Kenya's exports to Tanzania up 28.5pc in first five months

[MK254]

Exports to Tanzania rose by the highest margin, outpacing other top buyers of Kenya’s goods in the first five months of the year, fresh statistics show, as trade relations begin to improve between the two states.

Dar es Salaam ordered goods worth Sh10.54 billion between January and May, 28.58 per cent more than the same period in 2017, data released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) last week indicates.

By comparison, Pakistan which has remained at the top of the list, ordered goods (mainly tea) worth Sh23.07 billion, a 7.11 per cent drop compared to a similar period last year.

Similarly, Netherlands whose orders (mainly cut flower) rose by 13.45 per cent to Sh21.65 billion remained the second-largest importer of Kenyan goods, beating Uganda whose bill dropped 2.76 per cent to Sh21.31 billion.
Other top export destinations include the UK, which overtook the US during the period to become Kenya’s fourth-largest market ordering goods valued for Sh17.57 billion or a 12.93 per cent jump as the American order book thinned 7.65 per cent to Sh17.13 billion.

The data comes hardly a fortnight after Kenyan Trade PS Chris Kiptoo and his Tanzanian counterpart Elisante ole Gabriel issued a joint statement on July 5 indicating that months of bilateral meetings over a 10-year market access impasse had yielded a breakthrough.

Trade relations between the two countries had been souring over the years due to tariff and non-tariff barriers, hurting the flow of goods which had dipped to a 10-year low last year.

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli had in February last year ordered the two bureaucrats to solve the trade disputes.

The most recent spats, which are being resolved, involved exportation of textiles from Export Promotion Zones and sugar confectionery.

Tanzania had denied duty-free market access for Kenyan-made confectionery on suspicion of use of zero-rated industrial sugar and textiles, which enjoy tax incentives, arguing this had tilted competition in favour of Kenyan goods.

“We are making progress. There’s now improved relations between us and Tanzania. There’s an open channel. I can call the (Tanzanian) PS, he can also call me any time and resolve issues,” Dr Kiptoo said in a recent interview. “I have really focused on this from last year…although there are other issues beyond us because they relate to other institutions.”
Kenya's exports to Tanzania up 28.5pc in first five months

 

[Titicomb]

Kuna Mkenya humu alisema TZ ni maskini hatuwezi ku-afford kununua bidhaa za KE sababu sisi TZ ni LDC. Hii habari inapingana nae.

Ukweli ni kwamba tunategemeana sana kuliko hizi vita na majigambo ya hapa JF.

 

[Mpendwa1]

Kuna Mkenya humu alisema TZ ni maskini hatuwezi ku-afford kununua bidhaa za KE sababu sisi TZ ni LDC. Hii habari inapingana nae.

Ukweli ni kwamba tunategemeana sana kuliko hizi vita na majigambo ya hapa JF.

- I could not agree more. Tunategemeana lakini watu wengi kwenye hii forum, Thoba yarabi!! - Na nazungumza juu ya pande zote mbili.

 

[asvptx]

- I could not agree more. Tunategemeana lakini watu wengi kwenye hii forum, Thoba yarabi!! - Na nazungumza juu ya pande zote mbili.

Nimekuja kugundua watu wengi sana humu JF na especially waTZ ni uzalendo wa kushabikia tu.

There is a difference between pride and reality. EAC tangu kitambo tumetegemeana lakini watu watataka sana kuleta competition in every aspect it's sickening.

 

[kennedy0000]

Kuna Mkenya humu alisema TZ ni maskini hatuwezi ku-afford kununua bidhaa za KE sababu sisi TZ ni LDC. Hii habari inapingana nae.

Ukweli ni kwamba tunategemeana sana kuliko hizi vita na majigambo ya hapa JF.

Nyinyi ni LDC, one of the poorest countries in the world.
Mnacho nunua kutoka Kenya ni bidhaa low value, kama pipi, mafuta ya kupika etc.

