Service sectors rescue Kenya’s economy as key areas underperform

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich (PHOTO; FILE)

NAIROBI, KENYA: Dismal performance of key sectors such as the agriculture, manufacturing and construction slowed Kenya’s economic growth by one percent.

A new survey released by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics indicates that the economy grew by 4.9 percent in 2016 down from 5.9 growth realized in 2016.