Unfavourable China-Kenya trade leaves Sh380 billion gap

One of the Standard Guage Railway (SGR) line passenger wagon being off-loaded from the MV Chipol Taihu soon after the ship docked at the port of Mombasa from China, March 18, 2017. [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD]. 22/50

A walk around Nairobi’s streets may give an impression that Chinese merchandise may have been in the country for decades - virtually filling all aspects of the lives of many Kenyans.

China has, however, not always been the leading source of imports for Kenya.