However, growth is down from 6.1% in the same period a year earlier
06 May 2025 - 20:01
byHereward Holland
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Kenya's economy grew 4.7% in 2024 as a whole, compared to growth of 5.7% in 2023, the country's National Bureau of Statistics said in a report. Picture: 123RF
Nairobi — Kenya’s economy grew 5.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with 6.1% in the same quarter of the previous year, the country’s statistics office said on Tuesday.
GDP expanded 4.7% for the full year, down from 5.7% in 2023, Kenya’s National Bureau of Statistics said in a report.
Last year’s growth drivers included agriculture, forestry and fishing; finance and insurance; transportation; and property. Sectors including mining, quarrying and construction contracted.
On Sunday, at a rally in Migori county in western Kenya, President William Ruto fended off a shoe thrown at him during a speech about the cost of living, which has been a source of public anger.
Ruto has been compelled to abandon tax hikes and invite opposition members into cabinet, but discontent remains high amid high cost of basics for Kenyans.
Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said police had arrested three people, The Star newspaper reported.
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Kenya’s GDP expands 5.1% in fourth quarter
However, growth is down from 6.1% in the same period a year earlier
Nairobi — Kenya’s economy grew 5.1% in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with 6.1% in the same quarter of the previous year, the country’s statistics office said on Tuesday.
GDP expanded 4.7% for the full year, down from 5.7% in 2023, Kenya’s National Bureau of Statistics said in a report.
Last year’s growth drivers included agriculture, forestry and fishing; finance and insurance; transportation; and property. Sectors including mining, quarrying and construction contracted.
On Sunday, at a rally in Migori county in western Kenya, President William Ruto fended off a shoe thrown at him during a speech about the cost of living, which has been a source of public anger.
Ruto has been compelled to abandon tax hikes and invite opposition members into cabinet, but discontent remains high amid high cost of basics for Kenyans.
Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said police had arrested three people, The Star newspaper reported.
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