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• Economic activity increased by 7.5 per cent, compared to a 0.3 per cent decrease the previous year, when operations were nearly halted due to pandemic containment measures.
• The rise in 2021 was driven mainly by improved performance in manufacturing, commerce, transportation, real estate and financial services, which gained from the re-opening of the economy.
• An estimated 926,000 new employment were generated in Kenya during the last year, supporting the country’s economic recovery.

The last year has set the pace for economic recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data, Kenya’s economy recovered in 2021 to expand at the quickest rate in 11 years. The relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions has aided the recovery of essential industries, except for agriculture, which low rains have hampered.

Economic activity increased by 7.5 per cent, compared to a 0.3 per cent decrease the previous year, when operations were …

The government of Kenya’s involvement has borne fruit. This Christmas week, KQ has increased the frequency of flights to the United States from two to four a week.

Bookings have picked up and the cost of a one-way ticket has risen from US$ 900 (KSh90,000) to US$10,00 (KSh101,305). This comes as a relief to the Kenya Airways Chairman, Michael Joseph, who had earlier said in an interview with a local station in Kenya last year that the pandemic would continue to affect demand for air travel for the next two to three years.

The airline said they had increased the number of direct flights to New York to enable families to reconnect and unite during this festive season.…