Kenya

The future of the PRSP in Kenya is currently uncertain. Until the recent elections, there were considerable and well–founded doubts about the extent of high–level political commitment to economic and political reform, including the PRSP. Nevertheless, this article argues that the PRSP process was a highly positive experience for Kenya in a number of respects. A relatively thorough consultation exercise around the drafting of the document widened and deepened constituencies for pro–poor policy change between and within some parts of government and civil society. Synergies between the PRSP, budget reforms and a ‘mainstreaming’ approach to aid delivery were also revealed, but too briefly to reconcile differences among donors about how to support poverty reduction when the political context is unpromising.