Today in Kenya ...
53.77 million people live in the country[1]
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Poverty
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36,1% people lives on less than the international poverty line
16 million people can’t afford to meet their basic needs: includes food, non-food needs such as clothing and shelter[2]
Food insecurity
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36% of the population is food insecure[3]
12 million people go hungry or are malnourished[4]
54% of households (at least 4 times in the week) do not consume meat in Kakamega county
83% of households (at least 4 times in the week) do not consume fruits in Kakamega county[5]
Drinking water & Sanitation
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29% per cent of the rural population has no access to any kind of water system[6]
12% of sanitation in Kakamega is open defecation[7]
31% of sanitation is unimproved[8]
Electricity
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94% percent of the people living in rural areas have no electricity[9]
Health
1 doctor for 34 916 people and 1 nurse for 2 658 in Kakamega county [10]
HIV/AIDS
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70 000 and over people are touched by AIDS in Kakamega county[11]
Women violence
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40.7 % of women are confronted with lifetime’s partner violence: physical and/or sexual intimate[12]
21 % women has genital mutilation or cutting[13]
Deforestation and environmental degradation
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50,000 hectares of forest are lost each year
50% of the forests are gone, resulting in more droughts, floods and other dire consequences for communities, ecosystems, food security and infrastructure.
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[1] http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/kenya-population/
[2] https://theconversation.com/whats-driving-persistent-poverty-in-rural-kenya-99765
[3] https://www.nation.co.ke/newsplex/food-security/2718262-5166276-k820g4z/index.html (in 2017)
[4] https://www.nation.co.ke/newsplex/food-security/2718262-5166276-k820g4z/index.html
[5] http://medcraveonline.com/JNHFE/JNHFE-07-00228.pdf
[6] https://www.unicef.org/kenya/media/471/file/Kenya-0000062.pdf.pdf
[7] https://www.unicef.org/kenya/media/471/file/Kenya-0000062.pdf.pdf
[8] https://www.unicef.org/kenya/media/471/file/Kenya-0000062.pdf.pdf
[9]file:///C:/Users/mcdc/Downloads/Kakamega%20County%20Integrated%20Development%20plan%202018-2022%20(2).pdf
[10] file:///C:/Users/mcdc/Downloads/Kakamega%20County%20Integrated%20Development%20plan%202018-2022%20(2).pdf
[11] http://nacc.or.ke/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Kakamega.pdf (in 2019)
[12] Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source:Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and ICF.2014. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2014.
[13] Percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM/C. Source: UNICEF SDG Target 5.3.2 global database 2018, based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) and other nationally representative surveys
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