Kenyans stuck in poverty despite high GDP growth

World Bank Group,Senior Economist,Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management, Allen Dennis (left) flanked by Poverty & Equity Global Practice,Economist, Utz Johann Pape shortly after a meeting with journalists in Nairobi to give updates on Kenya Economic update 2017, on Tuesday 10 2018.[David Njaaga,Standard]

Despite years of robust economic growth, Kenya lags behind in poverty reduction, indicating that the rewards of high growth do not reach all segments of the society.

According to the 2018 edition of the World Bank’s Kenya Economic Update, the country is at the bottom of the poverty reduction ladder compared to other low-income nations such as Uganda and Ghana that have uplifted more citizens at a faster rate.