About half of Kenya's rural population (approximately 9 million people) was the poverty line in 1992, a proportion … poverty line. In the early 1980s, Kenya's social indicators were distinctly more favorable than those of most countries in the … differences between rural and urban areas and between the poor and the non-poor. These are the findings of the Kenya poverty …

A Participatory Poverty Assessment (PPA) was undertaken by the World Bank in collaboration with the Government of Kenya … to complement previous statistical studies of poverty in Kenya. While the PPA confirmed many findings of the Welfare … Monitoring Survey (WMS), it also revealed significant new data concerning poverty, female-headed households, access by the poor …

following sound monetary and fiscal policies. Finally, the report's third message focuses on the poverty situation in Kenya …, noting progress made since 2005, when an estimated 47 percent of the population lived below the poverty line, to the present …, where poverty estimates range between 34 and 42 percent, the imprecision resulting from the lack of any recent survey data …

This assessment of poverty and inequality comes at an important juncture for Kenya. The December 2007 elections and …, and for policy makers. The violence in early 2008 highlighted the importance of addressing poverty and inequality as major … credit crunch has also shown how poverty and public service delivery related vulnerabilities could be exacerbated by external …

household consumption per capita (in constant LCU) rose from 279,891 to 500,529 tenge. As poverty fell and living standards rose …, the country transitioned from lower-middle-income to upper-middle-income status. Disparities persist, although poverty … fell significantly in all regions of Kazakhstan. The demographic profile of poverty has also changed, as poor people are …

pattern of poverty in the country. The narrative around poverty was that years of high growth resulted in a significant … reduction in poverty, but by less than expected because growth was uneven between rural and urban areas which received most of … shocks. This Poverty and Equity Assessment (PEA) updates the understanding of poverty and inequality in the country, using …