ANALYSIS OF CENSUS RESULTS FOR
EVIDENCE – BASED DECISION
MAKING
“2009 KENYA POPULATION AND
HOUSING CENSUS RESULTS”
Background
The 2010 round of census
• Conducted in August 2009
• Results released by end of August 2010
• Planning for analysis done in November 2010
• Consultant were identified from various
institution across the country to work with KNBS
Staff
• Technical Assistance was provided by US census
Bureau team
Background …
The analysis was done in consideration of;
• The continuing/emerging issues related to
population and development
• The current government policy frameworks and
development goals
• Various data sets (past censuses and sample
surveys) used to address levels and trends of Key
Demographic Indicators
• Various methodologies applied for comparison
purposes
Why the Analysis?
The analysis was conducted to;
• Address data requirements for the
government
• To monitor the implementation of its
– development blue print
– The International development goals
– Implementation of the new constitution
• Address the needs of other data users
including the general public
Reports Developed
Divided into two subject areas;
• Population dynamics
– Fertility and Nuptiality
– Mortality
– Migration
– Population Projections
• Socio-Economic Dynamis
– Disability
– Education
Reports developed …
– Urbanization
– Labour Force participation
– Housing
– Gender Dimension
– Household and Family Dynamics
– Housing conditions, household amenities & Assets
• A Census Atlas was also developed to show
spatial distribution of the indicators across the
country
Accomplishments
• Development of the volumes (data analysis, write
up, peer review, editing and formatting)
• Printing of all the volumes – done by March
2012
• Continuous dissemination of the results as
need arises and on request
Pending Activities
• Court case to be dispensed with before the
reports can be fully utilized
• National Launch of the volumes
• Dissemination of the results in the volumes
across the country
Funding Sources
• UNFPA - Kenya Country Office
• Government of Kenya
• Other development funded special volumes
depending on their interests
Challenges
• Funding the development of the various
volumes
• Capacity to develop the reports
• Political interests
• Other competing activities in the Bureau
Other Reports being developed
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UNFPA - Kenya Country office is currently
supporting the development of extra volumes
depending the issues that are currently
emerging/ of interest namely;
The Elderly and vulnerable groups
The Adolescents and Youth
Informal Settlements
Emigration
Livestock
Way Forward
• Ensure that the court case is dispensed with
• Conduct a national launch of all the volumes
• Dissemination of all the volumes across the
country
• Dissemination of the volumes through requests
• Complete the development of extra volumes
• Disseminate the extra volumes
• Embark on the preparation for the 2019 Census
under the 2020 round of census