00:00The Kenya's private sector activity contracted in March for the first time since August 2025.
00:06Companies are now reporting lower output and fewer new orders against a back drop of weaker purchasing power and disruptions
00:13linked to the war in the Middle East.
00:15According to Stanbik Bank, Kenya PMI's gauge fell from 47.7 in March from 50.4 in February,
00:22marking a fourth consecutive monthly decline and a rating below 50 points to a deterioration in business conditions.
00:30The survey carried out between 12 and 27 March highlights reduced money circulation,
00:35tighter household budgets, rising fuel and transport costs, as well as logistical bottlenecks slowing deliveries.
00:42Order books are shrinking for the first time in seven months, forcing farms to scale back production.
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