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Rising insecurity hurting Kenya's growth prospects

NAIROBI: Kenya’s economic growth for the financial year 2015/2016 is set to decline, following the insecurity that has adversely affected several industries.

According to the World Bank, persistent security threats from Islamic extremist group Al-Shabaab are eroding Kenya’s economic gains from the falling international oil prices.

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