Prolonged drought experienced in part of 2017 saw food imports rise to overtake fuel and machinery in the third quarter of the year, highlighting the distorting effect of bad weather.
Data released by the national statistics office shows the food import bill grew by 243 per cent from the Sh27.2 billion in the third quarter of 2016 to Sh88.2 billion in the three months to September 30, coming second only to industrial supplies.
