Kenya growth slows for the fifth consecutive quarter

Nairobi tops counties where women have a higher say on how men spend their earnings. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Kenya’s economic growth slowed for the fifth consecutive quarter on the back of below-average rainfall, elevated inflationary pressures and August election angst, the statistics agency reported on Friday.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics said expansion in economic activity slowed by nearly half to 4.7 percent in the third quarter ended September from 9.3 percent in a similar period last year.

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