Rwanda surpasses Uganda in coffee sale to Kenya
Kigali accounts for 43 percent of the total value of shipments, followed by Kampala at 37 percent...
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Rwanda has outpaced Uganda as Kenya's top coffee supplier, signaling a shift in consumer preference towards imported specialty variants. Data from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) for the quarter ending September 2025 shows Rwanda accounted for 43 percent of coffee imports.
- Uganda's coffee exports to Kenya declined from $1.13 million (Sh145.79 million) to $0.48 million (Sh61.92 million), despite higher per-unit costs.
- The total value of Kenya's coffee imports increased by 11.8 percent to $1,644,203 (Sh212.13 million), while volume slightly decreased by 2.9 percent.
- Singapore and Hungary paid the highest average prices for Kenyan coffee sold directly abroad, with Singapore paying Sh72242.66 ($560) per 50-kilogramme bag.
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Kenya Plans Expressways to Uganda, Resumes Miraa Trade with Somalia, and Increases Coffee Imports from Rwanda - February 2026
Kenya is advancing plans for two new expressways to link with Uganda, which include expanding the Mau Summit-Eldoret-Malaba highway and building a new Kisian-Busia expressway to improve regional trade. After a 15-year closure, the country has also reopened its border with Somalia to resume road exports of miraa (khat), a decision approved by the National Security Council to boost trade. In another regional trade development, Rwanda has outpaced Uganda as Kenya's top coffee supplier. Data from the Agriculture and Food Authority for the quarter ending September 2025 shows Rwanda accounted for 43 percent of coffee imports, signaling a shift in consumer preference.
