APRM • SECOND COUNTRY REVIEW REPORT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA Team A County Visits Invited Counties Turkana Team B County Visits Invited Counties Narok Bomet, Kericho, Kajiado Machakos Makueni Kitui Kisii Nyamira Kiambu Muranga Homa Bay Migori Nyeri Kirinyaga Kisumu Siaya Meru Embu Tharakanithi Kakamega Vihiga Isiolo Marsabit Samburu Bungoma Busia Garissa Wajir Mandera Uasingishu Trans-Nzoia Westpokot Lamu Tana River Nandi Elgeyo Marakwet Mombasa Taita Taveta Kwale, Kilifi Nakuru Buringo Nyandarua Laikipia 27. The CRT held consultations with a wide range of stakeholders (representatives of women, youth, farmers, people with disabilities, civil society actors, religious groups, county commission officials as well as county government officers), who provided primary information and data on governance and socioeconomic development of Kenya. The CRT divided into two groups to be able to cover all the 47 counties of Kenya. Neighbouring counties were clustered together. 1.5. CRT County Forum Meetings 28. Both Teams converged in Nairobi on 7 November 2016 to meet state and non-state stakeholders of Nairobi County. The CRT also met top national government officials and heads of independent commissions, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, representatives of political parties, the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya and his team, leaders of the Kenyan private sector, and the Uinted Nations Group operating in Kenya. 29. This Country Review Report presents the findings of the CRT to Kenya, as well as Panel recommendations. The report is structured in seven chapters in addition to the executive summary. Apart from this introductory chapter and the overview, the subsequent four chapters evaluate developments and outstanding challenges in the four APRM focus areas (Democracy and Political Governance; Economic Governance and Management; Corporate Governance; and Socio-Economic Development). Chapter 7 contains a discussion of the overarching issues. These are issues, which require a holistic and immediate action due to their impact on governance and socio-economic development. | 61 |

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