Nairobi, Feb. 19 -- Kenya's imports from Tanzania fell by Sh10.23 billion last year on the back of renewed trade barriers, which largely hit the flow of grains from the agriculturally endowed country, official trade numbers show.

Traders trucked in goods worth Sh43.05 billion from Tanzania compared with a record Sh53.28 billion in 2022, according to data collated by the Central Bank of Kenya.

The 19.20 percent drop was the fastest slide since 2016 when the administration of the then-late John Magufuli adopted protectionist policies when he first took power.

Dar es Salaam imposed guidelines on trade in grains between the country and partners in the seven-nation East African Community bloc earlier in 2023 in a protectionist move which in...