The World Bank projects that the Kenyan economy will grow by between 5.3 and 6 per cent over the next two years, revising its earlier projection by nearly a full percentage point. The bank expects the growth to be driven by the agriculture and manufacturing sectors, higher public investment in infrastructure and rising confidence since the adoption of the new constitution. In its economic update, the bank says that

Kenya could be at a tipping point beyond which it will enter a period of sustained growth. I earlier spoke to one of the authors of the report, a senior economist at the world bank, jane kiringai.