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How key sectors dragged down economy in 2019

FORECAST:  Despite Treasury’s optimism, analysts say GDP growth is unlikely to hit six per cent in 2020

Last year might go down as among the worst the Kenyan economy has experienced in recent past.

When the National Treasury publishes the numbers for 2019 in a few months, few will be shocked by the fact that economic growth last year will only have slightly outperformed 2017 - which was equally bad.

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