Table 3: Firms’ input sources and export destinations
Firm
Input Source
Export Destinations
A
Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia and Germany
Uganda, Tanzania
B
Kenya
None
C
Hong Kong, India
U.S.A
D
South Africa
Uganda, Tanzania
E
China, India, Mauritius, Swaziland
U.S.A
F
Indonesia, India, Malaysia, U.K., Italy
U.K. Uganda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo
G
Britain, Germany, United Arab Emirate,
Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia
H
Kenya
Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda
I
Taiwan, UK, South Africa
Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan
J
India, China, Indonesia
USA
K
Switzerland
UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, USA
L
India, Indonesia, Austria, Korea
USA, UK, COMESA, EAC
Source: Enterprise level interviews 2002
5.
B2B E-COMMERCE IN KENYA
The use of computers in Kenya increased greatly during the 1990s. Firms, schools and hospitals within
the country generally have one or two computers and the garment firms are no exception. They are using
computers to store, process and exchange information and, until recently, the main use has been for data
storage of account, stock and payroll information. In recent years, the firms in the sample had begun to
intensify their use of computer networks in order to communicate with local, regional and international
firms.
Although both analogue and high speed digital connections are available in Kenya, all the firms in the
sample were using modem based analogue network connections (see Table 4). None of the interviewees
reported the use of high-speed digital connections.
Table 4: Type of connection
Type of connection
Number of firms
Yes
Analogue
NO
12
0
ISDN
0
12
SDSL
0
12
ADSL
0
12
Cable
0
12
Source: Enterprise level Interviews 2002; N=12
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