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The Government of Kenya (GoK) has a number of well-established social insurance schemes and safety net programs, but … arrangements by the Kenya National Audit Office (KENAO); and (vii) the fact that the procurement performance of the CT programs …
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Kenya has experienced a decade of relatively strong economic growth. Between 2000 and 2009, economic growth in Kenya … play in the effort to reduce poverty and vulnerability and promote human capital development in Kenya. The Government of … Kenya has only recently (June 2011) developed a national social protection policy. This policy builds on the Constitution of …
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"Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent...
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"Completing additional years of education necessarily entails spending more time in school. There is naturally a rather mechanical effect of schooling on fertility if women tend not to have children while continuing to attend high school or college, thus delaying the beginning of and shortening...
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"Kenya has long had a reputation of being politically risky, manifested in corruption, uncertainty about policies, and … the importance of political connections in doing business. Kenya began its economic liberalization in 1993. Reform picked …
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