Kenya on Thursday launched a framework that would guide the implementation of population programs for the country's sustainable development. Rapid population growth is problematic for any country; if the population grows faster than the economy, challenges like increased dependency emerge," he said. He observed that the framework, titled "Kenya National Population Policy for Sustainable Development," would guide the country to tackle population growth in line with its economic blueprint Vision 2030, Africa's Agenda 2063 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. "Kenya's population growth between 1999 and 2009 was about 3 percent per year; this fell to 2 percent between 2009 and 2019. This means Kenya is on the right path because the growth of population should never be higher than the growth of the real economy," he added.

Source: Daily Nation June 07, 2024 18:21 UTC