In 2010, Kenya exported commodities worth $0.53 million (P5.4 million) to Botswana, which rose to $1.6 million the following year and significantly drifted to a low of $0.46 million in 2012. The highest exports were realised in 2014 at a value of $8.34 million while in 2015 it stood at $4.51 million. Kenya’s imports from Botswana have been fluctuating over the years. In 2010, Kenya imported goods worth $0.29 million and $0.17 million the following year. In 2014, imports were valued at $0.12 million before rising to $0.19 million in 2015.
Speaking during his state visit this week, President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta emphasised on the need for the two countries to work together and revive trade relations between themselves noting that Africans need to work collectively to be able to achieve prosperity of the people and continent as a whole. “I have realised that most of the African countries prefer to export their products outside the continent, but this must stop and we should as a continent start trading amongst ourselves,” saidKenyatta.
