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Kenya's economic growth slowed to 4.8 per cent in 2022, survey shows

Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) Director-General Macdonald Obudho. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Kenya's economy experienced a slower growth rate of 4.8 per cent in 2022 compared to 7.6 per cent the previous year, according to the latest survey.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) 2023 Economic Survey released on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, in Nairobi, attributed the sluggish growth of the economy to several factors, chief among them the Covid-19 pandemic and a prolonged drought that impacted most parts of the country.

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