Cash transfers are important in relieving both the direct and opportunity costs of utilizing public social services such as health and education. Cash transfers have a direct effect on the welfare of poor households and ...

The need to have shelter is indispensable to humanity and is classified among the top three basic needs. However, increase in population, scarcity of fixed assets such as land, escalating house prices, and the rising ...

Kenya’s Vision 2030 identifies the financial sector as one of the key sectors, as it plays a key role in mobilizing savings that are necessary for economic development. Financial deepening accelerates economic growth through ...

This study sought to determine whether Kenya’s fiscal policy is on a sustainable path by estimating a fiscal reaction function. A fiscal reaction function is a rule derived from an inter-temporal government budget ...

This study seeks to highlight the levels of income inequality in Kenya and its implications on various policy options targeted at reducing poverty. The 2003 Kenya SAM is used to develop a multiplier simulation model, which ...

Unemployment and poverty are major socio-economic challenges affecting most countries. They are associated with under-utilization of resources, while leading to low welfare status. In the past, the Kenya government has ...

This study mainly attempts to quantify the relative contribution of economic growth and redistribution to poverty changes in Kenya. This is important for policy since a prudent poverty reduction strategy needs to focus ...

In this issue of the Policy Monitor, we take a detailed look at various dynamics in a number of sectors and sub-sec- tors of Kenya’s economy. The first article takes an overview of the macro trends of the economy, considering ...

This Policy Brief is based on the Kenya Economic Report (KER) 2021. The theme of the Kenya Economic Report 2020 is Kenya in COVID-19 Era: Fast-Tracking Recovery and Delivery of the “Big Four” Agenda. The theme was ...

Debate has emerged about inclusivity of Kenya’s economic growth with constant concerns on its ability to create adequate employment for the ever-increasing number of job seekers. While it is strongly believed that ...