Kenya and the World Bank Group: Taking stock 2015

From the Kenya – World Bank Group Taking stock 2015 report.

In fiscal year 2015 alone, some $1.3 billion of Kenya - investmentsnew IDA resources – the Bank’s finance at concessional rates – were committed: the largest in Kenya’s history. The value of the overall portfolio of 27 projects of about $4.3 billion as of June 2015 is almost double what it was just five years ago. Investments are spread across many key sectors, ranging from hard infrastructure (roads and energy) to human development (health and community development) to managing climate risk (agriculture and coastal management) to strengthening institutions delivering public services (judicial reform). Continue reading