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Governance and Accountability Brochure

Oxfam in Kenya’s work on governance and accountability seeks to address the root causes of poverty and inequalities in Kenya by tackling the linked problems of poor governance, specifically tax…

Natural Resources Brochure

Oxfam aims to ensure women, men and youth in poor and marginalized communities secure their rights to access, control, own and benefit equitably from the exploitation of land, extractive resources…

Women small scale farmers in Kenya are the backbone of Agricultural Production. Photo by Eyeris Communication.

Are we redefining the obvious? Maybe let’s just use the tools we have!

It was not a particularly brilliant day, but the sun was out just enough to stir the gloom of a cloudy day in Sagana, Kenya. Oxfam in Kenya and the Institute for Public Finance-Kenya had invited…

Residents walk under trees in Turkana, a remote region in western Kenya undergoing major oil exploration and extraction (Kieran Doherty / Oxfam Great Britain).

Oxfam Kenya recommends effective government audits of petroleum costs.

Nairobi, Kenya 25th September- Oxfam in Kenya has launched the Kenya Case Study on Petroleum Cost Auditing. The case study is part of an Oxfam report - 'Examining The Crude Details: Government Audits…

Absent a pipeline, oil in Kenya is moved by trucks in a costly transport scheme.

Examining the Crude Details: Government audits of oil and gas project costs to maximize revenue collection-A case study of Kenya

The petroleum sector offers governments huge potential revenues that could be invested in poverty alleviation and inequality reduction, but those revenues must first be collected. Taxes are levied on…

Jalinga Nyakaa sitted inside at her hut.

Tribulations Of The Aged Female In The Turkana Drought

Blandina Ijecha Bobson

Reverence for the elders is the one thing that you expect to find in any corner of the African continent; and such is the case of elders in the Turkana community that form a vital structure for…

Rebecca Ndeto,Kawangware,Nairobi Kenya.Photo credit:Eyeris Communications

Tax and Gender

Accountability a voice for the people.

Rebecca at her kiosk

Operational levies affecting Rebecca's business

Programme InformationThe informal sector in Kenya plays a significant role in the economy and is said to account for close to 50% of GDP. The Government of Kenya has been seeking ways to broaden the…

Martha serving lunch

Cess strains Martha's business

Programme InformationThe informal sector in Kenya plays a significant role in the economy and is said to account for close to 50% of GDP. The Government of Kenya has been seeking ways to broaden the…

How increase in cess has affected Coletta's business

Programme InformationThe informal sector in Kenya plays a significant role in the economy and is said to account for close to 50% of GDP. The Government of Kenya has been seeking ways to broaden the…

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