SOCIAL POLICY, DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE IN KENYA

B.) WORKSHOP PAPERS

DPMF has facilitated twelve workshops on the theme ‘Social Policy, Development and Governance in Kenya’. The objective of the workshops was to open up a debate on social policy in Kenya, the extent to which these policies have or have not contributed to development and the critical role of governance in integrating social policy as part of a development strategy. They relied on both local scholars/researchers, policy makers and civil society activists. One of the products of these workshops is a number of papers interrogating various issues both in the Kenyan and regional context and providing reflections on policy alternatives. The twelve papers that were presented in the workshops are as follows: -

Date
Presenter Paper Title
11 May 2006 Prof. Tade Aina Reflection on Social Policy and Social Justice.
31 May 2006 Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o Reflection on Social Policy and Development Strategies in Kenya.
22 June 2006 Prof. Michael Chege The State of Higher Education in Kenya : Problems and Prospects.
6 July 2006 Dr. Paul Goldsmith Social Policy and the Underdevelopment of Marginalized Pastoral Communities in Kenya.
27 July 2006 Dr.Katumanga Musambayi Insecurity as a Basis for State (Re) Construction: A case for Social Policy Shift.
28 Sept 06 Dr. Mildred Ndeda Social Policy and the Subordination of Women in Kenya.
26 Oct 2006  Dr. Ludeki Chweya            Reducing Poverty in a Third World Country: A Critique of the Policy Regime in Kenya.
23 Nov 2006 Duncan Okello Emerging Discourses on Inequality in Kenya and Policy And Politics.
15 Feb, 2007 Mr. Noah Chanyisa Chune Employment Policies as a critical aspect of Social Policy: The Kenyan Experience.
29 March, 2007 Anthony Kuria Human Rights, Social Justice and Social Development
27 April, 2007 Said Chitembwe The Role of NSSF in Social Welfare and Development
09 July, 2007 Prof. Kabiru Kinyanjui The Transformation of Higher Education in Kenya

The papers and discussion reports are now being edited for publication as proceedings of the seminars. A selected number of papers will be published in a book. A substantive introduction to the book is being prepared by the editors. The following is a list of the presentations made at the seminar.