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however, is its unrestricted population growth. Its growth rate of 3.8 percent a year is the highestin the world. If growth continues at this pace the current population of 22 million will double in20 years. The government has initiated a range of programs and activities designed to reduce thegrowth rate.

As a result of the booming population growth, the country faces a serious unemployment problem, which the government admits will worsen over the next decade despite its best efforts.The government estimates the unemployment rate is now about 14 percent and acknowledgesthat it will rise to at least 20 percent by the year 2000. The problem is aggravated by a shortageof available arable land. More than two-thirds of the land is designated as arid or semi-arid landwhere agriculture is impossible without heavy investment in irrigation equipment.

To solve many of its problems, Kenya does not need to look outside its borders. Instead, itcan learn from within to replicate success. There is no shortage of achievements in areas such asmacroeconomic management, finance and ICT, where Kenya has not only fared well, but has

become a world leader and pioneer. If all sectors performed as well as these, the country would be a prominent emerging economy