Economics
The Charts That Show Kenya's Economy After Four Years of Jubilee
- Government’s debt rises as the budget deficit widens
- Drought hits economic growth as farming output shrinks
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In less than a month, Kenya’s Jubilee party will bid for a second term in office after ruling East Africa’s biggest economy since 2013.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is seeking a renewed mandate to see off a challenge from former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Jubilee has promised to boost investment in public infrastructure and technology to transform Kenya into a middle-income nation, and the five-party opposition coalition pledged possible tax cuts to woo foreign capital.