Kenya's food imports bill rises fastest in four years

Maize produce in a store in Uasin Gishu on March 11, 2020. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

Kenya’s food imports’ bill in the first nine months grew fastest since 2017 driven by a rise in the food products shipped by industries for processing before selling in the local market.

The latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that the food import bill rose 21 percent to Sh155.42 billion from Sh128.06 billion in 2020.

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