Chinese goods push Kenya’s May import bill to a record high

Kenya’s monthly import bill hit an all-time high in May, mainly on Chinese shipments, further piling pressure on the country’s shaky current account deficit.

The country imported a record Sh171 billion worth of goods in May, representing a 13.47 per cent increase from the Sh151 billion recorded the previous month, latest data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics(KNBS) showed.

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