You also forget that it dollar value, the manufacturing sector is not completely stagnated, back in 2013 manufacturing contribution was still approx 10% the gdp then was $55B, the gdp now is $70B and manufacturing is still 10%... but interms of production, some $2Billion worth of goids were added... its just that the rate of growth is not at par with other sectors.
https://www.google.com/search?redir...id-browser-type&qsubts=1525962600455&devloc=0
Kenya private-sector activity expands for first time in eight months
Reuters Staff2 Min ReadNAIROBI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Kenyan private-sector economic activity grew in December, expanding for the first time since April, after political risks subsided following the conclusion of a prolonged presidential election, survey data showed on Thursday.Kenyan workers prepare men's underwear at the Hela intimates export processing zone (EPZ) limited factory in Athi River, near Nairobi, Kenya, July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas MukoyaThe Markit Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing and services rose to 53.0, from 42.8 in November. The 50.0 mark separates expansion from contraction.In October, the PMI slumped to 34.4, its lowest level since the series began in January 2014, after the opposition boycotted a repeat presidential vote ordered by the Supreme Court.President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared the winner and he was sworn into office for a second term at the end of November.“The private sector began to benefit from political stability,” said Jibran Qureishi, regional economist for East Africa at Stanbic Bank.“Growth will recover over the coming year, supported by the agriculture and tourism sector, while a resumption in public spending will also add some much-needed stimulus,” he said.