Nearly half of Kenyans live in abject poverty, a new World Bank report reveals
Updated Friday, April 18th 2014 at 20:56 GMT +3

Kenya's performance has been rated below par compared to its
neighbours, with only 55 per cent of the rural population able to
access clean and safe water though Burundi leads the pack at 73 per
cent. [Photo/Kelvin Karani]
By WINSLEY MASESE
Nearly half of Kenyans live in abject poverty, a new World Bank report
reveals. This is second after Burundi, which has 67 per cent of its
population poor, followed by Rwanda at 44.9 per cent.
According to the World Development Indicator (WDI) released last week,
Uganda has the lowest poverty levels at 24 per cent with Tanzania's
standing at 28 per cent.
However, Kenya showed its prowess in generating national income in the
region. East Africa's largest economy created about Sh74 billion ($860
million) as Gross National Income (GNI) in 2012.
Rwanda, which has enjoyed a favourable ranking by the World Bank in
the ease of doing business emerged as Kenya's closest rival generating
about Sh51 billion (600$ million).
Access to clean water
Burundi reported the lowest GNI of Sh20 billion ($240 million), half
as that of Uganda with Tanzania registering $30 million shy of Rwanda.
Kenya also performed below par compared to its neighbours, with only
55 per cent of the rural population able to access clean and safe
water. Burundi leads the pack at 73 per cent.
See Also: WB seeks to lift one million people from poverty weekly
About 68 per cent of the rural population in Rwanda access water while
in Tanzania, 44 per cent are able. As an indication of being the most
industrialised nation in the region, Kenya had about 0.3 per cent of
the carbon dioxide emissions as a percentage of the per capita, the
highest in the region.
Rwanda and Uganda have their emissions at 0.1 per cent with Tanzania's
standing at 0.2 per cent.
Burundi had no emissions, making it the most environment-friendly
country to live in.
In primary school enrollment, Burundi outsmarted the region
registering the highest primary school enrollment, at 137 per cent
followed by Rwanda at 134 per cent.
Kenya emerged third at 112 per cent with Uganda and Tanzania
registering 110 and 93 per cent, respectively. The WDI is a
compilation of relevant, quality, and internationally comparable
statistics about global development and the fight against poverty.
"It intends to help policymakers, students, analysts, professors,
program managers, and citizens find and use data related to all
aspects of development, including those that help monitor and
understand progress toward the two goals of the World Bank Group," it
said.
shared prosperity
Some of the global objectives by the bank include ending extreme
poverty by 2030 and promoting shared prosperity targeting to uplift
one million people a week from extreme poverty for the next 16 years.
The highlights present some of the key trends in topics such as
poverty, health, education, gender, the environment, the economy,
governance, investment, aid, trade, debt and capital flows.
It also provides an overview of progress towards the Millennium
Development Goals, the people, the environment, the economy, States
and markets, and global links.
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