The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Monitoring Evaluation Department (MED), the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) supported the County Government of Marsabit in the development of their final draft of the County Integrated Development Plan III (CIDPIII). …

County Government of Tana River- County Governments Integrated Development Plan. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Monitoring Evaluation Department and Kenya School of Government supported the drafting of the County Government of Tana River County Integrated Development Plan III (CIDPIII). Through the years, UNDP has ensured…

The theme of this year’s World Water Day is “accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis” serving as a call to action to stakeholders globally and drawing attention to the global water crisis. Closer to home, the challenge of water scarcity has become more pressing particularly as the…

By Martin Namasaka Kenya has been a leader in digital transformation in the continent, with its digital economy contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at 7.7% followed by Morocco and South Africa at 6.82% and 6.51% respectively. As one of the fastest growing sectors, the digital economy is expected…

“Nearly every problem has been solved by someone, somewhere. The challenge of the 21st century is to find out what works and scale it up.” — Bill Clinton Bulto Abarufa Bulto Abarufa is a village in Wayu ward in Tana River County. Most of the land here is non-arable but…

If you walk into almost any Computer Science class in a university or college in Kenya, you will most likely find just a handful of women as compared to men. Generally, there is an underrepresentation of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in institutions of higher learning in Kenya. …

Tana River County Government launched the Tana River Youth Innovation and Empowerment Centre (TRY-IEC) in Hola on 23rd March 2022 in partnership with UNDP and the Kenya School of Government. The centre was created to model youth empowerment by driving innovation and entrepreneurship in line with the county’s climate-sensitive development…

On 23 May 2022, stakeholders working in the youth innovation space and drawn from twenty-five organizations participated in the Youth Innovation Hubs Stakeholder Consultations held at Kenya School of Government, Kabete. Organizations represented included: Kenya School of Government, World Bank, Plan International, Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), Council of Governors…

As per their nature and throughout history, youth have always proved to be a source of innovation. They have often been able to have an impact on political decisions and economic opportunities, thanks to their dynamic creativity, problem-solving thinking, and unstoppable enthusiasm. …