Kenyan growth reaches 5.1% in second quarter of 2026
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
Kenya’s economy grew by 5.1% in the second quarter of 2026, up from 4.9% a year earlier, according to the Central Bank of Kenya. Services grew by 5.8%, supported notably by transport, accommodation, communications and finance, according to its weekly bulletin published on 23 October.
Kenya’s economy grew by 5.1% in the second quarter of 2026, compared with 4.9% over the same period in 2025, according to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). The CBK published the data in its weekly bulletin on Friday 23 October.
Services drove the acceleration, with growth rising from 5.5% to 5.8% year on year. The CBK cited transport and storage, accommodation and food services, information and communication, financial and insurance services, electricity, water and manufacturing. Agriculture slowed to 3.5%, from 4% a year earlier, while the industrial sector also decelerated.
