REMITTANCES TO KENYA October 19, 2010

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1 REMITTANCES TO KENYA October 19, 2010

2 Methodology 2 Sample size 2,423 interviews with Kenyan adults Dates of interviews Margin of error Languages of interviews July 14 September 4, percentage points English, Swahili

3 Counties 3 Bomet Bungoma Buret Embu Garissa Homa Bay Kajiado Kakamega Kericho Kiambu Kilifi Kirinyaga Kisii Kisumu Kitui Kwale Machakos Makueni Meru Migori Mombasa Muranga Nairobi Nakuru Nandi Narok Nyandarua Nyeri Siaya Trans Nzoia Uasin Gishu

4 DEMOGRAPHICS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF REMITTANCE RECIPIENTS

5 Gender 5 Census Remittance Recipients 49% 59% 51% Male Female 41% Male Female

6 Educational Attainment Remittance Recipients 6 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 4% Did not complete primary school 13% Primary school 43% Secondary school 24% Technical school 15% University

7 7 Overall, how do you see your family s personal economic situation in Kenya? Remittance Recipients Excellent 10% Good 53% Mediocre 25% Bad 12% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

8 What is your relationship to the person who sends you a remittance? 8 Father or mother 9% Brother or sister 43% Husband or wife Son or daughter Uncle, aunt, cousin, niece, nephew or other 10% 16% 21% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

9 Do you own a mobile phone? Remittance Recipients 9 8% Yes No 92%

10 THE STATISTICS OF REMITTANCES

11 Do you have any family members or relatives living in another country outside Kenya? 11 35% Yes No 65%

12 Have any of your family members or relatives living in another country outside Kenya ever sent you money? 12 14% 4% Yes, frequently Yes, infrequently 65% 17% No No family members outside Kenya 14% of Kenyan adults are regular remittance recipients

13 In what country does your relative live? Remittance Recipients 13 North America United States Canada Mexico Asia / Middle East UAE Saudi Arabia India China Japan Qatar North Korea Australia 38% 35% 3% <1% 12% 6% 2% 2% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1% Europe England Germany Netherlands Spain France Switzerland Italy Norway Denmark Sweden Poland Ireland Finland 25% 8% 4% 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% <1% <1% Other Africa Uganda Tanzania South Africa Botswana Sudan Rwanda Ethiopia Chad Egypt Somalia Ivory Coast Namibia Nigeria 25% 9% 7% 4% 1% 1% 1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1% <1%

14 14 How frequently does your family member or relative send you money? 24 times a year 11% 12 times a year 33% 4-6 times a year 33% 2-3 times a year 23% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% AVERAGE: 7 TIMES A YEAR

15 How much money on average does your family member or relative send to you each time? 15 Less than $100 $101 to $200 33% 36% $201 to $300 14% $301 to $400 $401 to $500 More than $500 4% 4% 6% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% AVERAGE: US$105

16 Remittances to Kenya 16 Adult population (Census 2009) 18,660,000 Percent receiving international remittances 14% regularly Adult population receiving international remittances regularly Frequency of remittances Average remittance received 2,612,000 7 times a year US$105 Total amount per year US$1.9 billion

17 17 The Statistics of Remittances

18 THE REMITTANCE PROCESS

19 How do you receive this money? 19 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Bank 49% 37% Remittance company 9% 2% 3% Mobile phone Traveler Another way

20 20 What is the name of the bank or remittance company? Remittance companies (37%) Banks (49%) Western Union 31% MoneyGram 6% Equity Bank 14% Barclays Bank 14% Cooperative Bank of Kenya 6% Post Bank 5% Kenya Commercial Bank 3% National Bank of Kenya 1% Other bank 6% Receive money through other means 14%

21 How satisfied are you with the services of your bank or remittance company? 21 Very satisfied 54% Somewhat satisfied 31% Somewhat dissatisfied 13% Very dissatisfied 2% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

22 RELATIONSHIP WITH REMITTANCE SENDERS

23 Did you make arrangements with this family member that he or she would send you money before he or she left Kenya? 23 1% 41% Yes No 58% No answer

24 Which of the following best describes the main reason your relative who sends you money left Kenya? 24 To find a better job 66% To go to school 27% For business 2% Because of marriage 2% Because of an invitation 1% For some other reason 3%

25 How often do you communicate with this family member or relative the one that sends you money? 25 Every day 5% Once a week 32% Once a month 40% A few times a year 20% Once a year Very rarely / Almost never 1% 1% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

26 26 Relationship with Remittance Senders

27 IMPACT OF REMITTANCES

28 Overall, how many people benefit from the money you receive from your family member or relative? % 2 17% 3 17% 4 16% 5 14% 6 9% 7 5% 8 or more 6%

29 29 Approximately what portion of the money you receive do you spend on daily expenses such as food, clothes, housing, utilities and medicine? All of it 20% About three-quarters of it 17% About half of it 32% A quarter or less of it 28% None of it 3% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

30 Other than daily expenses, what do you use this money for? 30 To invest in a small business To pay for the university education of my family 35% 33% To buy or build a house or to buy land for a house 8% To open a savings account 4% No answer 20% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

31 Interest in Financial Products Very interested answers only 31 Health or life insurance 71% Business loans 68% Savings account 68% University education loans 61% Home mortgage 61%

32 32 Impact of Remittances

33 INTERNAL REMITTANCES

34 Have any of your family members or relatives living in another part of Kenya ever sent you money? 34 24% Yes No 76%

35 How much money on average does your family member or relative send to you each time? 35 Less than $50 67% $51 to $100 20% More than $100 13% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

36 How do you receive this money? 36 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 83% Through a mobile phone 10% At a bank / remittance company 2% Through a family member or friend traveling 5% Another way