The coastal area of Kenya is endowed with a rich variety of natural resources that form the socio-economic base of the region. The resources therein support multiple forms of uses including tourism, agriculture, shipping, fisheries and forestry, which make significant contributions to the local and national economy. For example, about 60% of the contribution of…
Address at consultative forum on the important subject of Water resources. The Water Sector in this Country has undergone tremendous reforms preceding the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. Devolution was the cornerstone of the reform agenda in the Sector. This will continue to be mainstreamed in pursuit of constitutional requirements. The Country’s development…
Nahodha The Official Kenya Martime Authority e-Newsletter Issue 4 November 2013
Wetlands are natural or man‐made areas that are seasonally or permanently flooded with water and include swamps, marshes, bogs, shallow lakes, ox‐bow lakes, dams, riverbanks, floodplains, water catchment areas, fishponds, rice paddies, lakeshores, mangroves, sea grass beds, deltas, estuaries, coral reefs and seashores. In Kenya, wetlands occupy about 3% to 4% of the land surface,…
Report of The Presidential Task force on Parastatal Reforms October 2013
review of global good practice in countries with similar development challenges as Kenya identifies five roles for Government Owned Entities (GOEs) in the national development effort. First, government owned entities are important in promoting or accelerating economic growth and development. Second, these entities are critical to building the capability and technical capacity of the state…
Before the establishment of the East Africa Protectorate, present day Kenya was a conglomeration of over forty different ethnic groups with distinct cultural value systems, and no semblance of statehood. The encroachment of European settlement in the late 1800s and subsequent colonization led to the development of a state that acted as a tribute-taker and…
Energy is essential to economic and social development and to improve the quality of life of the people and is also an important development indicator, which provides vital inputs for economic development. The African continent has abundant energy resources, which still remains untapped. Renewable Energy in form of hydro, geothermal, wind and solar is a…