Kwa sababu ya purchasing power yenu ya chini, hamuezi nunua bidhaa kama magari ambayo manufacturers wengi wana assemble hapa Kenya.

 

[Titicomb]

Nyinyi ni LDC, one of the poorest countries in the world.
Mnacho nunua kutoka Kenya ni bidhaa low value, kama pipi, mafuta ya kupika etc.

Kwa sababu ya purchasing power yenu ya chini, hamuezi nunua bidhaa kama magari ambayo manufacturers wengi wana assemble hapa Kenya.

Unaongea kishabiki zaidi kama mtu asiepevuka kimawazo.

Angalia nchi zenye purchasing power kubwa zaidi yetu TZ zina import goods za dollar ngapi toka Kenya na sisi LDC (Tanzania na Uganda) tuna import goods za thamani gani?

Utaona kama sisi na USA margin ni ndogo kulinganisha na margin kati yetu na hao USA kwenye purchasing power.
Angalia Uganda ambao ndio maskini zaidi kuliko TZ wao wana import toka Kenya vitu vyenye thamani kubwa kwa ujumla wake kuliko USA, na UK.

Wewe unachambua hizo namba kama mtoto mdogo. Kama ungepewa kuongoza wizara ya mambo ya fedha au biashara na uchumi ungeweza kuangusha uchumi wa Kenya.
Bahati nzuri you are no body in Kenya.

JF wanasema ni mahali pa Great Thinkers(GT) wewe utakuwa umepotea njia ukajikuta upo JF.

 

[Titicomb]

Nyinyi ni LDC, one of the poorest countries in the world.
Mnacho nunua kutoka Kenya ni bidhaa low value, kama pipi, mafuta ya kupika etc.

Kwa sababu ya purchasing power yenu ya chini, hamuezi nunua bidhaa kama magari ambayo manufacturers wengi wana assemble hapa Kenya.

Let say I bought 20 million metric tonnes of cooking oil worth $100,000 from Kenya and Mo Salah bought 2 cars worth $72,000 assembled in Kenya. Who brought more foreign currency in Kenya?
Don't forget hizo gari 2 mlizo uza nanyi Kenya mlifanya ku import parts karibu zote toka nchi nyingine.
Na hayo mafuta karibu kila kitu kimezalishwa Kenya kuanzia raw materials toka agricultural products kule kwa wakulima wenu.
Ajira inaanzia shambani hadi kiwandani.

Hizo car assembly plants kuna automation sana zina ajiri watu wachache sana, tena wengi ni wageni sababu ya technology.

Utaona ni bora hizo food processing plants na manufucturing industries kuliko assembly plants. Ni bora kuuwauzia pipi na mafuta mengi jirani zenu LDC unapata faida nyingi kuliko hizo magari pesa nyingi inaenda Japan, China, Germany n.k.

 

[thisdayes]

Kennedy zero×4 Umejibiwa vizuri leo siku yako haijaenda bure umepata somo la uchumi.

 

[kennedy0000]

Le

Let say I bought 20 million metric tonnes of cooking oil worth $100,000 from Kenya and Mo Salah bought 2 cars worth $72,000 assembled in Kenya. Who brought more foreign currency in Kenya?
Don't forget hizo gari 2 mlizo uza nanyi Kenya mlifanya ku import parts karibu zote toka nchi nyingine.
Na hayo mafuta karibu kila kitu kimezalishwa Kenya kuanzia raw materials toka agricultural products kule kwa wakulima wenu.
Ajira inaanzia shamani hadi kiwandani.

Hizo car assembly plants kuna automation sana zina ajiri watu wachache sana tena wengi ni wageni sababu ya technogy.

Utaona ni bora hizo manufucturing industries kuliko assembly plants. Ni bora kuuwauzia pipi na mafuta mengi jirani zenu LDC unapata faida nyingi kuliko hizo magari pesa nyingi inaenda Japan, China, Germany n.k.

