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Kenya's economy projected to grow by 5.5 per cent in 2023

By David Njaaga | 2yrs ago

Parliament chambers as seen when Treasury CS Njuguna Ndungu read the Budget Highlights for FY 2023/24 . [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya's economic growth rate slowed down to 4.8 per cent in 2022, compared to 7.6 per cent in 2021, Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u now says.

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