Kenya bets on youth and smaller families to grow

A lean family, a skilled and spirited youthful generation and economic opportunities have been billed as a fitting formula for Kenya to change its population structure and set off a faster economic growth.

Kenya is among countries that have recorded a decrease in the average number of children from about eight births per woman in the mid 70s to an average of five in the late 90s. There was a further decline in the new millenium, to the current average of four children per woman.