Nairobi, Aug. 9 -- Kenya's export earnings for the first half of the year rose at the fastest pace in a decade, lifted by increased sales of horticultural produce and rising prices of coffee.
Total exports amounted to Sh368.79 billion between January-June from Sh317.18 billion, a growth of 16.27 percent over a similar period a year ago.
This was the highest growth since 2011 when exports bumped 23.37 percent, provisional statistics collated by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) show.
"Growth rates [in exports] have been positive," CBK governor Patrick Njoroge said on July 29 about exports performance for the first half of 2021.
"Horticulture has remained strong. [while] there has been a significant increase in coffee prices worldwide as a ...