Kenya’s development planning history spans over six decades, evolving from short-term cycles to a transformative long-term vision.
Since independence, the country has relied on five-year development cycles, beginning with the National Development Plan (1966–1970) and foundational policy documents like Sessional Paper No 10 of 1965 on African Socialism and its Application to Planning in Kenya, which prioritised reducing illiteracy, poverty, and disease.
