INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN KENYA

Abstract

This study represents an effort to investigate the trends in income distribution in Kenya since independence. A variety of indicators were used to test whether racial, interpersonal, Provincial and rural-urban inequalities have worsened since independence. From the paper it appears that racial* Provincial and interpersonal inequalities have improved although the improvement in interpersonal inequality appears to be gradual rural-urban inequality appears to have worsened since independence. From the results of an international comparison, it clearly emerges that apart from Rhodesia, which is a special case, Kenya’s income distribution is the worst among independent African countries.