ICT sector records first growth fall since Covid

Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary Eliud Owalo.  

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The information and communication sector posted a 7.8 percent growth in the first quarter of 2024, down from 9.5 percent the previous year, marking its first slowdown in growth since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that the sector has been on a consistently accelerated year-on-year rise since March 2021 when growth stood at 5.1 percent before rising to 8.1 percent during a similar period in 2022.

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