Market Outlook

Kenya is an emerging middle-income country and has one of the best performing economies in sub-Saharan Africa. It serves as the commercial hub for East Africa, with coastal ports that allow for imports to be received and transported to landlocked neighbors. Kenya relies heavily on imported food and farm products, much of which the United States produces competitively. In 2018, Kenya imported $2.5 billion of agricultural products from the world. While the country’s global imports of food and agricultural products has trended upwards, its imports from the United States have remained steady, resulting in a reduced U.S. market share as...

Providing food and nutrition security to all Kenyans is a national mandate. The country’s future depends on a healthy population and an economy that is resilient to the effects of climate change, global swings in staple food prices, and the effects of emerging pests and diseases like the fall armyworm and the Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND). Such risks threaten the welfare and livelihoods of many Kenyans and destabilise the economy.

The sector comprises nine sub-sectors: Infrastructure; Transport; Housing and Urban Development; Public Works; Maritime & Shipping; Energy; Petroleum; Information Communications and Technology & Innovation; Broadcasting and Telecommunication. The sector's mission is to provide efficient, affordable and reliable infrastructure which is critical for socio-economic transformation of Kenya in the Medium Term.In supporting infrastructural flagship projects,the sector’s focus in the Medium Term include, strengthening institutional framework, enhancing efficiency and quality so that they are completed as visualized, while protecting the environment as a national asset and conserving it for the benefit of the future generations. In the MediumTermPlan...

Kenya faces a huge infrastructure gap which constrains both growth and development. It is estimatedthat the county is likely to improve itsper capita growth rate by three (3) percentage points if there is sustained investment to reduce the infrastructure gap.In the light of the constrained fiscal space mainly due to COVID-19 pandemic and limited borrowing options, this infrastructure gap cannot befullyaddressed in the medium term. This calls for prioritization to ensure Sector projects that can create jobs, enhance wealth creation, increase efficiencyand make the country globally competitive are adequately funded within the Energy, Infrastructure and ICT...

The Health sector developed the Kenya Health Policy, 2014–2030, which outlines the direction that the Ministry will take to ensure significant improvement in the overall status of health in Kenya in line with the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the country‟s long-term development agenda,Vision 2030 and global commitments such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Kenya Health Policy 2014-2030 demonstrates the health sector‟s commitment, under the government‟s stewardship, to ensuring that the country attains the highest possible standards of health, in a manner responsive to the needs of the population.