Kenya FDI flows dip Sh12bn on red tape, trail Ethiopia, Uganda

Kenyans at Huduma Centre in Mombasa. The centres, among other services, help investors with business registration.

Photo credit: File | Wachira Mwangi | Nation Media Group

Kenya’s foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows fell $93 million (about Sh12 billion) last year, findings of an annual survey by a United Nations agency showed Thursday, citing bureaucracy in licensing regime despite increased digitisation.

The UN Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD’s) World Investment Report 2024 estimates FDIs amounted to an estimated $1.504 billion (Sh194.02 billion) in 2023 from a revised $1.597 billion (Sh206.01 billion) the year before.

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