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GDP growth not just numbers, it should make sense to Kenyans

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A GDP growth of 6.3 per cent in 2018 -the highest since 2010 -has baffled many, including the Government itself. The Treasury had projected the economy would grow by 6.1 per cent.

For ordinary Kenyans however, there is no cause for celebration. If an additional Sh1.15 trillion that the economy generated in 2018 were to be shared among Kenyans, the joy in this country would be unrivaled.

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