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Ruto's agriculture rebound buoyed by favourable weather and fertiliser

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President William Ruto enjoys roast maize at Kipkeikiei High School in Trans Nzoia County when he opened the school library. [File, Standard]

The agricultural sector rebounded strongly last year influencing the Kenyan economy to grow by 5.6 per cent in that year, compared to the 4.9 per cent growth rate in the previous year.

Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (Kippra) in its economic report on the country has said that the strong growth in the sector is attributed to favourable weather conditions and the government fertiliser subsidy to farmers.

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