Kenya, Uganda economies ride on agriculture to boost growth

A tea farm in Nyeri County in central Kenya. Tea and coffee account for close to one-third of the country’s economic output. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Agriculture was the main driver for the Kenyan and Ugandan economies in the first three months of this year, expanding almost 10 per cent from 2017.

Kenya said its economy expanded by 5.7 per cent in the first three months of 2018, compared with 4.5 per cent over the same period last year.