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Milkah Chebii
Articles by Milkah Chebii:
July 1st, 2022
Climate action in Africa: Pathways towards resilient sustainable cities
Milkah Chebii
Africa’s urbanization is increasing and remains largely informal, uncontrolled, and unsupported by the continent’s infrastructure. More people are moving to towns and cities, rapidly creating ‘informal’ settlements with limited access to urban services that people need.
June 27th, 2022
Drought, digital innovation, and money: How the hunger safety net cash transfer programme has transformed access to financial services in the arid lands of Kenya
Collins Baswony
Joyce Apus is a witty mother of eight who entertains visitors with her unconventional love story. How she met the man of her dreams in Kalokol, a small fishing community by the shores of Lake Turkana.
“He was light skinned,” she says. “You can see I am quite dark. So, I thought the children would have a fair complexion.”
Globally, fifty-six percent of the unbanked adults are women. In Kenya, the situation is similar. More women are unbanked, in comparison to men. Various steps have been undertaken to address the financial exclusion of women, and though the gender gap has been narrowing over time, it persists.
November 18th, 2021
An opportunity for county governments to attract climate finance
Milkah Chebii
As the 2021 COP26 came to an end in Glasgow Scotland, consensus resonated around the need to substantially scale up funding for developing countries to assist with the costs of both mitigation and adaptation
This research seeks to unearth the financial needs and demands of urban female retail traders in Kenya by exploring how their financial needs are being met, through which instruments, and in turn, where the opportunities lie to drive improved or increased access to financial products.
June 16th, 2021
Social protection: not a cost, but an investment in long-term, sustainable economic growth for Kenya
Stephen Kidd
Rather than a ‘cost’ to the state, social protection is an essential component of any sustainable, national economic growth strategy. Most of the world’s successful economies are significant investors in social protection, with spending across the OECD averaging 12 per cent of GDP.
August 24th, 2020
Kenya enhances its cash transfer programmes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Plounne Oyunge
As the world reels from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, a key lesson it has taught us is the universality of our vulnerability.
May 4th, 2020
Case study: The future of government-to-person (G2P) payments: Innovating for customer choice in Kenya
Claudia McKay
In 2018, Kenya’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection launched the newest phase of its social safety net programme Inua Jamii with an audacious goal: provide all beneficiaries with a full bank account and offer them a choice among four financial services providers.
January 30th, 2020
Reflections from Sierra Leone: Investment in social protection provides an inclusive pathway to development
Milkah Chebii
During a recent visit to Sierra Leone, I was fascinated by the country’s rich history, friendly people and the beautiful beaches of the Freetown peninsula, with miles and miles of white sand – albeit almost empty.
November 23rd, 2016
The tea bonus: a blessing or a growing dependency? Tea farmers from Embu tell their story
Mutua Mulanga
This year, the price of a kilo of tea reached a five-year high. Every October, tea farmers in Kenya receive a “tea bonus”; the second lump sum payment for tea delivered to the Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) during the year. The first lump sum, the “mini bonus”, is paid each April.
