Kenya will begin exporting 700,000 cattle to Indonesia starting this year.

It is part of an agreement reached on Tuesday between Trade Cabinet Secretary Moses Kuria and Ir Nasrullah, Director General of Indonesia Animal Production and Animal Health.

Kuria, who is visiting the Southeast Asian country, met with a group to discuss potential commercial collaborations between Kenya and Indonesia. They agreed to begin sending the cattle in August.

"We discussed how Kenya could access Indonesia's 700,000 cattle import market." We agreed to expedite clearance protocols so that the first shipment of 20,000 herds can be made by August 2023," the commerce minister stated in a tweet following the meeting.


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Kuria also met with his Indonesian counterpart, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, to discuss investment and trade collaboration, economic growth, and sustainable development plans.

The two leaders discussed post-COVID-19 export growth, the significance of giving fiscal and non-fiscal incentives for boosting investment and industrialization, primarily via Export Processing Zones, and business-to-business (B2B) engagement in fostering stronger trade ties, according to a communique from the CS's office.

Kuria and Pandjaitan also discussed the possibility of a preferential trade pact between Kenya and Indonesia.

"Both ministers reaffirmed their dedication to exploring the prospect of a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Kenya and Indonesia," according to the statement, which also stated that the ministers highlighted the potential for collaboration in the manufacturing sector, notably in textile and clothing.

Joko Widoto, the president of Indonesia, is scheduled to visit Kenya later to deepen bilateral relations and develop new channels for cooperation between the two nations in many areas.



After a 16-year halt, Kenya resumed cattle exports to Oman in January last year. The Western Asian country pledged to increase cattle commerce with Kenya in the following years. Kenya's Ambassador to Oman, Sheikh Mohammed Dor, stated that the government could export more than 500,000 heads yearly.

Sheikh Dor stated that Kenya would send livestock to Oman and the Gulf area every month.