Kenya: Integrated Assessment of the Energy Policy - With Focus on the Transport and Household Energy Sectors

There is emerging concern in Kenya that planning at the national level has concentrated on economic issues with less attention paid to social and environmental issues. To address this shortcoming, UNEP launched an initiative on integrated assessment and planning (IAP) for sustainable development in Kenya. The objective of the project is to develop institutional capacity for integrated assessment and planning in the country by testing IAP methodologies on the energy planning process. This report examines the energy planning and policymaking process in light of IAP principles and methodologies. It also explains how other sectors such as agriculture, water, transport, health, and trade are integrated into energy planning with sustainable development. The report presents the results of an ex ante assessment of the Sessional Paper No. 4 of 2004 on Energy (Energy Policy) with particular reference to transport and household energy sectors. The assessment and findings are useful to policymakers, civil society and other parties who are increasingly concerned about the effectiveness of the planning process in the country.