A country that imports basic things like cooking oil is truly and surely LDC. Cooking oil is one of the easiest things to manufacture.
And that's why this country only has the purchasing power to import 2 cars as you put it.
Kenya assembles many buses, trucks, pick ups and even small cars. These plants were established by the manufacturers to serve the entire region, but sadly Tanzania is too poor to buy any.

As for whether we import the parts, it doesn't take away the fact that the final assembly happens here. The world is interconnected. Not a single factory in the world, no matter the industry, manufactures all its parts.

And by the way, sikusema kuuza pipi ni vibaya. Nilisema hamna pesa ya kununua vitu high value.

 

[kennedy0000]

Unaongea kishabiki zaidi kama mtu asiepevuka kimawazo.

Angalia nchi zenye purchasing power kubwa zaidi yetu TZ zina import goods za dollar ngapi toka Kenya na sisi LDC (Tanzania na Uganda) tuna import goods za thamani gani?

Utaona kama sisi na USA margin ni ndogo kulinganisha na margin kati yetu na hao USA kwenye purchasing power.
Angalia Uganda ambao ndio maskini zaidi kuliko TZ wao wana import toka Kenya vitu vyenye thamani kubwa kwa ujumla wake kuliko USA, na UK.

Wewe unachambua hizo namba kama mtoto mdogo. Kama ungepewa kuongoza wizara ya mambo ya fedha au biashara na uchumi ungeweza kuangusha uchumi wa Kenya.
Bahati nzuri you are no body in Kenya.

JF wanasema ni mahali pa Great Thinkers(GT) wewe utakuwa umepotea njia ukajikuta upo JF.

Haujui unacho ongea kuhusu.
Kenya na Tanzania ni immediate neighbours. Imports na exports zinafanyika kwa malori barabarani.

Kama USA ingekuwa neighbour wetu, imports zao zingekuwa mara 1000 ya za Tanzania.

Neighbouring countries are the biggest trade partners in the world.

 

[tuusan]

A country that imports basic things like cooking oil is truly and surely LDC. Cooking oil is one of the easiest things to manufacture.
And that's why this country only has the purchasing power to import 2 cars as you put it.
Kenya assembles many buses, trucks, pick ups and even small cars. These plants were established by the manufacturers to serve the entire region, but sadly Tanzania is too poor to buy any.

As for whether we import the parts, it doesn't take away the fact that the final assembly happens here. The world is interconnected. Not a single factory in the world, no matter the industry, manufactures all its parts.

And by the way, sikusema kuuza pipi ni vibaya. Nilisema hamna pesa ya kununua vitu high value.

Unaongea as if kenya ni nchi ya viwanda lol,machines,magari,mafuta ghafi, dawa na vifaa vingi tu tunaagiza nje kabisa...tunawangusha vitu vidogo sababu ndio mnavyoweza kutuuzia Leo hii tukihitaji dawa za $100 mnazo?vifaa tiba hali kadhalika?
Kennedy bado haujaiva uko shallow minded sana,Pia kumbuka Kenya ni nchi masikini bado Hamna kitu ya kutuambia

 

[tuusan]

Unaongea as if kenya ni nchi ya viwanda lol,machines,magari,mafuta ghafi, dawa na vifaa vingi tu tunaagiza nje kabisa...tunawangusha vitu vidogo sababu ndio mnavyoweza kutuuzia Leo hii tukihitaji dawa za $100 mnazo?vifaa tiba hali kadhalika?
Kennedy bado haujaiva uko shallow minded sana,Pia kumbuka Kenya ni nchi masikini bado Hamna kitu ya kutuambia

$100millions ***

 

[Kafrican]

Geza ulole yupo wapi?

