A road under construction. PHOTO | FILE
By NATION REPORTER
In Summary
- Construction activities dropped from 16.6 per cent in 2014 to 9.9 per cent contributing significantly to the lower growth figures.
Kenya’s economic growth slowed down to 5.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2015 from 6 per cent at the same period last year.
A slowdown in construction, manufacturing and
financial sectors sucked steam out of the engine but improved
agriculture and higher electricity supply fired it on.
Construction activities dropped from 16.6 per
cent in 2014 to 9.9 per cent contributing significantly to the lower
growth figures.
AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is estimated to have expanded by
5.4 per cent during the second quarter of 2015 compared to 2.1 per cent
growth estimated for a similar quarter in 2014.
Manufacturing expanded by 4.5 per cent during
the quarter under review compared to a growth of 8.3 per cent during
the second quarter of 2014.
The transport sector grew by 6.2 per cent from 5.7 per cent but the communication sector growth slowed down.
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