2. BACKGROUND
• Kenya has been in the top 10 recipients
of humanitarian assistance in three of the
last 10 years.
• The investment climate in Kenya has not
been very favourable to attract private
investors
3. • In 2007, the country was greatly affected by
post election violence which disrupted the
stability of the country’s macroeconomic
environment.
• This, however, has gained momentum with
the new constitution and the new
government under the leadership of H.E.
President Uhuru Kenyatta.
BACKGROUND
4. • The devolution of the country into 8
counties has led to more leadership and
decision-making to be made at the
county level which thus reduces the
hustle of private investors who wish to
invest in Kenya.
BACKGROUND
5. • Corruption
• Bureaucratic procedures
• Poor land acquisition structures
• Lack of an effective and efficient tax
system
• Disconnect between the poor and the
rich due to the wide gap
CHALLENGES FACED
6. • Input of stringent legislative laws to combat
corruption and independent institutions to
fight corruption
• Input of clear cut procedures on processes to
acquire licenses, land etcetera
• An effective tax system that will assist the be
fair to the poor and still fair to the rich
MEASURES
7. • Energy sector
- With discovery of oil in the Northern
part of the country, there is a big
opportunity for private entities to invest
in this area
- Major parties such as Tullow oil have
started operations on this.
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8. • Infrastructure
Nairobi, the country’s capital is characterized by
super highways e.g. the Thika Super Highway.
The Konza city is also a project set to put the
country on a land map. Major malls such as
garden city mall and the Two Rivers mall set to
be be the biggest in East Africa
9. • IT
-Kenya’s IT sector has rapidly growth
spearheaded by the MPESA innovation by
telecommunication giant SAFARICOM which is
a world class innovation.
Major firms such as Seven Seas technologies,
Cellulant, IBM, Microsoft, etc have come in to
explore this wide market of opportunities
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10. • Health
- This is a key area as it achieves both the
financial returns and social development
goals thus very important towards
achieving the SDG’S and Vision 2030.
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11. • Education
-With the country middle income –High
Income population increasing. There is an
increasing demand for world class education for
their children which has led to major schools
such as Hillcrest, Braeburn, Brookhouse etc and
universities such as Strathmore College, Riara
and etcetera come in to provide the same.
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12. Other
• Capital market
• Treasury Bonds and bills
• Corporate bonds
• Real Estate
• High end hotels e.g. villa rosa
kempinsiki, sarova and hilton
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