Kenya
- The capital and main city is Nairobi. Mombasa is the second largest city.
- The official language is Kiswahili
- Area: 224,081 sq mi (approx. 2x the size of the State of Michigan)
- Population approx. 49 million in 2017
- Climate: Kenya's climate varies from tropical along the coast to temperate inland to arid in the north and northeast parts of the country
Fun Fact: Kenya shares Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest fresh water lake behind Lake Superior, with Uganda and Tanzania
Publications and Presentations
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Characteristics Associated with Prime-Age Mortality in Eastern and Southern Africa: Evidence from Zambia and Kenya
Published on September 1, 2009
IDWP 99. Antony Chapoto, T.S Jayne, L. Kirimi, and S. Kadiyala. Michigan State University. September 2009 -
Are Staple Foods Becoming More Expensive for Urban Consumers in Eastern and Southern Africa? Trends in Food Prices, Marketing Margins, and Wage Rates in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia
Published on June 1, 2009
IDWP 98. Nicole Mason, T.S. Jayne, Cynthia Donovan, and Antony Chapoto. Michigan State University. June 2009 -
Spatial Disadvantages or Spatial Poverty Traps: Household Evidence from Rural Kenya
Published on September 22, 2008
IDWP 93. W.J. Burke and T.S. Jayne. 2008 -
Factors Associated with Farm Households’ Movement Into and Out of Poverty in Kenya: The Rising Importance of Livestock
Published on January 1, 2007
IDWP 90. William J. Burke, T.S. Jayne, H. Ade Freeman, and P. Kristjanson. January 2007 -
Successes and Challenges of Food Market Reform: Experiences from Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Published on January 2, 1999
IDWP 72. T.S. Jayne, Mulinge Mukumbu, Munhamo Chisvo, David Tschirley, Michael T. Weber, Ballard Zulu, Robert Johansson, Paula Santos, and David Soroko. January 1999. 45 pp.
People
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Thomas Jayne
MSU Foundation Professor emeritus
jayne@msu.edu
517-432-9802
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Mywish Maredia
Professor
maredia@msu.edu
517-353-6602
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Milu Muyanga
Associate Professor
muyangam@msu.edu
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Robert Richardson
Professor
rbr@msu.edu
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David Tschirley
Professor
tschirle@msu.edu
517-355-0134