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National Treasury CS John Mbadi has attributed the country’s slowed economic growth in 2024 to the June anti-Finance Bill protests. According to the 2025 Economic Survey by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, the economy grew by 4.7%, down from 5.7% in 2023.
JUNE 2024 PROTESTS BLAMED FOR SLOWED ECONOMIC GROWTH
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