Prolonged drought pushes down Kenya growth outlook to 5.6pc

Growth is set to moderate this year, with persistent drought conditions weighing on the agricultural and electricity supply sectors. FILE PHOTO | NMG

World’s leading banks, consultancies and think-tanks have marginally downgraded Kenya’s growth prospects for 2019, largely citing the dampening impact of prolonged drought in the first quarter of the year.

A consensus growth outlook for August from 14 global firms projects that the country’s economy is likely to expand by 5.6 per cent, 0.2 percentage points lower than last month’s forecast.

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