Kenya loses UK market share to Rwanda, Dar

A worker preparing cut flowers for export at a local farm. FILE PHOTO | NMG 

In Summary

• Reduced competitiveness and lack of diversification cited for downturn
• Kenya’s exports to the UK has been on decline, moving from Sh50.3 billion in 2009 to Sh37.6 billion in 2017.
• Kenya’s top three exports to the UK are tea, cut roses and beans.

By PATRICK ALUSHULA
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Kenya must raise production standards and up its marketing to counter similar efforts by its neighbours racing for a pie of the United Kingdom (UK) market, latest trade and investment report states.

According to the latest study by Overseas Development Institute (ODI) exports to the UK from the rest of the world have risen by 15 per cent in eight years to 2017.

Kenya lost out on all its top three exports to the same destination during that period.

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