Poverty in Kenya

The introduction examines how the early success in Kenya’s independence made Kenyans hopeful they would be free from hunger, disease and ignorance soon, however, Kenya’s economic growth hasn’t been keeping up with their population growth. Unfortunately, Kenya’s become a low-income, food-deficit, education and health-poor country ranking 51st of 61 countries with more than half its population living below the poverty line. The Discussion section emphasized the drop in Kenya’s life expectancy, the drop in primary enrollment along with an increase in child labor, an increase in HIV/AIDS and a rise to approximately one million orphans in Kenya due to HIV/AIDS. This section discusses the negatives and positives of Kenya’s transitioning government and political party system. Also mentioned is how globalization is contributing to the growth of poverty in Kenya. The effects of coffee and tea sales, a EU ban of fish sales along with the dumping of cheap imported sugar is touched on. The uneven distribution of Kenya’s political and business control is included in the discussion section along with how Kenya’s environmental destruction goes unchecked. There also continues to be a problem with subordination of women in Kenya. The Discussion section addresses the reasons and effects of hunger in Kenya, the high rate of unemployment and the consequences of both of these social ills found in Kenya. This section ends with the poor leadership/disunity, lack in government services and the poor farming practices still prevalent throughout Kenya. The Accomplishments section of the paper addresses the means of safeguarding the poor, increasing income for the poor, and giving the poorer population access to additional agriculture services. Also mentioned is the access of financial services needed for the poor along with other means of improving their quality of life. The Accomplishments section also addresses the revival of the East African community in preparation for free trade zone, tourism and the progress of the World Trade Organization’s future role in Kenya. The World Trade Organization’s production and exports is bringing with it prospects of lifting the economic gloom of Kenya. A major political improvement has been seen with the democratic-elected President Mwai Kibaki who has already brought about improvements in the areas of job growth, economic growth, free primary education and a reduction in poverty. Reforms in the financial sector by the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) and the enhanced media coverage of Kenya’s poverty are all discussed as being positive moves. The government is seen as making poverty reduction a top priority in helping the country of Kenya. Also recommended is that the government of Kenya invest both in the rural and urban infrastructures to encourage decentralization. Privatizing public companies to discourage monopoly is recommended, along with opening free trade to local and international investors. Another recommendation is giving incentives to foreign investors to invest in Kenya. The last part of the paper addresses how the government needs to encourage mobility of labor, which in turn encourages greater productivity and improved quality of life. It is mentioned that the government needs to be stricter with their financial institutions and to create a Central Bank to foresee and monitor the financial institutions’ activities. The Kenyan government needs to become more accountable and responsible for the public’s funds. In conclusion, the paper addresses how currently the working system doesn’t favor employees who can work more than one job because the system only allows employees to work eight hours daily. This is also seen as an area where change is recommended.

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