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It argues that inclusive growth is essential because rural and arid areas benefit less from growth, job market challenges and economic vulnerability worsen household welfare under shocks, and inequalities in outcomes and opportunity weaken the translation of national growth into income gains for the poor. The report outlines pathways to connect households to growth, strengthen resilience to adverse weather shocks, and tailor fiscal policy to poverty reduction objectives.","Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized  \nKenya Poverty and Equity Assessment 2023  \nFrom Poverty to Prosperity: Making Growth More Inclusive in Kenya  \nDecember 2023 Poverty and Equity Global Practice  \nAfrica Region  \n© 2023 The World Bank Group  \n1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433  \nTelephone: 202-473-1000; [Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org)  \nSome rights reserved  \nThis work is a product of the staff of The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors ofThe World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. 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Kenya Poverty Assessment 2023 – From Poverty to  \nProsperity: Making Growth More Inclusive. © World Bank.”  \nAll queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to World Bank Publications, The World Bank Group, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA; fax: 202-522-2625; e-mail: [pubrights@worldbank.org](pubrights@worldbank.org).  \nPhoto credits  \nFront cover  \n• Woman selling fruits and vegetables at Ngong market, Nairobi, Kenya. Sambrian Mbaabu / World Bank.  \n• Camel market in Wajir town, Kenya. Tintseh/World Bank  \n• Container depot at the port of Mombasa, Kenya. Sambrian Mbaabu / World Bank.  \n• View of Nairobi city from the rooftop of the Kenyatta International Conference Centre. Precious Zikhali / World Bank.  \nBack cover  \n• Farmers harvest their crops near Kisumu, Kenya. Peter Kapuscinski / World Bank.  \nii  \nKenya Poverty and Equity Assessment 2023 | From Poverty to Prosperity: Making Growth More Inclusive in Kenya  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nList of Figures  \nList of Tables  \nPreface  \nAcknowledgements  \nAbbreviation and Acronyms  \nOverview  \n1. Kenya Has an Opportunity to Build on Past Success to Accelerate Poverty Reduction and Boost Equity  \n1.1 Significant Gains in Human Capital Development  \n1.2 Potential to Harness the Demographic Dividend  \n1.3 Significant Progress in Expanding Access to Basic Services  \n2. The Case for Why Kenya Needs to Focus on Inclusive Growth  \n2.1 What Is the Case for Inclusive Growth?  \n2.2 The Poor in Rural and Arid Areas Benefit Less from the Level, Composition, and Distribution of Growth  \n2.3 The Poor Face Twin Challenges in the Job Market: Fewer Household Members Work and Those that Do Are Mostly Engaged in Low-productivity Sectors  \n2.4 High Levels of Economic Vulnerability Amplify the Negative Effect of Shocks on Household Welfare  \n2.5 Inequality of Both Outcomes and Opportunity Dampens the Translation of Economy-wide Growth to Income Growth of the Poor, Acting as a Brake on Poverty Reduction  \n2.6 Fiscal Policy Supports the Poor’s Human Capital Acquisition, but Scope Exists for Spending and Revenues to Be Better Tailored to the Challenges Faced by the Poor  \niv  \nvi  \nvii  \nix  \nx  \n1  \n3  \n5  \n10  \n12  \n15  \n15  \n18  \n28  \n39  \n47  \n56  \n3. How Does Kenya Get There? Making Inclusive Growth Happen 63  \n3.1 Connect the Poor to Kenya’s Growth and Economic Transformation Engine 64  \n3.2 Strengthen Households’ Resilience to Adverse Weather Shocks 69  \n3.3 Make Fiscal Policy More Supportive of Poverty Reduction Objectives 74  \nReferences 75  \nAnnexes 79  \nAnnex 1: Household Budget Surveys in K","cbCaiowA77gm9P4E","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiowA77gm9P4E","pdf",4694213,7,1,106,"English","en",105,"# Overview\n## Kenya Has an Opportunity to Build on Past Success to Accelerate Poverty Reduction and Boost Equity\n## The Case for Why Kenya Needs to Focus on Inclusive Growth\n## How Does Kenya Get There? 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