The last decade was very dramatic. The international community set itself a daunting task – to halve the number of extremely people in the world by the year 2015. Kenya on its part already has Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) and Poverty Eradication Commission.

Clearly give an analytical context of the nature and scope of poverty in developing countries, and suggest some of the key policy measures aimed at addressing this problem. (Total: 20 marks)