How Kenya achieved 6.3 per cent growth

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Director General Zachary Mwangi (left), Principal Secretary Department of Planning Julius Muiya (centre) and Treasury CS Henry Rotich during the launch of 2019-2022 economic survey at KICC. [Beverlyne Musili/Standard]

Kenya’s economy grew by 6.3 per cent last year lifted by good rains that helped agriculture – the biggest pillar that contributed more than a third of the wealth.

Sufficient rainfall also meant that food prices were stable to keep inflation down while the spillover was felt in other sectors, including manufacturing and electricity generation.