Under the guidance of the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (ERS), the Kenyan economy has recovered and resumed the path to rapid growth. The economy is expected to grow by more than 6 per cent in 2007 from 0.6 per cent in 2002. The growth has been widely distributed, covering all economic…
The Kenya government has since independence recognised that population management is key in realization of sustained socio-economic development. Over time the Government has developed a number of population policies, strategies and programmes to address population management challenges. This Population Policy for National Development succeeds Sessional Paper No. 1 of 2000 on National Population Policy for…
rticle 43 of the Kenyan Constitution states that every Kenyan has a right to quality and affordable health care, including reproductive health; it further states that no Kenyan can be denied access to emergency health services when in need. The implication of this article is that barriers to health care services of whatever kind will…
Education is seen as 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 to her citizens. Kenya like other parts of the world has experienced the impact of globalisation, increasing inter-dependence between and within states and the need…
The formulation of a comprehensive National Land Policy commenced in February 2004. In April 2007, a Draft National Land Policy was adopted by stakeholders through a National Symposium. The Seventh Cabinet meeting held on 25th June, 2009 approved the Draft National Land Policy and directed the Minister for Lands to proceed with the preparation of…
Economic recovery and sustained growth is acknowledged as the mechanism by which the lives of Kenyans will be improved and the indicators identified in the Millennium Development Goals achieved. A functioning transport sector is a key pillar of economic growth. In Kenya, road transport is the predominant mode of transport. The road network is currently…
The National Conference on Education and Training held in November 2003 brought together over 800 key players in the sector. The conference mandated the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOES&T) to develop a new policy framework for the education sector. This Sessional Paper constitutes the Government policy on education and training, based on the…
The forest sector plays vital roles in the livelihood of the Kenyan population through provision of invaluable forest related goods and services. The most significant contribution is in the energy supply for domestic and industrial processes, provision of timber for construction and trees for regulation of water flow. It is estimated that 80% of the…
The aspiration of this Sessional Paper on Energy is to lay the policy framework upon which cost-effective, affordable and adequate quality energy services will be made available to the domestic economy on a sustainable basis over the period 2004-2023. This Sessional Paper recognizes that the success of socio-economic and environmental transformation strategies pursued by the…
Water is one of the most important resources for man’s survival. In recognition of this fact, and in order to fight disease which was one of the three cardinal problems identified at Independence as being a hindrance to the development of the nation, the Government instituted Water Supply and Sanitation Programmes in various parts of…