Governance data in Africa has never been this important. Policymakers, researchers and governments are more interested in generating and using sound data to measure Sustainable Development Goals’ progress. The 2023 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) report underscores the need to focus on data to drive progress, assess government performance, set policy priorities and ensure trust in governments.
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The strategic focus of the health sector in 2030 (Government of Kenya, 2012) and the Kenya Health Policy 2014–2030 (Ministry of Health, 2014a). The Kenya Vision 2030 aims to transform Kenya into “a globally competitive and prosperous country with a high quality of life by 2030”, while the Constitution introduces critical principles related to the right to health and devolution of the management of health services.
Kenya, like other African countries, is bearing the brunt of climate variability and change; hence the need for a coordinated approach to address related vulnerabilities and risks. Adaptation and resilience remain Kenya’s, and indeed Africa’s priority response to climate change.
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Climate change has increased the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events in Kenya causing loss of lives, diminished livelihoods, reduced crop and livestock production, and damaged infrastructure, among other adverse impacts. An example is the torrential rains and severe flooding from March to May 2018 that devastated communities that were already struggling to recover from a prolonged drought.
According to the 2009 Kenya Population and Housing Census (KPHC), young people below the age of 25 constitute 66% of the total population in Kenya. Adolescents on the other hand make up 24% of the country’s total population (9.2 million). Nonetheless, they experience some of the poorest reproductive health outcomes in the country.
The National Council for Population and Development coordinated an assessment of the state of Population, Health and Environment integrated approaches that was conducted by the University of Nairobi and the Kenya PHE task force between October 2006 and April 2007 with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This was a comparative study of population, health, and environment integration and cross-sectoral collaboration in East Africa.
The Constitution of Kenya creates a platform for gender equality and non-discrimination. It also provides a fresh impetus for a national policy to chart a roadmap for the attainment of the constitutional provisions.