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As of November 2018, the value of import orders for Kenyan plants increased by Sh62.88 billion.
The 2018 economic survey showed that Kenya's trade with its members fell from $1.26 billion in 2015 to $1.14 billion in 2017.
According to relevant data, the value of goods ordered by the Kenyan factory increased by Sh62.88 billion in the 11 months to November 2018, marking the first rebound after Kenya's import downturn.
This comes as latest statistics show that China is Kenya's largest source of imports for machinery and transport equipment, accounting for Sh291.8 billion. It's followed by India at Sh161.2 billion, Saudi Arabia (Sh138.4 billion) and UAE (Sh126 billion).
The British government plans to provided £100 million to help hundreds of thousands of people in sub-Saharan Africa get access to electricity.
The value of Kenya's imports from neighbouring countries jumped by 42.64 per cent in nine months through September amid flat growth in exports, fresh official statistics show, hurting job opportunities for the youth.
The Kenyan government is urging more Chinese to invest in the east African country saying this will benefit the people.
It is reported that Kenya will approve the consumption tax on mobile currency transactions from 10% at the beginning of 2013 to 12% this year.
Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, arranged a meeting at State House, aiming to celebrates Kenya’s new ranking of doing business index which was ranked 61 globally, in comparasion to 80 last year.