Kenya mints 180 new dollar millionaires despite economic slowdown

Wealth Report indicates that there was a 16.2 per cent growth in the number of Kenya's super-rich. PHOTO | FILE

Kenya created 180 new dollar millionaires in 2017, growing the number of persons with a net-worth of over Sh500 million to 1,290.

According to a new report, the tough economic times that prevailed due to biting drought and an extended electioneering period did not slow down individual wealth growth among a select few.

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