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Tourism and ICT lead second quarter growth

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Kenya’s economy grew by 5.6 per cent in the three months ended June 2019 on the back of improved performance in the ICT and tourism sectors.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicates that a slowdown in economic activities in the agricultural, manufacturing and transportation sectors held back overall growth.

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