\n This reduction is particularly noteworthy as this export generally peaks during the Ramadan period, a decline attributed to increased air freight costs.\n <\/p>\n
\n Dennis Muraya, director of Konza Clearing Agency, emphasized that a reduction in regional flights has compelled exporters to depend on expensive cargo charters to the UAE.\n <\/p>\n
\n “We usually pay $1 to $1.50 per kilo,” Muraya said. “But at the current moment, we’re even paying up to $3 to $3.50 \u200cper \u2060kilo.”\n <\/p>\n
\n Nicholas Ngahu, chief executive of the Kenya Meat and Livestock Exporters Industry Council, noted that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) typically constitutes 40% to 60% of shipments, positioning the Middle East as Kenya’s principal market<\/a> for meat exports.\n <\/p>\n \n However, this market has received limited supplies of beef, lamb, mutton, and goat.\n <\/p>\n \n Other Middle Eastern markets that have experienced disruptions include Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan.\n <\/p>\n \n “We are doing below 15% of our normal exports, and now \u200bthat it’s Ramadan, we are doing less than 5% of what we are supposed to be doing,” the CEO stated.\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n