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Introduction As of 2021, Kenya’s forest cover stood at 8.8 per cent, falling short of the minimum target of 10 per cent set by Kenya’s 2010 Constitution. In 2022, during the launch of the National Program for Accelerated Forestry and Rangelands Restoration, the Government raised the tree cover target from 10 per cent to 30 […]

The informal sector refers to economic activities not regulated or protected by the government and often operate outside the formal economy. In Kenya, 83 per cent of workers are working in the informal sector (Kenya Economic Survey, 2023) and most do not save for retirement. Saving through pension schemes can enhance the provision of financial

Financial health is an individual’s ability to meet current and future financial needs and wants. Among the characteristics of individuals’ good financial health include high levels of financial literacy, access to financial services and ability to manage finances appropriately. The FInAccess Household Survey of 2021 revealed that adult individuals at the household level had a

Electric mobility, also known as e-mobility, refers to the use of electricity to power transport locomotives as an alternative to fossil fuels. The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy (2020) envisions that 5 per cent of all registered vehicles in Kenya will be electric powered by 2030. Currently, the number of registered electric vehicles (EVs)

Access to affordable and efficient energy is crucial for economic growth and development in Kenya. The Kenya Vision 2030 identifies energy as an enabler to achieving the economic, social, and political pillars in the vision. Electricity is a basic need and an important component of household’s consumption basket, and the ability to afford it will

Providing affordable, accessible, and adequate housing is one of the Government’s key agenda and commitment in its Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). The government targets to increase housing production by 200,000 units a year while at the same time increasing the share of affordable housing from 2 per cent to 50 per cent. But recent

In the last decade, Middle Eastern countries have attracted many migrant workers seeking employment opportunities, especially from Kenya. Kenya has been an important trade network for Gulf countries since the pre-colonial era. The demand for low skilled workers in the Gulf countries has seen the recruitment of people in the hospitality industry, domestic and construction

Subdivision of agricultural land into small and often uneconomical sizes is not a unique challenge to Kenya but rather a global concern. The Constitution of Kenya, the Lands Act (2012), the National Land Policy (2009) and the National Land Use Policy (2017) have all identified subdivision of agricultural land as an issue that requires policy