Kenya’s imports from the United States fell for the first time in five years, pulled down by lower demand for aircraft and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), and coinciding with the start of President Donald Trump’s protectionist second term in White House.
Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show that import expenditure from the United States declined by 9.8 percent to Sh70.39 billion in the six months to June 2025, from Sh78.11 billion in the same period in 2024.