NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's economy is expected to grow 5.7% this year after 5.6% last year, the central bank governor said on Thursday.
"Despite the recent flooding in some parts of the country, the economy is expected to remain strong in 2024 supported by the resilient services sector and robust performance of the agricultural sector," Governor Kamau Thugge told a news conference.
Thugge added that the economy is estimated to have grown 5.8% in the first quarter of this year. The central bank's economic growth forecast for this year confirmed the one it gave in April.
(Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)
