Kenya’s third President Mwai Kibaki, now late, was hailed as a well-educated economist who governed Kenya with the aim of stabilising the economy.
Below is a summary of his performance:
GDP Growth
|
Year |
Percentage economic growth READ MOREExpanding tax base key to Kenya's economic prosperity Why it won't be easy for Kenya to slay monster of corruption Kenya's economy exhibits unique traits and magic Somebody tell Mbadi we're sick and dying as a nation, so let's die in private dignity |
|
2002 |
0.6 |
|
2003 |
3 |
|
2004 |
4.9 |
|
2005 |
5.8 |
|
2006 |
6 |
|
2007 |
7 |
|
2008 |
1.8 *dip due to PEV |
|
2009 |
2.8 |
|
2010 |
5 |
REVENUE COLLECTED
2002 - Sh200 billion
2011 - Sh600 billion
Energy
Electricity connection
2002 - 686.195 Connections
2012 - 2.11 Million connections
Energy Centres
2002 - 10
2012 - 15
Installed capacity
2002 - 1,142 Megawatts
2012 - 1,534 Megawatts
Access to financial services
2002 - 1 Million Kenyans
2012 - 19 Million Kenyans
PUBLIC DEBT
2002 - $8.5 Billion
2012 - $16.4 Billion
ICT
Owning a mobile phone
2002 - 2 Million Kenyans
2012 - 30 Million Kenyans
Access to internet
2002 - 250,000 Kenyans
2012 - 14 Million Kenyans
TRANSPORT
Funding for road maintenance and upgrading programmes
2002 - Sh13 Billion
2008 - Sh90 Billion
2012 - Sh125 Billion
Kilometres of roads built
2012 - 7,000 kilometres rural roads improved, 50.4km Thika Superhighway built
HEALTH
HIV/Aids patients
2002 - 10,000 patients on ARVs
2012 - 500,000 patients on ARVs
Full immunisation coverage for children under One Year
2002 – 47 per cent
2012 – 83 per cent
EDUCATION
Primary School Enrollments
2002 - 6 Million children enrolled
2010 - 9.3 Million children enrolled
Secondary School Enrollments
2003 - 882,000
2010 - 1.7 Million
Number of Higher Education institutions
2012 - 7 public universities, 24 constituent university colleges and 15 chartered private universities.
