Kenya’s Inflation to drop as credit to private sector expected to rise

From left: Stanbic Bank's Head of Global Markets Bethuel Karanja, Acting Head of Personal and Business Banking Ben Wandawanda and Regional Economist Jibran Qureishi during the release of Kenya’s 2018 economic outlook in Nairobi yesterday. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The Government needs to invest in industry and agriculture to ensure people feel the impact of a growing economy, a top economist has said.

Stanbic Bank Regional Economis for East Africa Jibran Qureishi said while the economy is expected to grow by 5.6 per cent this year and six per cent in 2019, it will take a shift in policy for the benefits to trickle down to the mwananchi.