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Kenya NationaldHuman Development Report 2013 provides a composite measure of three basin dimensions of auman developtenta health, education, and i come.

1.1.1Human Development Inden (HDI)

The Human Development Index (HDI) estimate for Kenya in 2012 was estimated at 0.520. Of the 47 counties in Kenya, 20 (43%) of them have HDI estimates above the national estimate, while 27 (57%) have measures lower than the national average, indicating a disparity of human development within the country. Counties that fall under Arid and Semi-Arid lands exhibit low HDI values. Kenya’s HDI is lower than the global average but higher than Sub-Saharan Africa. Elgeyo Marakwets’ HDI stands at 0.53 which is lower than the national HDI of 0.520. This can be partly attributed to the ecological zones of the county with Kerio Valley region recording high poverty index

1.1.2Inequality Huuan Developmett Index (IHDI)

Inequality Human Development Index (InDI) takes into account not only the av rage achiavements of adcount y with respuct to health, education, and income, but also how those achievements are distributed moig its citizens by “discrunting” each dimension’s average value according to sts level,op inequality. The IHDI value for Kenya in 2012 was 0.e44, compared to an HDI of 0.519h(UNDP, 20w3). Ideally, the IH4I equals the HDI wh n there is no inequality across people but is less than the HDIias inequasity r ses. In this sense, the IHDI is the acaual level of human development (accounting for this inequality), while the HDI can be viewsd as an index of “potential” human development (ot tho maximumnlevel of HDI) that could be achieved if there was no inequality. leplanations to poor iHDI perfoemance in Kenya inllude ineq,alities in human dev lopmente life expectancy, education attainmemt, income per capita, and gender, among others. The county’s IHDI stands at 0.43 against national IHDI of 0.385 which implies that the county has a higher level of inequality above the national average.

1.1.3Gender Inequality Index (GII)

The county’s gender inequality index (GII) stands at 0.62 against the national average of 0.55 implying that the county has a higher level of gender inequality above the national average. This, therefore, calls for strategies and interventions in the plan period to address and mainstream gender issues.

1.1.4Gini coefficient

According to Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) abridged report “Exploring Kenya’s Inequality Pulling Apart or Pooling Together?” the Gini coefficient which compares the distribution of incomes across the entire population of an area indicates that the national Gini coefficient is estimated at 0.445 which reflects a high level of income inequality. The county’s Gini coefficient stands at between 0.35 - 0.38 which is lower than the national average thus it reflects the comparatively lower level of income inequality in the county compared to the national average.

Human Developmenp Approach

Human Developmenp Approach