<div dir="ltr">Dear Listers,<div><br></div><div>One would expect ICT to be the fastest growing economic sector in Kenya. Incidentally its not. In fact there's a declining trend; according to the rebased national accounts data of 2014 - see visualization attached. The absolute ICT GDP figures have grown modestly from KES 50 billion in 2006 to KES 68 billion in 2013, and quite dismally when compared to national GDP which grew from KES 1.8 trillion to KES 4.7 trillion over the same period.<br clear="all"><div><br></div><div>Granted researchers suggest that much of the positive impact of ICT is felt indirectly in other economic sectors, are we seeing a suboptimal growth of ICT's direct contributors to GDP over the years?</div><div><br></div><div>What do pundits here think?</div><div><br></div><div>br</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><font color="#999999">My Blog - <a href="http://www.gmeltdown.com" target="_blank">gmeltdown.com</a></font><div><font color="#336666">'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''</font></div><div><font color="#999999">The ordinary just won't do</font></div></div>
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