This article examines the effects of structural adjustment programmes
(SAPs) on Kenyan society. A series of economic and political reforms
initiated by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in
Kenya since 1988 and especially after 1991 have transformed many
aspects of the daily life of Kenyan people. These programmes have
been linked to the high rate of income inequality. inflation, unemployment,
retrenchment, and so on, which have lowered living standards,
especially, those relating to the material resources in thefamily. Furthermore,
the SAPs in Kenya have been linked to the increasing deviant
and crime rates, ethnic hatred and discrimination and welfare problems,
especially in the areas of education and health.