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These were the most serious attacks on the foreign interests in Kenya that lead to most western countries issuing negative travel advisory to the country. In its response to this the country has sought to improve its security apparatus and legal framework to fight terrorism, this is evident when in 2004 Kenya opened a new counterterrorism center which is the first in Africa.
Although the country has come out as a leader in some key economic sectors notably in telecommunication, it still faces enormous development challenges brought about by social and political instability. The United Nations Development Programs' 2009 human development index ranks Kenya lowly at position 147 out of the 182 countries worldwide. The World Bank in the last years from which data were available also estimates that:
Forty percent of the Kenyan population lived below the $2 a day poverty line, with half of those falling below the $1.25 a day extreme poverty line (2005 estimates), also the average life expectance was 54 years compared to a world average of 69 years and a high income country average of 79 years (2007 estimates). Only 42% of the population had improved sanitation facilities, while 57% had improved water sources (2006 estimates).
On a positive note however...
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Security and Human Development: A Deliberate Choice. Retrieved September 22, 2012 from http://planipolis.iiep.unesco.org/upload/Kenya/kenya_2006_en.pdf
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http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/kenya
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Security and Human Development: A Deliberate Choice. Retrieved September 22, 2012 from http://planipolis.iiep.unesco.org/upload/Kenya/kenya_2006_en.pdf
Peter O. Ndege, (2009). Colonialism and its Legacies in Kenya: retrieved from http://international.iupui.edu/kenya/resources/Colonialism-and-Its-Legacies.pdf
Jens Finke, (2000). Kenyan History. Retrieved September 24, 2012 from http://www.bluegecko.org/kenya/contexts/kenyahistory.htm
Kenyan reform policy Successful? The need for reform in Kenya has been clearly demonstrated. But the question remains, has this reform been successful? The slogan of "Harambe" fueled the passions of the Kenyan people and drove them to strive as one nation to lift themselves up from poverty and oppression. It has been ten years since the last reform and it is now time to look back and see what
The government has made moves to privatize its major electricity providers and other utilities. Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda have formed the East African Community (EAC), which, much like the European Union, promotes economic growth through the elimination of tariffs and customs, allows cross-pollination of workers and fosters regional cooperation in building national infrastructure. Growth has begun to increase, but 46% of Kenyans still live in poverty (Kenya, 2012, U.S. State
The quality life would include provision of good education, health care, adequate employment opportunities, safe drinking water and clean air, reduction of crime and many more (World Bank 2004, p.1). This report also poses that a country will only be deemed developed when life expectancy increases, provide average income and ensure adult literacy. In brief human development involves all features of individuals' well-being, this range from health condition to
Model Development The purpose of this study is to determine the macroeconomic factors that contribute to changes in inflation such as economic fundamentals and policies. The second part of the research uses a Markov switching model with time-varying transition probabilities to capture the changes in inflation and their determining factors. This model was developed through the evolution of several previous studies and is considered to be relevant to the research at
The race between new drugs and new resistances has not stopped since then.... And in 1986, WHO's expert panel concluded that a magic solution could not be relied upon, and that furthermore, malaria patterns were determined by a variety of socioeconomic as well as biological, climatic and geographic factors. " (Banfield, 1998. p. 35) The article refers as well to the impact of malaria on the people of Kenya "...
limitations qualitative quantitative research method ways qualitative quantitative data analysed. Discuss a case study a company a specific sector choice. The success of the process of conducting research is largely based on the methods used to gather the information and the interpretation of resources available. In order to achieve a high degree of accuracy as well as to guarantee the substantial nature of the research process, the use of special