The Global Nature of Policy Problems

Abstract

Kenya emerged out of resistance to the geopolitical processes of colonialism and, in a globalized world, the country remains heavily imbricated in complex trans-national forces with wide-ranging implications. This chapter looks at how Kenyan public policy is confronted by and addresses current global challenges and forces. Kenya faces diverse trans-boundary policy issues, including climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss, counter-terrorism, corruption, migration and refugee flows, foreign investment, remittances, aid, disruptive and rapid technological transformation along with expanding power of global technology companies, misinformation, and surveillance. All these processes also interact with each other adding to policy complexity and raising profound multidimensional