Population Ageing in Kenya; Case Studies of Lamu and Turkana Districts

Population ageing in Kenya: case studies of Lamu, Turkana and Nairobi districts explore Kenya's changing demographics with burgeoning numbers of the older persons over the 1979-1999 census years. It seeks to answer the question on the extent of the ageing phenomenon in Kenya and its distribution as well as attendant ramifications. An examination of the speed, intensity and direction of the ageing phenomenon points to a rapid growth of the population. Are the numbers worth considering in Kenya's policy formulation? Stimulating to read, the book presents society with the need to rethink and reorient our paradigms to adequately address the new phenomenon in Kenya with associated challenges for posterity