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August 4, 2026
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Why Vision 2030 missed Kenya's 10pc growth goal

Why Vision 2030 missed Kenya's 10pc growth goal

Kenya’s flagship economic plan is facing renewed scrutiny after falling well short of its central promise of delivering sustained double-digit economic growth...

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Kenya's Vision 2030, launched by former President Mwai Kibaki to foster middle-income status, has fallen short of its core objective of achieving 10 per cent annual economic growth.

  • Kenya has never achieved the targeted 10 per cent annual GDP growth rate since Vision 2030's launch.
  • Sluggish performance in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors has hindered economic expansion.
  • Despite missing the growth target, Kenya was reclassified as a lower-middle-income country in 2015.

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