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Construction sector rebounds after a lull to lift struggling economy

Pipeline estate in Nairobi.[FILE]

For years, Kenya’s booming construction sector was a bellwether for the economy, earning the country a reputation as a perpetual big construction site during the administrations of Mwai Kibaki and Uhuru Kenyatta. 

This was not the case last year, when the sector slumped into contraction for the first time in years, dragged down by a credit crunch and developer struggles.

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