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From left: Economic Planning PS Joseph Mukui, KNBS board member Ezra Odhiambo, Mining CS Dan Kazungu, Devolution and Planning CS Mwangi Kiunjuri and Planning and Statistics PS Irungu Nyakera during the launch of 2017 Economic Survey Report in Nairobi. (Photo:David Njaaga/Standard)
Critical sectors, including agriculture and manufacturing, struggled in last year to ensure President Uhuru Kenyatta’s promise of a double-digit growth remains elusive.
A prolonged drought ravaged food production, with the ripple effects being felt in manufacturing and impacting on creation of new jobs.
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