Kenya to publish re-based Gross Domestic Product figures on Tuesday

Devolution and Planning Cabinet Secretary Anne Waiguru when she appeared before Parliamentary Finance Committee over Uwezo Fund at Parliament building

All eyes will be on Kenya as it releases new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures that have been undergoing review for several months now.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has completed the process of re-basing the country’s National Accounts statistics. The launch of the re-based GDP will be held at the KICC with Cabinet Secretary for Devolution, Anne Waiguru, as the chief guest. Others in attendance will be KNBS Acting Director General Zachary Mwangi, representatives from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, KNBS Board chairman Prof Terry Ryan as well as principal secretaries.