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Insecurity, poor infrastructure dampens growth

Poor infrastructure and rise in insecurity are expected to dampen economic growth this year, with the economy sustaining a trend that analysts term as "a steady but unspectacular recovery." The economy was expected to grow at a faster rate after last year's elections.

It was expected to make a full recovery this year but this has not been the case. While the most of the economic sectors have recovered fully, analysts at Citibank note that the economy is yet to pick up as expected.

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