In the first half of 2022, Kenya imported items worth 298 billion shillings from Middle Eastern nations, according to brand-new data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics-KNBS.
Compared to the same period last year, imports totalled 157 billion shillings.
Kenya obtains most of its oil requirements from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which explains the 90 per cent increase in imports from the Middle East.
Fuel prices skyrocketed in the year’s first half, primarily due to heightened demand and supply shocks brought on by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
