Kenya’s exports receipts grew by six per cent to Sh479.7 billion in the nine months to September, defying the economic knocks of the Covid-19 pandemic, data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows.
The strong earnings performance is attributable to foods and beverages exports, which accounted for 47 per cent of total export receipts. Over the same period of last year exports earnings were booked at Sh449.6 billion.
