We work incredibly hard to earn foreign exchange through tea, coffee, horticulture and tourism. Then we send a huge amount of it straight back out of the country to buy the fuel that powers our economy. Hence, our biggest export may actually be foreign exchange.
In 2025, Kenya imported about 5.5 million tonnes of petroleum products, valued roughly Sh511 billion, according to a survey by KNBS's 2026 Economic Survey.
