How Kenya’s economy received big boost through Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

Agency report

Kenya’s economy posted a significant growth of 6.3 percent in 2018 on a backbone of high growth in agriculture, transport and manufacturing sectors, according to reports on the Economic Survey 2019.

This is a marked improvement from the 4.9 percent economic growth recorded in 2017 when Kenya held a hotly-contested General Election.

It says that Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Director-General Zachary Mwangi said the vibrant service sectors also contributed to the growth of the economy, noted the survey released on Thursday, adding that Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing sector had the highest growth with 6.4 percent while the transport sector expanded by 8.8 percent while food and accommodation sector improved by 16.6 percent.

The report says that an increase in Gross Domestic Product means there is an increase the number of people producing and consuming goods.

This leads to an overall economic benefit to the country because it essentially means that the economic market, as a whole, has grown as a result of the increasing transactions.