Kenya

The future of the PRSP in Kenya is currently uncertain. Until the recent elections, there were considerable and well-founded doubts about the extent of high-level political commitment to economic and political reform, including the PRSP. Nevertheless, this article argues that the PRSP process was a highly positive experience for Kenya in a number of respects. A relatively thorough consultation exercise around the drafting of the document widened and deepened constituencies for pro-poor policy change between and within some parts of government and civil society. Synergies between the PRSP, budget reforms and a 'mainstreaming' approach to aid delivery were also revealed, but too briefly to reconcile differences among donors about how to support poverty reduction when the political context is unpromising