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Kenya

Kenya ยท KEN ยท Africa

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Risk Score

Guardedโ†’ Stable

Risk Factors

No recent events in pipeline

Overview

Kenya is East Africa's largest economy and a regional hub for trade, finance, and logistics. Its diverse economy is driven by agriculture, tourism, and a growing services sector, with significant investment in infrastructure. The country faces challenges including income inequality and vulnerability to climate change.

Leadership

William Ruto

President

GOVERNMENT: Presidential Republic

Economy

GDP

$150.0B

GDP per Capita

$2.7K

GDP Growth

+5.5%

Inflation

6.0%

Unemployment

5.0%

Agriculture (tea, coffee, horticulture)TourismManufacturingTelecommunicationsFinancial services

Trade

Key Exports

TeaHorticultural productsCoffeePetroleum productsApparel

Key Imports

Machinery and transport equipmentPetroleum productsMotor vehiclesIron and steelPlastics

Top Partners

UgandaUnited StatesPakistanNetherlandsUnited Kingdom

Headlines (8)

WTOPAug 8

Africa wants more homegrown solar to boost self

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AfricanewsAug 7

Kenyan farmers reject cyanide claims after 15 elephants die in Amboseli

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Lokmat TimesAug 7

Kenya relations about shared capacity and innovation, not just financing projects

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Daily ExcelsiorAug 7

Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 16 elephants

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Times of IndiaAug 7

In 1971, a cement company in Kenya tested 26 plants in a barren Kenyan Quarry; only three survived, but they started a 200-hectare forest ecosystem

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UPI NewsAug 7

On This Day, Aug. 7: U.S. Embassy bombings kill 224 people

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apnewsAug 9

Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza Peace Plan; says 'important operation' underway in Lebanon

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businessdailyafricaAug 9

Kenyans rate China's influence above US and EU, survey shows

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