Kenya is an upper-middle income country with inequality in wealth distribution, poverty level and human rights aspects. Kenya's inequality is reflected by share of income and social services varying among different segments of the population.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has been conducting household budget surveys periodically to provide information on household expenditure and income for updating national indicators on welfare measures.

The Kenya Poverty Report 2022 vii The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has been conducting household budget surveys periodically to provide information on household expenditure and income for updating national indi-cators on welfare measures. The Kenya Continuous Household Survey Programme (KCHSP) was started

Apr 8, 2024 · The pandemic also reversed Kenya’s hard-earned gains in poverty reduction. In 2021, the economy staged a strong recovery, growing at 7.5%, although some sectors, such as tourism, remained under pressure.

This Kenya Poverty and Equity Assessment documents the recent progress of poverty reduction in Kenya, with a focus on the period between 2005 and 2021. Poverty, based on .

Estimated at individual level, the national food poverty headcount rate in 2022 was 31.7 per cent, translating to over 16 million people being unable to meet the food poverty line threshold, while the overall poverty headcount rate was at 39.8 per cent, implying that over 20 million individuals were unable to meet the overall poverty line ...

The 2020 Kenya Poverty Report provides information on the methodology used to estimate official poverty and inequality levels in Kenya and examines the trend as well as the profile of the poor between 2015/16 and 2020.

Aug 10, 2020 · This report measured multidimensional poverty among children, youths, adult women and men, and the elderly in Kenya; studied the relationship between monetary and multidimensional poverty; and identified factors associated with …

Learn more about poverty, shared prosperity and inequality trends in Kenya using the Poverty and Equity Brief. Poverty and Equity Briefs are two-page country summaries that provide an overview of recent developments in poverty reduction, along with …

Aug 27, 2020 · This report is the first attempt in Kenya to measure poverty in a comprehensive manner, including multidimensional and monetary approaches, for different population groups: children, youth, women, men and the elderly, using the 2015/16 Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey.