The Constitution of Kenya contains important commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment and provides the National Values and Principles that bind all Kenyans in implementing public policies including those that relate to the marginalized groups. To effectively implement these constitutional provisions, it is necessary to formulate a comprehensive National Gender and Development Policy. The…
Education and training is the primary means of social mobility, national cohesion and socio- economic development. Since independence, the Government of Kenya has been committed to the provision of education and training to her citizens. Kenya, like other parts of the world, has experienced the impact of globalization thus increasing inter- dependence between and within…
FOREWORD The County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP) is a policy document that reviews the performance of the previous financial year. This document covers the period 2017/2018 financial year. This 2018 CBROP is the fifth after the enactment of devolved governance following the implementation of Constitution of Kenya, 2010. It presents the fiscal framework…
National Ethics and Anti-Corruption Policy Sessional Paper No. 2 of 2018
As provided for by Article 260 of the Constitution, Land in Kenya is defined as the surface of the earth and the subsurface rock, any body of water on or under the surface, marine waters in the territorial sea and exclusive economic zones, natural resources completely contained on or under the surface and the airspace…
FOREWORD This County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP) 2017, is the fifth to be prepared by the County Government in accordance with the Public Financial Management Act, 2012. The paper presents the recent economic developments and actual fiscal performance of the FY 2016/17 and gives an outlook of the Financial Year 2018/19. In addition,…
Foreword This County Budget Review and Outlook Paper (CBROP) 2016, is the fourth to be prepared by the County Government in accordance with the Public Financial Management Act, 2012. The paper presents the recent economic developments and actual fiscal performance of the FY 2015/16. In addition the paper gives an outlook of the Financial Years…
Since 2010, there has been a new dispensation in the governance structures in Kenya at the National and county levels following the promulgation of Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (CoK, 2010). Article 43 (1) (b) of the Constitution states that “every person has a right to accessible and adequate housing and to reasonable standards of sanitation”.…
Kenya’s economy is highly dependent on the natural resource base, and thus is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change. Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns, resulting in increased frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as droughts and flooding, threaten the sustainability of the country’s development. In order to safeguard sustainable development, the…
The Government recognizes that the mining sector has potential to contribute significantly to the country’s economic development. Currently, the sector contributes 0.8 percent to gross domestic product (GDP) per annum. The contribution to GDP is expected to increase to three (3) percent by 2017 and ten (10) percent by 2030 according to the Medium Term…