Thursday, November 03, 2005

DEVELOPMENT: Kenya Reveals Poorest Regions

A report entitled 'Geographic Dimensions of Well-Being in Kenya: Who and Where Are The Poor' was released by the Kenyan Government this week. The report was conducted in conjunction with the World Bank.

The report maps poverty and inequality at the constituency level and gives poverty estimates for each administrative district, division, location and sub-location.
Nationally, 14.4 million Kenyans are now officially described as poor. Of them, 3.2 million live in Rift Valley; Nyanza has 2.7 million; Eastern 2.6 million; Western 2 million; Coast 1.4 million; Central 1.1 million; Nairobi 874,058; and North Eastern 507,305....


Click here to see the section of the report on Nyanza Province (PDF file).

Monday, October 31, 2005

EDUCATION: Kenya Sees Improvement

Kenya has seen an improvement in primary school level education with increased numbers of students and a decrease of drop out rates.
Are these changes also reflected in schools in the Sagam region?