Kenya

Passenger vehicle density in Kenya is limited, with just 14 vehicles per 1000 people, according to the World Bank. This compares with 54 in China and 112 in South Africa. Yet the automotive market is anticipating strong future demand based on high urbanisation rates and a rise in purchasing power, and has attracted substantial investment in recent years. Identified as...

Being better integrated than many African markets into global trade flows has brought opportunities and challenges for Kenya. As it looks to increase regional integration through the East African Community (EAC) in the hope of expanding opportunities for exporters, the country has to balance this against a sometimes competing priority of boosting trade with the EU....

A rarity for many African markets, home-grown businesses form a significant proportion of Kenya’s modern retail sector. With consumption levels rising, a number of outlets are using growth in the domestic market as a platform for regional expansion. Competition is tight and the informal market continues to play a big role, but the sector is dynamic.

Kenya, in many ways, is a country so diverse and multifaceted that it is difficult to sum up in a single sentence. It is among other things: one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations; an economic heavyweight with diplomatic clout; a storied trading post along the Indian Ocean; a country of incredible natural beauty and wealth; and a nation of rich ethnic and...

Devolution represents the most significant reform to Kenya’s political institutions since independence in 1963, although it has been a constant construct of national political dialogue over the past half-century. British resistance to devolution, mainly to protect settler interests and those of allied tribes, gave way to provincial devolution post-independence, but...