End of SGR works cuts China imports to a three-year low

Completion of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line from Mombasa to Naivasha has helped cut Kenya’s imports from China by nearly Sh51 billion in two years, pushing the country’s import bill to a three-year low. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Completion of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line from Mombasa to Naivasha has helped cut Kenya’s imports from China by nearly Sh51 billion in two years, pushing the country’s import bill to a three-year low.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicates that orders from China dipped Sh41.42 billion in the January-September 2019 period, adding to the Sh9.40 billion drop in the same period last year.

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