The Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery, Government Performance and Lived Poverty Conditions in Kenya

Gedion Onyango ()
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Gedion Onyango: Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, London School of Economics and Political Science

Public Organization Review, 2024, vol. 24, issue 1, No 19, 369-387

Abstract: Abstract The post-COVID-19 era has witnessed intensive engagements on latest datasets on COVID-19 experiences and the need for robust data systems to understand emerging policy pathways. There have also been extensive deliberations on how public organisations can deliver beyond immediate concerns with economic recovery and improved livelihoods. This paper draws insights from the Afrobarometer round 9 dataset on how different African governments' economies have been recovering from COVID-19 and how this has affected citizens' well-being in Kenya. The results show that despite the good recovery progress, the government has yet to stabilise high food prices, inflation, debts, job creation, etc. While national policy priorities may explain how this situation plays out, these challenges remain complex and linked to external factors that African governments may have little control over.

Keywords: Lived Poverty Index; Social Protection; Afrobarometer; COVID-19; Africa; Data Systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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