Market Assessment

The Kenyan economy rebounded in 2018 and economic activity in the first quarter of 2019 was healthy, although emerging drought conditions could curtail GDP growth for the remainder of the year. The economy expanded by 6.0 percent in the first three quarters of 2018 compared to 4.7 percent during the same period in 2017 driven by strong private consumption in part due to improved income from agricultural harvests in 2018, remittance inflows, and lower food prices. The Bank's GDP growth estimate for 2018 is about 5.8 percent. A strong pick-up in economic activity in Q1...

Objective:To sustainably reduce hunger, malnutrition, and poverty in Kenya through inclusive agriculture-led growth.

Approach:Linking rural dairy and horticulture farmers to more competitive markets, fostering an inclusive system—especially for women and youth—and supporting a policy environment that enables economic growth.

Impact:Through the activity, 39,598 individuals have applied improved agricultural technologies or practices, and over $10 million in sales has been achieved by supported farms and businesses. The project has engaged 3,800 private sector partners.

The interface between information communication technologies (ICTs) and innovation remains largely under-researched. Attempting to bridge this knowledge gap, this cross-sectional study of Kenya’s micro, small and medium establishments examines the role of ICTs in innovation. The study applies Probit estimators to a comprehensive data set of 24,164 micro, small and medium establishments. Generally, the study reveals that the sectors having the highest incidence of innovation are electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning; ICT; education and real estate. Although the minority of establishments generated some innovations, product innovation was the most common type. Generally, information and communication technologies are found to...

This Blueprint seeks to provide a conceptual framework adopted by Kenya in its quest towards the realisation of a successful and sustainable digital economy. It commences with a brief overview of the digital economy ecosystem, then proceeds to evaluate some of the currently held definition of the digital economy by relying on a much broader concept. 

The overall goal of the sector is to attain national food security and sustainable management of land and the Blue Economy. The sector is also a key player towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The objectives of the sector are to: create an enabling environment for sector development; increase productivity and outputs in the sector; improve market access and trade; enhance national food security; sustainably exploit the

Blue Economy; strengthen institutional capacity for improved service delivery; enhance the role of youth and women...