Kenya's economy grows by 4.9 per cent in first quarter

A tea picker works at a private farm at Nyansiongo, Nyamira County.

NAIROBI: Kenya's reliance on rain-fed agriculture and imports continues to limit growth in the East Africa's largest economy even as the country strives to be a regional hub for trade and investments in Africa.

Data from Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicates that Kenya's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 4.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2015, a marginal 4 per cent increase from the 4.7 growth recorded over a similar period last year with inflation easing downwards 5.8 per cent compared to 6.8 per cent.