Britain's exit from the European Union will not disrupt Kenya's horticulture exports to that country, said a senior Kenyan government official, after industry data showed the African nation's total horticulture exports jumped 33 percent last year.
"There will be no market disruption because of Brexit," Chris Kiptoo, principal secretary at the Ministry of Trade, said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Kenya earned 153.68 billion shillings (£1.2 billion) last year from horticulture exports, three industry bodies said.
Earnings for the sector are expected to rise by at least 4 percent in 2019, said Clement Tulezi, chief executive officer of the Kenya Flower Council.
"We project that in 2019 we should surpass 160 billion (shillings), but that is conservative," he told Reuters, adding that almost half the flower sales were made during Valentine's and Mother's Day.