| Background on Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) The Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) is the most important World Bank country document. It is tailored to the needs and circumstances of each country and lays down the World Bank Group's development priorities, as well as the level and type of assistance the Bank will provide for a period of three years. The CAS preparation is a participatory process. Before the adoption, key elements of the strategy are discussed with government representatives; and to ensure the widest possible involvement, public dialogues are also held, with Internet-based discussions taking place in many countries.
However, the CAS is not a negotiated document. Any differences between the country's own agenda and the Bank's strategy are highlighted in the CAS document. A progress report is issued in the intervening year.  For more information, please refer to the World Bank CAS website. Â
Kenya - Country Assistance Strategy Progress Report
A Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) Progress Report for Kenya was endorsed in March 2007 to guide the Bank's relationship with Kenya through June 2008. The updated strategy described in the progress report continues the Bank Group’s emphasis on growth and poverty reduction in Kenya but gives enhanced attention to equity and governance.  More...
A More Equitable, Prosperous, and Competitive Kenya
Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) 2004 - 2007
The country ’s Economic Recovery Strategy is built on three interlinked pillars: - Strengthening economic growth by maintaining sound macroeconomic management, improving fiscal policy,and encouraging private sector participation in development.
- Enhancing equity and reducing poverty by providing universal free primary education,improving access to basic health care,expanding productive capacity in agriculture,and supporting programs to reduce poverty in Kenya ’s most disadvantaged communities - the arid and semi-arid lands and the urban slums.
- Improving governance by reforming the judiciary,improving security, and reforming public administration to achieve increased transparency and accountability.
This joint World Bank-International Finance Corporation (IFC) CAS is closely aligned with the government’s Investment Program for the Economic Recovery Strategy for Wealth and Employment Creation (IP-ERS) and proposes to help Kenya achieve its development objectives through four key areas of support: - Strengthening public sector management and accountability
- Reducing the cost of doing business and improving the investment climate
- Reducing vulnerability to the environment and strengthening community development capacity, and
- Investing in the education and health care of its citizens.
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