Drought cuts agriculture to below fifth of economy

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Farmers during drying of maize near Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu County on December 21, 2022. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG

The Agriculture sector is now contributing less than one-fifth of Kenya's economic growth following four consecutive quarters of decline.

Data from the third quarter gross domestic product report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows the sector’s contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was cut to 19.9 percent from 23.4 percent in the quarter to March.

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