World Bank proposes more focus on vulnerable groups

Despite having an average economic growth of 5.3 per cent, more than a third of households in Kenya cannot make ends meet. [Courtesy]

The World Bank has faulted Kenya's efforts at combating poverty, noting that they fell short compared to its poorer neighbours Tanzania and Uganda.

In a new report, the bank says Kenya also has a relatively high poverty rate compared to its peers in the lower middle-income group.