Useful sources about Africa

Information on terrorist events around the world from 1970 to 2016. Data for Kenya could be downloaded by attack type, target type, casualties, fatalities and injuries, amongst others. The database was created by the University of Maryland.

A report on incidents of terrorism in Kenya. It was published by the US State Department.

A report focussing on Kenyan service delivery, institutional improvements such as the state of judiciary processes, policies, independence, infrastructure and the enhancement in personnel structures and capacity. A 2016-2017 report published by the Judiciary of Kenya.

This report, published by the National Council on the Administration of Justice, includes data on pre-trial detention, arrests, charges, bail, remand, verdicts, sentencing and appeals. It was published in 2017.

A table illustrating the number of prison officers in Kenya. The survey was published by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics.

A table illustrating the details of prison population by gender and duration of sentence for the period 2012 to 2016. A survey published by the National Bureau of Statistics.

The total number of literate persons in a given age group, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group. The dataset is provided by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics based on 2014 literacy data for Kenya.

This survey, compiled by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, includes pupil completion rates and primary to secondary transition rates. The report is from 2017 and available in PDF.

The booklet provides information on the number of schools, enrolment by gender and level of education, special needs learners, orphans and vulnerable children, basic education cycle schooling profile, gross enrolment and net enrolment rates. It also includes internal efficiency indicators, pupils/students teacher ratios, schools infrastructure and national examinations results. A useful education booklet published by the Kenyan Ministry of Education.