The United States investment and development assistance policy towards Kenya in the second decade of the 21st century

• Published in: Świat Idei i Polityki Vol. 20; no. 1
• Main Author: Łukasz Jureńczyk
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; German
• Published: Publishing House of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz 01.01.2021
• Subjects: development support policy; economic development; investment policy; social development; The United States – Kenya relations
• ISSN: 1643-8442
• DOI: 10.34767/SIIP.2021.01.04

The subject of the paper is the US investment and development assistance policy for Kenya in the second decade of the 21st century. The first section of the paper discusses the investments of American enterprises in Kenya, as well as the programs of the governments of Kenya and the US, which are to improve investment conditions in this country. The second section discusses the development support provided by the US government agencies for Kenya and its residents. The main research questions are whether the level of US investment and development support was significant, and what are the prospects for cooperation in these areas in the future? The main thesis of the paper assumes that in the past decade investment and development cooperation between the US and Kenya was at a relatively high level, but its possibilities are much greater. In the coming years, Kenya might increase its position as one of the most important US economic partners in Africa, including in investment and development assistance.