Kenya

AFIDEP has implemented the following projects in Kenya:

• The demographic dividend
• Regional Analysis of Youth Demographics
• Strengthening Capacity for Evidence Use in Health Policy (SECURE Health)
• The International Multidisciplinary Programme to Address Lung Health and TB in Africa (IMPALA)
• The Evidence Leaders in Africa
• Strengthening Use of Research Evidence for Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health (enSURE Adolescent and Youth SRH)
• Enabling Evidence-Informed Development Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa (EVI4DEV)
• Cross-Border Health Integrated Partnership Project
• Integration of Transferable Skills in Secondary and TVET Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Research Report:

East African Regional Analysis of Youth Demographics East African Regional Analysis of Youth Demographics

Research Briefs:

• Regional Analysis of Youth Demographics – East African Community countries
• Regional Analysis of Youth Demographics – Kenya
• Making The Dividend Count Bridging Research And Africa’s Policy Processes

Policy Brief:

Key Actions For Enhancing The Communication Of Demographic Dividend Research To Improve Policymaking In Africa

Fact Sheets:

• Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health: Wajir County
• Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health: Marsabit County
• Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health: Lamu County
• Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health: Isiolo County
• Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health: Migori County
• Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health: Mandera County

1. AFIDEP supported government to develop Guidelines for Evidence Use in Policy-making:

• Guidelines for Evidence Use in Policy Analysis and Decision-Making – Kenya Parliament
• Kenya Ministry of Health Guidelines For Evidence Use In Policy-Making

2. AFIDEP has set the pace for evidence use in the Kenya Parliament by supporting the inception of a Parliamentary Caucus on Evidence-Informed Oversight and Decision-Making (PC-EIDM). Former Chair of the Kenya PC-EIDM, Dr. Susan Musyoka remarked that:

“The goals of Parliament of legislation, oversight, and representation have benefited immensely from AFIDEP’s work. AFIDEP’s continuous sensitisation of MPs on evidence use has increased research uptake by MPs, although more still needs to be done. The capacity building of research and policy analysts in Parliament has translated into improved quality of technical advice provided to MPs, which in the long run will influence the quality of debates in Parliament. The capacity building for the policy analysts has also improved the quality of analysis that staff are conducting on draft Bills and this is helping ensure that Bills are backed by evidence…”

(More of this testimonial on AFIDEP’s 2016 Annual Report, pg. 21)

3. Kenya is among 14 African countries that AFIDEP has supported to develop awareness and policy options for harnessing the demographic dividend. Former Director-General of the National Council for Population and Development (NCPD)-Kenya, Dr. Josephine Kibaru-Mbae said that:

“Working with AFIDEP has been beneficial to NCPD. As policymakers, we have relied on AFIDEP for technical expertise on various population issues, top among these being the demographic dividend. In the last two years, AFIDEP has given us very good support in the form of evidence and technical advice to inform our efforts in ensuring that Kenya makes the right policy and investment decisions to harness a sizeable demographic dividend…”

(More of this testimonial on AFIDEP’s 2016 Annual Report, pg. 11)