Dar turns tables on Kenya as trade deficit hits Sh9bn

Kenya’s imports from Tanzania exceeded exports by nearly a third in nine months through September 2021, fresh official statistics show, signaling thawing trade ties following regime change in Dar es Salaam.

Nairobi posted a goods trade deficit of Sh9.15 billion, or 29.97 percent, with Dar es Salaam — the first over the review period going by publicly available data— after traders doubled orders from the south-neighbouring country.