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When growth numbers don't tell the full story

On April 19, 2017, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) released the eagerly awaited Economic Survey 2017.

Yet, from the 309-page document littered with a sea-sand of numbers, only one figure has sparked an unending debate: 5.8 per cent.

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