Kenya’s future offers both opportunities and significant challenges. It is a continental leader in
information technology and has well-developed health and education systems relative to other
lower-middle-income African countries, despite average incomes being at the low end of that
threshold. However, access to other basic services is poor and various corruption scandals have
cast a shadow over development prospects. To shape a better future Kenya must improve the
quality of governance and accelerate service delivery without sacrificing gains in other areas.
