For a long time, the story of international trade in Kenya has been that of just a few key commodities -- mainly raw agricultural products -- exported to a handful of destinations, against tonnes of imports entering the country's borders from across the world.
The result has been a widening trade deficit that stood at $11 billion in 2017, 33 per cent higher than in 2016.
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