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The Kenyan economy expanded by 4.9pc in the first quarter of this year supported by growth in agriculture, forestry and fishing, information and communication and wholesale and retail trade sectors.
Latest Quarterly Domestic Product Report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) shows that the growth in the first quarter of the year to March 2025 was similar to what the country registered over the same period last year.
During the quarter, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing activities grew by 6.0 per cent compared to 5.6 per cent
growth in the first quarter of 2024.
“This performance was driven by favourable weather conditions experienced in most parts of the country involved in crop and animal production,” said KNBS.
Key sectors which facilitated the expansion during the period under review include Information and
Communication which grew by 5.8pc, Wholesale and Retail Trade 5.4pc, Real estate 5.3pc, Financial
and Insurance 5.1pc, Public Administration 6.5pc.
The bureau says other sectors that had significant contribution to the growth of the economy were Professional, Administrative and Support services; and Transport and Storage which grew by 4.6pc, and 3.8pc, respectively.
Improved activities in the agriculture was particularly driven by higher production in key subsectors during the period under review.
KNBS says quantity of milk deliveries to processors in the first three months of the year increased from 218.8 million litres in the first quarter of 2024 to 250.6 million litres in the period under review.
Similarly, coffee exports increased from 9,722.3 metric tonnes in the first quarter of 2024 to 16,894.4 metric tonnes in the corresponding quarter of 2025.
