat exporters top the list of Kenyan businesses that have been hardest-hit by the US-backed smart sanctions slapped against Iran last year. Kenyan commodity traders said it had become difficult to do business with their Iranian counterparts who have been facing a crippling US dollar shortage since January.
