In August of 2013 I traveled to Kenya, Africa on a mission trip. Four of us went to Harambe Town. It is the poorest of the poor. We went to an orphanage that consisted of a church, school, and orphanage that had no electricity or toilets. We had just dug a fresh water well for them. Kenya’s economic system is market based and maintains a liberalized external trade system. We bought them some sewing machines but they had to estimate how much they would make sewing clothing and pay up front before they could use them.
As of March 2014, economic prospects are positive with above 5% GDP growth expected.