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7 Jan 20261 min readBy SABRINA BT
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Rising Imports Push Kenya’s Current Account Deficit to Ksh135B

Kenya’s current account deficit widened sharply in the third quarter of 2025 as imports continued to grow faster than exports, official figures show. Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows the current account…

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