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# **Kenya's current account deficit widened to a record KSh 252.54Bn in Q2 2026, from KSh 69.37Bn a year earlier, as soaring imports outpaced export growth.**

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> *Kenya’s current account deficit widened to a record KSh 252.54Bn in Q2 2026, from KSh 69.37Bn a year earlier, according to KNBS, as soaring imports outpaced export growth.*

kenyanwallstreetPublished 2026-11-06 [ Read source](https://t.me/kenyanwallstreet/21953)

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