Policy Monitor, Issue 14 No. 4, April -June 2022, on Sustaining Development momentum in the electioneering year and beyond : Perspectives on Trade, National Unity and Youth Employment

Abstract

Welcome to the KIPPRA Policy Monitor, the April-June 2022 edition. The theme of this edition is “Sustaining Development Momentum in the Electioneering Year and Beyond: Perspectives on Trade, National Unity and Youth Employment”. This edition comes at a time when Kenya is gearing up for the general elections in August 2022 and maintaining national unity is critical for the country. The articles are, therefore, focused on measures to promote growth during and after the electioneering period. The main articles in this edition focus on the following: Recent economic developments; Implications of DR Congo joining the East African Community; Economic sectors with greatest potential for creating decent work for the youth; and promoting national unity in the electioneering period and beyond.