{"id":174,"date":"2022-06-22T08:04:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T08:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/?p=174"},"modified":"2022-06-22T08:47:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T08:47:45","slug":"kenyas-gdp-projected-to-grow-by-4-9-in-2022-says-ncba-economic-outlook-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2022\/06\/22\/kenyas-gdp-projected-to-grow-by-4-9-in-2022-says-ncba-economic-outlook-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya\u2019s GDP projected to grow by 4.9% in 2022, says NCBA Economic Outlook report"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"174\" class=\"elementor elementor-174\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-524b25fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"524b25fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e9c8cd\" data-id=\"9e9c8cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78190b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78190b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kenya\u2019s GDP projected to grow by 4.9% in 2022, says NCBA Economic Outlook report<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15b0bea9 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"15b0bea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8e0333f elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-tags\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStaff Reporter\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e00890 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"31e00890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd70768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd70768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nairobi, June 20th 2022: Kenya\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to expand by 4.9 %<span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">in 2022, says NCBA Economic Outlook Report; a 0.3 percentage point decline from their initial 5.2%\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">forecast in November 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">The downgrade reflects the negative spillover effects of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, an uncertain\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">external landscape, tightening local and external credit markets, domestic election jitters, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">climate-related concerns, according to the NCBA Group research.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">The research also argues that the third quarter will be most challenging due to a combination of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">election-induced lull and the full effects of the lingering external shocks especially the knock on\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">effects of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. The bank, however, is optimistic about prospects for the final\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">quarter, boosted by prospects of a trend reversal in business investments from the much expected\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">transition dividends.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">Rising inflation and interest rates have been a major concern for Kenyans as food and energy\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">costs hit record highs. Elevated inflation is eroding household real income, lowering standards of\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">living and dampening consumption. The growing threat of a cost of living crisis comes against a\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">backdrop of limited fiscal space, suggesting that scope for government intervention is significantly\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">limited.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">According to the report, supply chain shocks will be prolonged by the Russia-Ukraine crisis, whose\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">end is still not in sight, with negative ramifications for production and distribution of food and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">energy and consequently, prices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">\u201cFood inflation is expected to remain in double digits this year, owing to long-term disruptions in\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">global food supply networks, domestic weather shocks, high input costs, and growing\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">transportation and value-addition costs,&#8221; says NCBA Group Managing Director John Gachora,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">Energy prices will continue to rise with the uncertainty around Russia\u2019s output, OPEC+ production\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">decision and the ability of the US and other energy producers to scale up output. For Kenya, the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">report argues that the elimination of gasoline subsidies will accelerate inflation towards double\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">digits. The threat of excessive inflation will be exacerbated by a weak shilling, the report adds.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">According to the report, NCBA does not foresee any significant post-election disruption owing to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">Kenya\u2019s demonstrated institutional capability to manage election disputes in a way that limits any\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">disruptions to the economy. However, the report attributes the election anxiety to the ongoing\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">combination of global economic and social challenges.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">The report also discusses the shilling&#8217;s continued weakness against the dollar, which can be\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">ascribed to the balance of payment shocks from the Russia-Ukraine conflict and capital reversal\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">due to rising global interest rates and a strong US dollar.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">&#8220;We expect the deteriorating global sovereign credit outlook, along with other highly leveraged\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">and frontier economies, to underpin further capital reversal and diversion away from Kenya in the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">short term,&#8221; says Raphael Agung\u2019, NCBA&#8217;s Chief Economist. \u201cSo far, domestic interest rates are still\u00a0<\/span><span 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class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/12\/kra-customs-revenue-hits-kes-90-05-billion-in-september-exceedingtarget-by-kes-965-million\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tKRA Customs Revenue Hits KES 90.05 Billion in September, ExceedingTarget by KES 965 Million\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 12, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3610 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-politics\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/11\/ai-enabled-spending-fuels-chinas-holiday-economy\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAI-enabled spending fuels China&#8217;s holiday economy\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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format-standard hentry category-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/11\/chinas-golden-week-sparks-travel-boom-in-central-asia\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tChina&#8217;s &#8220;Golden Week&#8221; sparks travel boom in Central Asia\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 11, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3582 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-politics\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/11\/new-high-speed-rail-lines-carry-holiday-crowds-energize-chinese-cities\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNew high-speed rail lines carry holiday crowds, energize Chinese cities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 11, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3599 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/dangote-kenya-gdr-minimum-subscription-reduced-from-2000-gdrs-to-10-gdrs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDangote Kenya GDR Minimum Subscription Reduced from 2,000 GDRs to 10 GDRs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 10, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3596 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/eyes-on-hainan-hainans-duty-free-sector-delivers-stellar-performance-over-7-day-holiday\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEyes on Hainan | Hainan&#8217;s duty-free sector delivers stellar performance over 7-day holiday\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 10, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3593 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-politics\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/holiday-travel-spending-boom-mirror-vitality-of-chinas-vast-market-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHoliday travel, spending boom mirror vitality of China&#8217;s vast market\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 10, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3591 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-regional\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/xinhua-headlines-where-the-long-march-began-chinas-new-journey-unfolds-2\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tXinhua Headlines: Where the Long March began, China&#8217;s new journey unfolds\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 10, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3588 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/china-focus-new-high-speed-rail-lines-carry-holiday-crowds-energize-chinese-cities\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tChina Focus: New high-speed rail lines carry holiday crowds, energize Chinese cities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 10, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3585 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-drc\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dailykenya.co.ke\/index.php\/2026\/10\/10\/feature-reliving-the-long-march-90-years-on\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFeature: Reliving the Long March, 90 years on\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 10, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2313b7bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2313b7bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nairobi, June 20th 2022: Kenya\u2019s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is projected to expand by 4.9 %in 2022, says NCBA Economic Outlook Report; a 0.3 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