Activity in Kenya’s private sector slipped to its slowest pace in five months in November, hurt by a fresh round of restrictions to contain rising Covid-19 infections and deaths, a survey showed yesterday.
The Markit Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing and services dropped to 51.3 from a record 59.1 in October — breaking the streak of gains since August as the economy gradually re-opened after months of lockdown measures imposed in March to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