 

[Bottas]

Unaongea as if kenya ni nchi ya viwanda lol,machines,magari,mafuta ghafi, dawa na vifaa vingi tu tunaagiza nje kabisa...tunawangusha vitu vidogo sababu ndio mnavyoweza kutuuzia Leo hii tukihitaji dawa za $100 mnazo?vifaa tiba hali kadhalika?
Kennedy bado haujaiva uko shallow minded sana,Pia kumbuka Kenya ni nchi masikini bado Hamna kitu ya kutuambia

Hauwezi kamwe kumcopare mtu ako na baskeli na piki piki wote ni maskini lakini mmoja ni maskini hohehahe😀😀😀Tanzania bado ni maskini wa kutupwa yaani ldc, infact mko kundi moja na failed state kina Haiti,somalia,syria.......😀😀😀😀

 

[Bottas]

Geza ulole yupo wapi?

Huyu hapa

 

[kennedy0000]

Unaongea as if kenya ni nchi ya viwanda lol,machines,magari,mafuta ghafi, dawa na vifaa vingi tu tunaagiza nje kabisa...tunawangusha vitu vidogo sababu ndio mnavyoweza kutuuzia Leo hii tukihitaji dawa za $100 mnazo?vifaa tiba hali kadhalika?
Kennedy bado haujaiva uko shallow minded sana,Pia kumbuka Kenya ni nchi masikini bado Hamna kitu ya kutuambia

Kenya ndio the most 'industrialized' East Africa.
It might not be much, but Tannzania na wenzenu LDC you have nothing on us.

 

[Titicomb]

A country that imports basic things like cooking oil is truly and surely LDC. Cooking oil is one of the easiest things to manufacture.
And that's why this country only has the purchasing power to import 2 cars as you put it.
Kenya assembles many buses, trucks, pick ups and even small cars. These plants were established by the manufacturers to serve the entire region, but sadly Tanzania is too poor to buy any.

As for whether we import the parts, it doesn't take away the fact that the final assembly happens here. The world is interconnected. Not a single factory in the world, no matter the industry, manufactures all its parts.

And by the way, sikusema kuuza pipi ni vibaya. Nilisema hamna pesa ya kununua vitu high value.

Nilifikiri Mo Salah ni maarufu utajua yeye ni Egyption na anaishi UK hivyo anaweza kuagiza hizo 2 cars akiwa Egypt au UK.
Unasemaje hizo ndio idadi ya gari TZ inaweza agiza toka nje?

 

[tuusan]

Kenya ndio the most 'industrialized' East Africa.
It might not be much, but Tannzania na wenzenu LDC you have nothing on us.

Hauwezi kamwe kumcopare mtu ako na baskeli na piki piki wote ni maskini lakini mmoja ni maskini hohehahe😀😀😀Tanzania bado ni maskini wa kutupwa yaani ldc, infact mko kundi moja na failed state kina Haiti,somalia,syria.......😀😀😀😀

Kenya ni nchi masikini !!mna viwanda gani lol uyo kenge anasema hatuwez afford nunua magar hv tuache agiza magari Germany, Japan, SA, Tuagize Kenya? [emoji23] [emoji23] ...
Uchumi wa $80bln ni sawa tu na jiji moja kwenye nchi ilioendelea msijitape ujinga hapa

 

[kennedy0000]

Nilifikiri Mo Salah ni maarufu utajua yeye ni Egyption na anaishi UK hivyo anaweza kuagiza hizo 2 cars akiwa Egypt au UK.
Unasemaje hizo ndio idadi ya gari TZ inaweza agiza toka nje?

Kwani ubongo wako umejaa nini?
I was using your words against you.
Kweli elimu bongolala ni bure kabisa.

 

[kennedy0000]

Kenya ni nchi masikini !!mna viwanda gani lol uyo kenge anasema hatuwez afford nunua magar hv tuache agiza magari Germany, Japan, SA, Tuagize Kenya? [emoji23] [emoji23] ...
Uchumi wa $80bln ni sawa tu na jiji moja kwenye nchi ilioendelea msijitape ujinga hapa

Ata miongoni mwa maskini, kuna yule hohehahe.
Tanzania mko bottom of the pyramid.