Kenya grows economy nine times since independence

A sample standard railway line at Changamwe Railway Station on November 26,2013. Infrastructure expansion is a key driver of growth. FILE

Kenya celebrates 50 years of independence on Thursday with the economy having grown nine times.

In real terms — after adjusting for inflation — the value of all economic activities has made leaps and bounds from Sh180 billion in 1963 to Sh1.6 trillion now, on average doubling in size every six years.

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