This publication is part of the series The Socio-Economic Development in Turkana West, Kenya. Volume II: A Report on Businesses and the Local Economic Development.
Turkana West, in Turkana County, has the second largest refugee population in Kenya, after Dadaab. Yet, the area is among the most marginalised and underdeveloped parts of the country. The region exists in a crucial humanitarian-development-peace context, given its role in human rights protection and peace: hosting refugees, combined with the local, immediate and long-term development needs of the host community.
As part of the Cities Alliance project Sustainable Economic Development Along Turkana West Development Corridor Through Enhanced Connectivity, UN-Habitat in partnership with the County Government of Turkana conducted this research, which main objectives included:
As a result, this report and its research brief show that significant investments are required to develop local infrastructure, particularly water and sanitation, transportation, and communication.
Soft infrastructure is required to accompany these developments, including training and skills development for businesses, increased financial support, addressing land administration challenges and ameliorating other administrative constraints that businesses and local industries face.
