Construction rebounds to pump Sh169b into economy

Ongoing works at the Sh300m outpatient wing at Naivasha level IV hospital which is expected to be completed by April 2021 two months ahead of the set schedule. [Antony Gitonga, Standard]

The construction sector contributed Sh169 billion to Kenya’s gross domestic product in the third quarter of 2020, the highest in any quarter since 2015. 

This is despite the onslaught on the sector and the economy in general brought about by the coronavirus pandemic following the announcement of the first case of Covid-19 in the country in mid-March.