Nairobi, July 20 -- Kenyans living and working abroad sent home Sh189.4 billion ($1.75 billion) in the six months of the year, defying the persisting Covid-19 economic disruptions in the source markets.
Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) data shows the inflows increased by a fifth from Sh158.2 billion ($1.46 billion) received in a similar period to mark the fastest half-year jump since June 2018.
Kenya had received Sh156.86 billion remittances in the first half of 2019 - a jump of 5.2 percent from the preceding similar period - meaning that the latest jump beats what was achieved before coronavirus disruption.
Remittances from North America and Europe grew by 37.8 percent and 41.4 percent respectively to grow the overall inflows despite those f...