World Bank (1989) asserted that since independence, Kenya has been working to
make women active partners in the development by integrating women into the
development process through designing of mainstream programs which benefit
women along with the entire population. The report showed that integrating women in
development was a cost-effective way to pursue economic progress for the whole
population. The study focussed on: raising women’s agricultural productivity;
education of women; women’s health; and women and rural household water supplies.
For each of the above sub-sectors, the study showed progress and raised issues that
were yet to be tackled. The present study incorporated these issues and showed how
they affect the WGs economic empowerment.