Kenya’s economy grew 6.3 per cent last year
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By
Domnic Omondi
| Apr 25, 2019
NAIROBI, KENYA: Kenya registered a 6.3 per cent growth in the economy last year from 4.9 per cent in 2017.
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has termed the growth as a broad-based with nearly all the sectors registering improved performance.
2017 growth was dampened by a long dry spell, protracted electioneering period and poor credit to the private sector.
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