Data Dissemination Policy

Since late 1980’s upto early 2000, the capacity of Kenya’s National Statistical System (NSS) to produce timely, high quality and relevant statistical information had deteriorated. Reasons for this included declining financial outlays to produce and disseminate statistics, inadequate professional staff at the senior management levels, and poor management

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Objective:

The objective of this policy is to define the nature of the anonymized microdata files that will be released, the intended use of these files, and the conditions under which these files will be released.

Rationale:

The KNBS aims to support research and teaching about the economic and social conditions of the Kenyan population. In particular, this policy aims to support the needs of specialized researchers and students by providing anonymized microdata files to be used strictly for research purposes. The output from this type of
research forms the basis for decision-making about policies and programs in Kenya.

Policy Statement:

The KNBS will release microdata files for use by researchers for scientific research purposes when:

• The Director General is satisfied that all reasonable steps have been taken to
prevent the identification of individual respondents

• The release of the data will substantially enhance the analytic value of the
data that have been collected

• For all but purely public files, researchers disclose the nature and objectives
of their intended research

• It can be demonstrated that there are no credible alternative sources for these
data, and

• The researchers have signed an appropriate undertaking.

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